A couple of years ago Margaret decided that since I enjoyed blueberries so much (and that they are so good for you) we should grow them in our garden. She brought home a couple of the traditional northern deciduous type plants along with three evergreen "Sunshine Blue" hybrids developed from southern varieties. I have to admit to being skeptical about the whole project.
Queen Anne resident spent career helping kids It has been said that it takes a village to raise a child. James May, and a 24-year Queen Anne resident, is one member of this village and this years' recipient of the Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center's prestigious, annual Duncan Award. The Duncan Award is named in honor of Seattle native and physician William R. Duncan, who, after medical school and a stint in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, returned to practice orthopedic medicine in Seattle. He served as chief of orthopedics at Children's Hospital from 1955 to 1961. He established the Children's Clinic and Preschool, and the Cerebral Palsy Clinic at Children's Hospital.
Giving yourself permission to have some fun can lead to a healthier, fuller life In many cultures around the world, play is considered an important part of childhood - but only of childhood. Adults don't play, not in the same way as children do. Parents may experience vicariously the pleasures of play when they see their kids having fun. But they don't fully partake in their unmitigated joy. That is the exclusive domain of childhood, irretrievably closed off to grown-ups. And so, play for the sake of playing loses its legitimacy quickly as we grow older. We find it harder to give ourselves permission to spend time on doing something that serves no particular purpose.
"The Cure at Troy" really doesn't cure anything. Except maybe insomnia. This play is not for blue-collar and couch-potato clans. It will appeal mostly to the scholarly set, friends of the gifted actors and seasoned theatergoers.</p
Two new things happened, or more precisely didn't happen, During the keynote for the seventh annual Pop Conference at Experience Music Project. Robert Christgau, the dean of American Rock Critics, had absolutely nothing to say-though you could hear him laughing amid the crowd at several critical areas. Also, nobody threatened, directly or otherwise, to eviscerate anybody else. No ideological schisms manifested as harsh words, nobody nervously stammered or equally nervous
A couple of years ago Margaret decided that since I enjoyed blueberries so much (and that they are so good for you) we should grow them in our garden. She brought home a couple of the traditional northern deciduous type plants along with three evergreen "Sunshine Blue" hybrids developed from southern varieties. I have to admit to being skeptical about the whole project.
QUEEN ANNE RESIDENT SPENT CAREER HELPING KIDSIt has been said that it takes a village to raise a child. James May, and a 24-year Queen Anne resident, is one member of this village and this years' recipient of the Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center's prestigious, annual Duncan Award.The Duncan Award is named in honor of Seattle native and physician William R. Duncan, who, after medical school and a stint in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, returned to practice orthopedic medicine in Seattle. He served as chief of orthopedics at Children's Hospital from 1955 to 1961. He established the Children's Clinic and Preschool, and the Cerebral Palsy Clinic at Children's Hospital.Duncan was also a consultant to the Washington State Department of Health and Crippled Children's Services (Children with Special Health Care Needs) and founder of the Orthopedic Research Foundation of Seattle. He died in 2003.
In many cultures around the world, play is considered an important part of childhood - but only of childhood. Adults don't play, not in the same way as children do. Parents may experience vicariously the pleasures of play when they see their kids having fun. But they don't fully partake in their unmitigated joy. That is the exclusive domain of childhood, irretrievably closed off to grown-ups.
Joan Bateman isn't ashamed to describe her figure. "I'm on the portly side," she said. "That's the truth."But the 64-year-old Boeing retiree was ashamed that she used to have trouble walking. Arthritis had crippled the cartilage in her knees. Moving down the stairs to her garden was difficult - activities like skiing and hiking were impossible.More than one in 10 Americans age 64 or older suffers from osteoarthritis of the knee. Arthritis-related conditions cost more than $81 billion (or $1,752 per person) in direct medical costs in the United States each year, with indirect costs and other expenses reaching nearly $47 billion, according to the American Medical Association. In 2001, people with osteoarthritis of the knee made more than 5.5 million visits to physicians' offices and more than 271,000 outpatient visits, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. For Ann Welton, 57, an elementary school librarian, the prospect of replacing her arthritic knee, along with the surgery's lengthy recovery period, was too much."[A doctor] told me I needed a knee replacement, and I didn't really want that," she said. "So I went in for a second opinion. That's when I found Dr. Khalfayan."
