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Falls among older adults continue to be a national public health concern. The National Council on Aging (NCOA) has designated Sept. 23-27, 2024, for Falls Prevention Awareness Week, a nationwide …
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This week, we will be touching on various subjects, including some upcoming events.
First, we want to acknowledge the comments we received after last week’s column, “Where you …
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By Trish Lynn and Thom Donitz
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9/4/24
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Here is a recipe for a simple comfort food that will help ease us into the approaching fall season.
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By Shannon Beigert
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9/2/24
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August and September are the best months for seeing unusual avian visitors. If you keep your eyes out for them, you might spot something special.
This is exactly what happened a few weeks ago in …
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We were amazed and appreciative at how many businesses allow pets (mainly dogs).
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Technology spending by people older than 50 is expected to grow to $623 billion per year by 2050, according to recent research by AARP.
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'If it’s too good to be true, it probably is,.' ~ Thomas Lupton in Siuqila 1580
Two out of 5 (or 42%) of US adults are obese compared to 30% only 25 years ago.
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NRNC is situated in northeast Olympia at Luhr Beach, on the western shore of the Nisqually Estuary.
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This week I am featuring apples! We have three apple trees, and two are producing well this year. The last one has big apples that ripen at the end of September.
To celebrate our regional …
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Ed Hume is 92 this year. He’s still working three or four days a week at his namesake seed company in Puyallup, where he gives tours of the gardens.
For 50 years he was a celebrity TV …
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Earlier this month there was a significant celebration: the 50 th Anniversary of the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. People closely involved with Nisqually issues were there, …
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Molina Health Care put together a fantastic Thurston County Resource Hub Community Fair, last week, and I learned a lot from the many vendors there who provide services to our community.
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I am glad to be back writing this week. Upon returning from a work conference in Las Vegas, I came down with a bad case of COVID-19 and was hardly out of bed for a week. Please take good care of …
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By Zach Davis-Price
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8/20/24
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Our six native species are: Nuttall’s Cottontail, Pygmy Rabbit, Pika, Snowshoe Hare, Black-tailed Jackrabbit, White-tailed Jackrabbit along with two non-native or introduced species: Eastern Cottontail and Domestic Rabbit.
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By Trish Lynn and Thom Donitz
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8/20/24
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Don Leaf learned the ethic that drives the Olympia Kiwanis Club’s Food Bank Garden during his career in the County Health Department: “Thou shalt cooperate.” Indeed, protecting …
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You perhaps know of the Chinese American writer, Amy Tan , who has written several books about the immigrant experience, family dynamics and culture. Her best-known book is The Joy Luck Club (1989). …
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I read with interest a recent Thurston Pets Project column by Trish Lynn and Thom Donitz, in The JOLT , of course, about popular pet names and to my delight I found our dog family was in the top five …
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With the rising cost of healthcare for our animals, we have been looking into pet insurance. A friend advised us to do our homework.
While …
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By Trish Lynn and Thom Donitz
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8/13/24
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“Providing nutritious and delicious foods is of high value to [Food Bank] clients and, in so doing, gives their families the feeling that someone cares for them and emboldens the spirit."
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Debra L. Glasser, M.D.
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8/13/24
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This is the month often known as the dog days of summer – a time of heat, lassitude, and crowded beaches.
It’s a month of ups and downs for gardeners. Vegetable gardens are …
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