August 2018

June Blakney turns 100 years Aug. 31
Daystar resident is a favorite there

June Blakney, a resident at Daystar Retirement will officially be a centenarian on August 31,2018.

June is a favorite resident getting two separate parties.

One took place on the 25th with her family and one with the Daystar staff and friends is set for August 31.

She is one of four residents now 100 years or more at Daystar. Daystar is located at 2615 SW Barton St. in West Seattle.

 

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The Bounty of Summer

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

I love the long, hot days of summer. My garden responds to the heat with a surge of greenery and fruits that is enchanting. Figs ripen overnight, peaches are ready to eat in an afternoon, and every day there are more tomatoes!

Tomatoes are a magical umami food. Cook them slowly on the back burner into a sauce and their flavor is magnified. Umami is the fifth taste, described as a rich, earthy, broth-like flavor. Homemade tomato sauce is so flavorful you don’t need to add salt, which is good news for your blood pressure, heart and kidneys. Homemade sauce is lower in sodium than the average 500 milligrams per half cup most commercial tomato sauces contain.

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Blackberries: Both Curse and Blessing

By Jean Godden

My hands are stained purple and I have scratches on both wrists. I have been picking blackberries as I always do in August and early September. I have several quarts of berries, enough for a pie and a dozen jars of blackberry jam.

But, much as I love the final product, I am a gardener and will also be cursing the blackberry vines that are trying to take over my yard. I'll save a few choice expletives for Luther Burbank, the man who brought the Himalayan Giant blackberry to the Northwest. The thorny plant is no native, although we do have smaller native berries that are less invasive and less destructive to the environment.

The story of Burbank and his Himalayan Giant date back to the last half of the 19th Century. At the time, Burbank had an experimental farm in Sebastopol, California. Although he had no formal training as a botanist, he set out to create new varieties of fruits and vegetables.

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Katie Webster named the 22nd Jimmy Lyons Scholar to Berklee

 

Katie Webster, an 18-year-old saxophonist from Seattle, has been named the twenty-second recipient of the Jimmy Lyons Scholarship to Berklee College of Music, a four-year, full tuition award presented in conjunction with the Monterey Jazz Festival. Recognized for her thoughtful and mature sound on the alto saxophone, she is the very first female recipient of the Lyons Award. She will begin her studies in Boston this September.

Previous recipients of the Jimmy Lyons Scholarship include:  Billy Buss (Billy Hart), Rushad Eggleston (Crooked Still), Milton Fletcher (Christian Scott), Jonathan Pinson (Wayne Shorter), Dayna Stephens (Kenny Barron), and James Williams (Gary Burton).

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