COMMUNITY INPUT: The University District Museum Without Walls, a University Arts and Heritage Committee project, is seeking stories of activism, tolerance and community involvement that helped shaped the University District.The exhibit is featuring the period of social, political and community activism between 1965 and 1975, but stories from all eras are welcome.To help, contact Julia Swan, at Julia.swan@gmail.com, or visit museumwithoutwalls.udistrict.org.PERFORMANCE: Three North End residents are performing in the Seattle Children's Theatre (SCT) production of "Busytown," based on Richard Scarry's stories.The show features Greenwood's Lisa Estridge, who performed in SCT's holiday production of "The Neverending Story"; Northgate's Don Darryl Rivera, who was in SCT's "Disney's High School Musical"; and Wedgwood's Matt Wolfe, who appeared in SCT's "Goodnight Moon."The production opens Friday, April 25, and runs through June 15. For show times and ticket information, call 441-3322 or visit www.sct.org.
Wallingford author Bharti Kirchner is lending her knowledge of India and its culture to the Seattle Public Theater's youth program this spring. She is serving as dramaturg and assistant to director Carmel Baird and the child actors, age 9 through 13, with the play "Marco Polo and the Prince of Timur."A native of India, Kirchner has written four novels and four Indian cookbooks. She has won local awards for her writing, including Seattle Arts Commission grants. Seattle Weekly named her first novel, "Shiva Dancing," to its list of the top 18 books by Seattle authors in the last 25 years, according to her website. Because of her experience with Indian culture she was asked to help with this children's play.
Karen Seymour refused to pay $1,400 for a glass table. After reading the price tag, she said, "I can do better than that." And so she did. Seymour took the skills she learned in her high school stained-glass class and immediately began her lofty first project: a koi pond-inspired table. She revealed her work to family and friends, who were immediate fans. Soon after, a local glass store asked her to instruct a class. From then on, she was hooked.
The following is the menu for Seattle Public Schools' elementary students. All breakfasts include toast, fruit, juice and milk. Lunches include vegetables, fruit and milk. The menu is subject to change. MONDAY, APRIL 21Breakfast: Hot or cold cereal.Lunch: Chicken drummies with or without barbecue sauce, Veggie burger with or without American cheese on multigrain bun or Yogurt and grahams Munchable.TUESDAY, APRIL 22Breakfast: Low-fat yogurt and whole-wheat cinnamon toast.Lunch: Turkey ham-and-cheese wrap with or without cream cheese and shredded lettuce, Deep-dish cheese pizza or Mediterranean Munchable with hummus.WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23Breakfast: Mini-pancakes and scrambled eggs.Lunch: Teriyaki beef dippers, Toasted cheese sandwich or Mediterranean Munchable with hummus.THURSDAY, APRIL 24Breakfast: Egg-and-cheese breakfast muffin.Lunch: Beef gyros with or without tzatziki sauce, Mozzarella cheese breadsticks with or without marinara sauce.FRIDAY, APRIL 25Breakfast: Strawberry bagel with cream cheese.Lunch: Hawaiian grilled chicken burger, Breaded-fish nuggets or Yogurt and grahams Munchable.
B.F. DAYSPRING CLEANING: B.F. Day Elementary School, 3921 Linden Ave. N., is taking donations of books, games, electronics, tools, toys and household items for its May 3 fund-raising garage sale. No clothing or furniture will be accepted.Items can be brought to the school's Family Room 309 through April 30.For more information, contact Eric at eric@emkphotography.com.
Bob Behrens played tennis as a student at Nathan Hale High School 30 years ago. Now he's back at Hale for more tennis, but this time as the head coach.A 1976 Hale graduate, Behrens has been hired to coach the Nathan Hale Raiders tennis team.According to Nathan Hale's athletic director Hoover Hopkins, it was a combination of Behrens' professional tennis experience, his work as a voluntary assistant to the team and a strong recommendation by his high-school coach - who is still at Hale - that motivated his hiring.