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Scholarship essay is truly inspiringOne of the joys of keeping track of Northshore’s graduating seniors is the opportunity to sit in occasionally on interview sessions to select recipients of the many scholarships offered by our community through the Kiwanis Club of Northshore, the Northshore Scholarship Foundation and the Rotary Clubs of Woodinville and Northshore. Often the student’s supporting essay is worth savoring. Here’s sharing one (what with Mother’s Day not that long ago) that was particularly touching. “My Mom seems to find a lost child every time we go to the zoo. She is constantly on the lookout for wet eyes and worried faces, and when she spots a lost child, she won’t leave their side until the parents are found. “My Mom has found lost children in department stores, aquariums and parks and not once have I seen her walk past and let someone else deal with the problem. One time, in a particularly crowded situation, she held a little girl above her head for probably 20 minutes until the parents finally spotted her. “In her daily life, my Mom is constantly looking out for ‘lost’ kids. She has been a teacher or librarian in the Northshore School District for 20 years. She is known for befriending the friendless, and giving hope to kids that just don’t seem to fit in. In her own way, my Mom lets everyone around her know that they are important, and that she will not leave their side until they are ready to leave hers. “I can only hope to be half as selfless, genuine and giving as my Mom in whatever I aspire to one day be. She has truly been an inspiration in my life.” Not only can this young woman express herself so well, but here’s a teenage daughter who will still go to the zoo with Mom!
News
Twist -- I have a friend who
constantly asks “why doesn’t the media just concentrate on the good
news?” As if print or television has the space or time to report on
all the banks that were not robbed today or the service stations that
did not raise their gas prices. So this headline in a recent edition of
the Puget Sound Business Journal put an intriguing slant on a
timely subject, “Nursing jobs plentiful;
many positions unfilled”. Now that’s putting a rather Pollyanna spin
on a critical, widespread nursing shortage in central Puget Sound, which
is partially due to Washington’s higher education budget woes. Wordsmithing
–
Art Haines of Bothell likes to wordsmith as much as I do, sometimes to
an extreme as he plies the Internet. His latest discovered buzz word:
“narcissurfing” – Googling yourself to see where, when, and how
many times your name comes up. My
favorite buzz expression: “plowing water” – to do something that
has no lasting effect; such as working on a project that makes no
meaningful contribution. Would this be the opposite of “boiling
dirt”? Or,
how about “nutraceutical” – a non-prescription nutritional
supplement promising to melt off the fat, rid you of depression and add
years to your life? E-mail
me with any “wordsmith” inspirations you might have if you want your
name in the column. Wannabee
Editor? – Back
in the good old days of the Northshore Citizen, Veleda
Nelson sparkled as an advertising salesperson but I had the feeling she
would have been just as happy working in the news department. Today she
is editor of her Hollyhills community newsletter, retired, but active
with her Kiwanis Club – in Bellevue of all places. Floating
higher --
The West’s largest fleet of float planes is harbored at Kenmore
Air on Lake Washington in Kenmore and it’s going to get bigger soon
with the acquisition of the seaplanes and routes of San Juan Airlines. A
number of years ago the family-owned operation added Lake Union Air to
the fleet. This latest expansion is reassuring news for those dependent
on the airline, particularly after some touch and go months following
the 9/11 tragedy which momentarily shut down and later seriously
curtailed air travel in and out of the U.S. Much of Kenmore Air’s
service involves transporting fishers and hunters into Canada and the
wilds of Alaska and Upper British Columbia waterways.
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The Previous Columns May
4, 2005 April
20, 2005 April
6, 2005 March
16, 2005 March
2, 2005 February
16, 2005 February
2, 2005 January
19, 2005 January
5, 2005 December
15, 2004 December
1, 2004 Nov.
17, 2004 November
3, 2004 October
20, 2004 October
6, 2004 Sept
15, 2004 Sept.
1, 2004 August
18, 2004 August
4, 2004 July
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