1. In an emergency, call 911.
Yes. This word characterized the cadence of people’s attitudes from the moment they agreed to help make the Mexico Mission Project 2008 a success. Yes — to serve and love the people of Tijuana, Mexico. Yes — to bless seven families with a new home and new hope. Yes — to noticing where God might show up, and how we might be changed.
After a merciless 13-hour flight, 39 exhausted Mercer Island High School students, myself included, and four teachers stumbled off the plane into a humid, Asian oasis. Although jetlagged and over-heated, we eagerly boarded a bright pink bus, ready for the epic excursion ahead. I snapped photo after photo of the passing landscape, from acres of rice patties to a sea of racing mopeds.
The American Red Cross Serving King & Kitsap Counties will present the 9th annual CPR Saturday event on May 3 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center begin at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. This free event is open to anyone who would like to learn life-saving Adult CPR skills. The training takes approximately 2.5 hours and will include skills practice and a written exam. Upon successful completion, students will be given Red Cross certificates. Participants must pre-register for CPR Saturday by visiting www.seattleredcross.org or call the Red Cross in Seattle at (206) 726-3534.
The last thing a girl wants on prom night is to show up in another girl’s dress. This year, Mercer Island High School senior Ludi Besenovsky developed a plan to keep that from happening. At least, she is trying to.
Dr. Michael DeBakey, a renowned heart surgeon, received the Congressional Medal of Honor recently. He will be 100 years old this year, so apparently somebody figured they better get to it.
From my home turf on Mercer Island, I’m always hunting for outdoor places that are easy to access but remote in look and feel. The Bellevue Botanical Garden offers just that — a feast of nature, well-groomed, meandering trails and intriguing tidbits of local history. The Garden shows off well in any season, but late spring is an ideal time, just as the rhododendrons and azaleas come into full bloom and the trees sprout their new green leaves.
Between dating, grades, piercings and privacy, the life of a teenage girl is no easy cake walk. First-time author Sarah O’Leary Burningham, formerly of Bellevue, explores the complex and sometimes tenuous relationship between teens and parents in her book, “How To Raise Your Parents: A Teen Girl’s Survival Guide.”
Chef Lisa Odegard has a desire to cook. Her knowledge is broad, her personality is colorful, and her abilities are exceptional. With a passion for sharing knowledge, Odegard is a teaching chef, a menu consultant and a caterer with 11 years in the professional food industry plus a culinary degree from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. She is passionate for local, organic and sustainable food, and has been on the planning committee for the Mercer Island Farmer’s Market. Her extra hours are spent working on other community projects and with regional farms. Odegard will offer cooking classes at the Mercer Island Community Center — a chance to learn to cook from someone whose destiny is the seductive world of food and wine.
Continued from last week, Island pioneer Virginia Ogden Elliott’s (1908-1981) Mercer Island Old & New column, first published on March 1, 1961 in the MI Reporter. “Nin” tells of the first grocers and the birth of our commercial center. Oh, what would she think of the scalped “country village” she hoped for? Enjoy.
My 81-year-old mother has a favorite expression as she contemplates growing older. “Age is just a number … and mine is unlisted.” While that may be a fun way to dodge admitting how old you are, I think there is merit in just eliminating the second half of the statement. Age is just a number. A person’s length of life doesn’t invite you to make broad-brushed assumptions.
I have been waiting to rotate my clothing until the weather shows more promise of warmth. The presence of tulips has reassured me that contrary to what I see outside my window, spring has arrived! It’s finally time for me to shed my sweaters — and to take some bold steps with my wardrobe.
I try to keep this wine column timely: Thanksgiving choices in November, rosés for summer. Other than May wine, May is a challenge — until I thought about Mother’s Day. Then a feature about women winemakers seemed especially appropriate!
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