Camano Community

Eldercare Assistance

by Roy Lesher

Not for everyone, but if you have special needs for elderly friends and relatives, this is a good resource for information.

I had a nice discussion with Eldercare Advisor Colleen Hughes-Kraft in Seattle and she is well placed and prepared to discuss all options with her emphasis being on Alzheimer’s patients and others with dementia or other disabilities.

See her web site at A Place for Mom

CARE meetings begin September 9

Camano Action for A Rural Environment begins its fall meetings on Thursday, September 9 at 7pm at the Terry's Corner, Windermere Office, at the corner of Sunrise and East Camano Drive.  CARE will be planning for its fall meeting schedule and assigning volunteers for Camano Honors Earth.  Please call Joan Schrammeck at 387-9589, for questions or directions. C.A.R.E. is all-volunteer non-profit organization. See a program schedule at www.camanohonorsearth.org, www.camanocare.org

Starting in October, we will meet again the third Thursday of the month, at the Camano Community Center 141 East Camano Drive. WE have an exciting fall schedule in the works, with invited guest speakers for our meetings, from Transition Whidbey, the Swinomish Climate Change initiative(tentative), and our compatriots at 7-Lakes near Warm Beach. 

WWII focus of Vintage Aircraft Weekend

While it may be especially exciting for airplane aficionados or military history buffs, the Vintage Aircraft Weekend is intended to be fun for all ages.

Organizers say the event will feature dozens of aircraft, mostly from the World War II era.

via www.heraldnet.com

Roam with the artists on Camano Island

It's that time of year to roam to Camano Island for "The Roaming Artists Art Show."

This show features original art such as watercolors, acrylics and oil paintings by artists who paint in a plein air fashion at different locations during the summer.

via www.heraldnet.com

For today...

Weather Forecast

• Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. 
• Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 53. Northwest wind between 5 and 8 mph.

Sports

• Football: Kamiak at Stanwood, 7 p.m.

Cliff Mass: Hurricanes and Uncertainty

Now that Northwest weather has returned to the more usual and benign September fare, lets turn to hurricane forecasting...

via cliffmass.blogspot.com

Direct trade growing among coffee bean buyers

Mark Barany and a growing group of coffee roasters have become disenchanted with the Fair Trade model and think they can do better.

Known as direct trade, their movement is small and does not have uniform definitions or guidelines. Customers often have to take the roaster's word for it that growers were paid fairly.

They crave greater legitimacy, and for that reason a handful — including Barany — have publicly disclosed the prices they pay for coffee.

via seattletimes.nwsource.com

Heidi Hiatt: Shop 26

On December 7th, 1941, Wallace and two coworkers were unloading coke and heaving it onto the flatcar that was pushed into the foundry. He worked at Shop 26 near the drydocks, which looked directly at Ford Island to the north. The men had started work early that Sunday morning to ensure that everything was ready to go for the first shift on Monday...

via wildninja.wordpress.com

The Basic Guide to Troubleshooting Common Windows PC Problems

Your Windows PC might be designed to make your life easier, but they often have a non-stop list of problems. Today we'll walk through some of the more common problems and how to troubleshoot them.

via lifehacker.com

Stanwood needs a Dick's Drive-In

Well, we certainly need something.

I was born, raised, and lived in Seattle for 45 years - I'm no stranger to Dick's Drive-Ins. I'm sure I have funded plenty of vacations for Dick, and now of course for my cardiologist. Still, I try to grab a Deluxe every time I have to make a trip to the Jet City.

So as long as Dick's is considering options for locating a new restaurant, I think we Stanwood-Camanoers should submit our bid.

Since we don't have the huge population base of a Lynnwood or a Kent, we'll have to get creative.  Leave your suggestions for location, bid-sweeteners, etc in the comments.  I'll start with a few location suggestions I have heard already: Viking Village, the old Wally's location up on Land's Hill, and City Hall.

Today's Photo: Pileated Woodpecker

Today's photo from Camano photographer Suzanne V. Wilson. You can see more outstanding work at her website here.

CASA Pet of the Week

My name is Chewy, I am brand new here at CASA!

I am a very nice looking 4 yr old red male Chow. The ladies here at the shelter think I look like a giant Pomeranian! My tail is so pretty!

I am ready to go home with a new family, please come see me at the shelter today!!

C. A. S. A

198 Can Ku Road
Camano Island, WA 98282

360-387-1902

Koster tops Rep. Larsen in U.S. House primary race

It happened again Wednesday.

Republican John Koster of Arlington bested Democrat Rick Larsen of Everett in a primary election for a seat in Congress.

Koster was the top vote-getter in the race for the 2nd Congressional District with Larsen close behind in the final primary results released Wednesday. In the Snohomish County part of the district, he outpolled the five-term incumbent by 3,000 votes.

via www.heraldnet.com

Hunters take to the field, salmon move in from the ocean

From WDFW:

The sun is setting earlier and there’s a chill in the morning air, the first signs of the change of season.  Fall is in the air, and hunters are heading out for the first major hunting seasons of the year.

