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Date: 9/9/2021
Subject: Diamond Knot NNN Friday Lunch, Ice Cream Social Reservations, Covid Masks/Testing, Upcoming Events
From: Northwest Neighbors Network



Hello NNN members, friends, and families:

Welcome to our latest update as suddenly September is here and students are back to school!

  • NNN Friday Bi-Weekly Lunch Sept 10: Diamond Knot Brewery
  • Members and Volunteers--Register by Sept 10 for the Ice Cream Social September 25 @ Edmonds City Park
  • Save the Date: October 15 Preparing for a Post-COVID Future: Implications for protecting the health of seniors
  • 28 Events with 127 Participants in August!! How Can You Join in the NNN Social Activities?
  • Local Activities/Events - What's New?
  • Make a Memory Book for Grandparents Day?
  • Masks in King/Snohomish County + Where To Get COVID Tests

Diamond Knot

Lunch and Conversation Time! Sept. 10th, we're in Mountlake Terrace @ Diamond Knot Brew Pub

Lunch and Conversation social time with NNN is here! This time, we're in Mountlake Terrace. We're looking forward to meeting up in person, and catching up with you.

Lunch is open to the public and starts at 1:00 p.m. No need to register in advance. We each pay for our own food and drink.
More information for each lunch can be found on the Events Calendar of our website.
 
Address: 5602 232nd St SW, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
Thanks to darci and Don Beacom for hosting lively conversation for this event!
We can also accommodate more people to join us in the behind the scenes brew pub tour after lunch is over at 2:30. 

Members and Volunteers - Register by September 10 for the Ice Cream Social Appreciation Event

If you're an NNN Member or Volunteer, you know to save the September 25 date. Now don't be late to register!

  • Register by September 10 for the Members and Volunteers only Ice Cream Social being held September 25 at Edmonds City Park. (We'll meet up at 10:30 in Shelter #2.)

  • More details in the invitation mailed to each member/volunteer, or click the Events tab on our website.

  • Register by calling or texting 253-237-2848, or emailing your Social Committee.


NNN Hosting Oct 15 Event with Dr. Vin Gupta
Save the date October 15 from 12:30-1:30 PM and watch for updates in our next email.
"Preparing for a Post-COVID Future: Implications for protecting the health of seniors"
Hosted by NNN and UW Bothell

Getting Social with NNN - What's Next?

Our member survey offered a glimpse of what members said they enjoyed or would like NNN to offer. Lunches and walking together were mentioned as things we should keep doing. (And August saw over 100 people taking part in our events!!) Additional ideas included having excursions to local museums and gardens and docent tours. We had one or two members suggest having a casual group get together to play Bridge. A few members said they’d enjoy being able to listen to interesting speakers on topics of interest. Others indicated they would be unlikely to participate in social activities due to physical limitations, time and uncertainty with how to use technology.

  • Do you have ideas for more social activities?
  • Do you have technology support skills to help us keep our members connected?
  • We'd love to hear from you and get your support in helping our community be engaged despite the ongoing challenges of Covid-19 restrictions.
  • Contact our NNN Social team today, we'd love your help. 
  • social@northwestneighborsnetwork.org


Local Activities/Events/News
September 15 @ 5:30 PM - Online Event:

The Art of Aging: What Everyone Should Know About Getting Older
Free (thanks to The Seattle Times & AARP Washington, but pre-registration required/space is limited.)

No matter how old you are, you’re aging. You started aging from the moment you were born, and you’ll continue aging until the moment you die. That’s the brutal, universal fact. But people age differently, as you’ve noticed if you’ve looked around and compared yourself to your peers. Are you aging better than they are? Worse than they are? In what ways and for what reasons? In this class we’ll review what biological, psychological, and social research has taught us about growing older. Along the way, we’ll discuss what’s common with aging (everybody shrinks a little), what’s not normal (Alzheimer’s is a disease not everyone gets), and key components of successful aging (friends and family are important, but perhaps in different ways). The trajectory of aging gets shaped very early in life, but there are powerful forces that guide it along the way, and steps you can take to maximize your later years.

