March 2020

The West Seattle Food Bank and West Seattle Helpline’s merge into one stronger organization is complete.

Joined together as one organization,  comprehensive services include:
 

• Food Bank services, including our Shopping Model Food Bank, the Mobile Food Bank, and Home Delivery Service. The Shopping Model Food Bank is our primary location that offers food, pet food, and other items to families in need. For those who have difficulty getting to the Food Bank, we offer a Mobile Food Bank service that distributes food to four apartment buildings and the Senior Center in West Seattle. Finally, we also offer the Home Delivery Service, which delivers groceries to those with limited mobility.

information from the National Nordic Museum

March 28 – September 6

The National Nordic Museum presents the technicolored story of an inspired, knowledgeable, and principled creator of fashion for women with “Gudrun Sjödén—A Colourful Universe.” This career retrospective of Swedish fashion designer Gudrun Sjödén (b. 1941) examines her philosophy, process, and practice through watercolors, clothing, textiles, and archival materials. From her first brick and mortar location on Stockholm’s Regeringsgatan to today’s online marketplace, “Gudrun Sjödén—A Colourful Universe,” will trace the trajectory of her life as a fashion designer and entrepreneur.
 
“We are delighted to bring the work of this inspiring woman to Seattle audiences,” said CEO Eric Nelson. “I am sure the exhibit will be spectacular.”

By Katy Wilkens

March is National Kidney Month and World Salt Awareness week is recognized March 9-15.

Both are good reminders that hundreds of millions of people around the world suffer from kidney disease, which is associated with heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. In many countries, kidney disease is terminal because there are no funds for dialysis; in the United States alone, kidney disease kills 50,000 people a year.

At least in countries where people eat less salt, there is less high blood pressure, and, therefore, less kidney disease.

What can you do to be sure your kidneys are healthy?

• Ask your doctor to do a simple blood test for kidney function.
• Eat less salt!

You can cut the salt and still enjoy "take out" meals from favorite worldwide cuisines. Check out these suggestions:

Indian food

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by Jerry Robinson

Publisher Emeritus (1920~2014)

I was sitting on the hand rail at Woodlawn Grade School in Portland. I was on the top bar at lunch hour with my feet hooked over the middle steel bar when Robert Buckby came through the door and saw me. He shoved me and I went flying head over teakettle but managed to grab the top bar to hang on. My left cheekbone hit the concrete edge of the staircase, smack dab. Robert just kept going. He left me hanging there all woozy and bloody.

By Jean Godden

Ask journalists why they do the job they do and you'll hear many different reasons. As a longtime reporter and columnist, my own excuse is because I was always searching for answers. I can't help wanting to know "why."

When studying journalism, I learned about the five W's and the one H. Reporters must supply a story's essentials: the who, what, where, when, why and sometimes how. The good ones know they not only need to answer those questions, they also need to report truthfully and factually.

Today, to our great misfortune, good journalists and good newspapers that publish their stories are becoming more and more rare. There is no way to sugar coat a bitter pill: The news about the news is dismal.