Archery hunts for deer got under way around the state Sept. 1, when hunting seasons also opened for forest grouse, mourning dove and cottontail and snowshoe hare. Other seasons set to open this month include those for elk, band-tailed pigeon and - in some areas of eastern Washington - wild turkey.

A youth-only hunt for ducks, geese, pheasant and other game birds runs Sept. 25-26 statewide. To participate, hunters must be 15 years old or younger and be accompanied by an adult at least 18 years old who is not hunting.

Mary E. Trimble: A Light at the End of the Unemployment Tunnel

Nineteen months is a long time to be unemployed, no matter how you look at it. My husband Bruce recently returned to the work force after 19 months of job searching. The company where he’d worked for 18 years moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, not a viable option for us. Bruce thought it wouldn’t be difficult to get another position, but when the economy took a dive, so did job opportunities. We had our anxious moments, but we survived.

We’re thrifty by nature. We’ve been married 32 years and many of those years were lean ones. First, Bruce went to college while I worked. Later, I went to college while he worked. During our years together, there have been other times with no appreciative income, namely when we served with the Peace Corps and when we sailed the South Pacific. We’ve learned to manage with little or no income...

via marytrimble.blogspot.com

Norman W Wilson: Podcasting and the Writer

by Norman W Wilson, PhD

What is podcasting? And can a writer use it to advantage? There are three definitions that seem to cover the basics.

A podcast is a series of digital files (either audio or video) that are released episodically and downloaded through web syndication

Podcasting is an online audio content that is delivered via an RSS feed.

A podcast is an audio file that is created with some computer code that allows the file to be downloaded to your computer.

Unfortunately, even though these definitions are standard, they are not much help. Simply put, a podcast is a radio show that is downloaded to your computer. Unlike the traditional radio show, a podcast enables you to cross wide geographical boundaries using the internet; whereas, the traditional radio show is limited to the length of his assigned band.

Photo: Happy First Day of School

I've been watching the school bus pick up kids at the corner across the street from our home since we moved to Stanwood years ago.  My children are long past school bus age, but I still enjoy the excitement of that first day. It marks the de facto end of summer.

Huskies recruit Dexter Charles is focused on protecting Stanwood quarterbacks

Not so many days from now, Dexter Charles will take steps toward being on the field in front of guys named Montana, Price or some other Washington Huskies quarterback.

As a left tackle, Charles will be counted on to protect his quarterback.

via seattletimes.nwsource.com

Stanwood write-in candidate moves on to general election

Democrat Laura Lewis of Stanwood appears to have picked up enough write-in votes to earn a spot on the November ballot.

via www.heraldnet.com

For today...

Weather Forecast

• Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph. 
• Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind between 3 and 6 mph.

The Mabana Flames meeting is Thursday, September 2nd at the now normal time of 10:00 AM.  Our speaker will be, Jack Archibald, who is always entertaining! The Mabana Flames is an organization that aids the work of our volunteer firefighters of the Mabana Fire Station on the south end of the island.  If you are new to the area and would like to join us, please come to the meeting. Lunch will be served after our meeting and the wonderful hostesses are Kathy DuBois, Celia Hartley, Vivian Meyers and Cindy Smith.

 Just a reminder for members not able to attend the meeting: Dues for members are now payable.  Dues for the year are $5.00.  If you will not be able to be at the meeting would you please mail it to our new Treasurer, Jackie Patrick, 4076 South Camano Drive, Camano Island, WA 98282.

Car wash benefits heart association. Union Bank (formerly Frontier Bank), at 8870 271st St. NW, in Stanwood, will be hosting a car wash 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thurs, Aug. 26, and Thurs, Sept. 2, as a fundraiser for the American Heart Association. They hope to raise $1,000 by charging $5 per wash.

Auditions open for September workshop. META Performing Arts has announced an audition workshop Sept. 2, 6-8:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church, 15th and Broadway, Mount Vernon. To register, call 877-490-6382. The workshop is timed to be especially helpful to 7- to 13-year-olds who will be auditioning Sept. 8 and 9 for META’s upcoming production of the musical, “How to Eat Like a Child,” but the workshop is open to all youth, regardless of their interest in the upcoming show. The workshop is not a pre-requisite for auditioning nor does it guarantee casting in the show, which runs Dec. 3-12 at the historic downtown Lincoln Theatre, in Mount Vernon.

Quilters to resume monthly meetings. The p.m. group will meet Thurs, Sept. 2, 6:30 p.m. at Stanwood United Methodist Church, corner of 102nd Drive and 271st St. NW in Stanwood. New members are welcomed.