Register or contact AARP WA at 1-866-227-7457 (toll-free) or aarpwa@aarp.org

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September 10 @ 2 PM - Online Event:
On May 18, 1980, the world watched in awe as Mount St. Helens erupted, killing 57 people and causing hundreds of square miles of destruction. Everyone thought it would take ages for life to return to the mountain, but scientists who visited soon after were stunned to find plants sprouting up through the ash and animals skittering around downed trees. Ecologists have since spent decades studying life’s resilience in the face of seemingly total devastation. Through their work, the eruption of Mount St. Helens has become known as the greatest natural experiment in Pacific Northwest history. In this talk, Eric Wagner takes you on a journey through the blast zone. He explores not just the surprising ways plants and animals survived the eruption, but also the complex roles that people have played, all while showing how fascinating Mount St. Helens still is 40 years after the blast.
Library information link
 
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September 11 @ 10:30 AM Online Event:
Once teeming with bountiful salmon and fertile plains, Seattle’s Duwamish River drew both Native peoples and settlers to its shores over centuries for trading, transport, and sustenance. Unfortunately, the very utility of the river was its undoing, as decades of dumping led to the river being declared a Superfund cleanup site. Much of Washington’s history has been told through the perspective of its colonizers, obscuring and mythologizing the changes to these lands that have long been occupied by Native peoples. Through the story of the river, author BJ Cummings explores previously unrecorded Native and immigrant histories, and exposes settler falsehoods about the founding of the state. The river’s story is a call to action to align future decisions with values of collaboration, respect, and justice.


Great Idea from Sound Generations! Make a Grandparents Memory Book this Grandparents Day (Sept 12)
Download and print a Grandfather Memory Book or Grandmother Memory Book. Work on the book together with a family member to create a treasured family keepsake. Download the memory books here:

Masks Indoors, Yes. Masks at Large Gatherings Outdoors? Depends on the County
 
Yes, King County is requiring masks at large outdoor gatherings. Effective September 7, masks are required for everyone ages 5+ (both vaccinated and unvaccinated) at outdoors events with 500 or more people in attendance
 
No, as of September 8, Snohomish County is not requiring masks at large outdoor gatherings. (County Executive Dave Somers, at the weekly COVID briefing, said that what King and Pierce did has “certainly some merit in it”, but that’s as far as he would go. The county’s chief health officer, Dr. Chris Spitters, told reporters that an outdoor mask mandate “is under consideration; stay tuned later in the week--we may have more on that.”)
 
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Thinking You Want/Need a COVID-19 Test and Not Sure What to Do Next?
Many quick testing questions and answers are on this King County website. (More information below on King County and Snohomish County testing sites.) 
 
King County Covid-19 testing near Shoreline: UW Clinics
UW Medical Center 1510 North 115th St, Seattle, WA 98133 - Northwest Parking Garage
Appointment required for walk-up and drive-through testing. Info line: 206.520.8700
 
Snohomish County Covid-19 Testing

In the last week of August, roughly 15,000 people were tested around the county. Of those tested, approximately 15 percent—more than 2,000 people—were positive for COVID-19. Given the increased demand and high level of transmission happening locally and regionally, the Snohomish Health District is making some adjustments to testing operations. This includes a closure of one site, but the addition of two new locations. On September 9, a new testing location opens at the Ash Way Park & Ride in Lynnwood. It will be open for testing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Wednesday through Sunday. (The Lynnwood Food Bank test site closed on Sept 4.) An additional site is anticipated to open later this month in the north end of Snohomish county.

Testing is still a critical part of our COVID response, and people who have symptoms or may have been exposed to someone should seek testing. Those who are ill should not ride public transportation when going to the new Ash Way Park & Ride site for testing. If transportation is a barrier, please contact the COVID-19 Helpline operated by Washington 211 at 1-800-525-0127 for assistance. 

Appointments for testing are required, and registration is available at www.snohd.org/testing. Those without internet access or needing language assistance can reach the Health District’s call center at 425.339.5278 to schedule a testing appointment.


NNN continues to serve our members and help them age well in their own homes. We follow the latest CDC guidelines to keep our members and volunteers safe. As always, if you need anything, please call our volunteer team at 253-237-2848 or email: Services@NorthwestNeighborsNetwork.org

 
 
253-237-2848