Events, January – March 2019

TSO Events
January – March, 2019

Reservations are required. See our Calendar of Events and Contact Us pages for information on event time, room number, and reservations. You have a reservation only after you get a confirmation reply. Please request a reservation before the last 24 hours. Please let us know as soon as possible, and before the last 48 hours, if you must cancel.

AARP Fraud Watch
Wednesday, March 6, 2019

As you are aware, we all experience more opportunity to be taken advantage of in society today. This AARP Fraud Watch Network program will help you understand how much fraud exists in our world today, and the behaviors that put unaware individuals at risk of becoming targets. Attendees will learn about the strategies of the con artists and how to try to prevent those criminal attempts.

About the Speakers:

Presenters are Lee and Jack Weissman. Lee, a former teacher and corporate trainer, became involved with the AARP fraud prevention programs a year and a half ago, and has since been presenting to various organizations in the Seattle area. Jack, a former aerospace engineer, was trained at the same time, and has also been delivering the programs. However, he has spent more of his time on the AARP Tax Aid program. This is his 21st year with the AARP Tax Aid program in various capacities.

Using Your King County Library’s Digital Services
Thursday, March 7, 2019

Join Angela Nolet, an Online Services Librarian from the King County Library System, on March 7th, as we learn together how to access digital programs such as Kanopy (movies), Overdrive (audiobooks), Libby (various), magazines as well as other online services.

This class will be limited to 15 students as we will be using one of the computer rooms at North Campus.

Please bring your library card and password as well as any digital device such as an iPad, Kindle, iPhone, Android, etc. to practice using the services right in our class. You will be sent separate instructions for logging into Bellevue College computers.

Angela Nolet is a Bellevue College alum and UW trained librarian who specializes in all the digital services that are offered by the King County Library System.

Seattle Art Museum
Thursday, March 14, 2019

Traci Timmons will be speaking on the history of the Seattle Art Museum, highlighting important moments, exhibitions, and events in the museum’s 86-year history. Her talk will include historic publications and recently digitized historic video clips.

Traci Timmons is Senior Librarian at the Seattle Art Museum, where she has worked since 2003. She is responsible for overseeing the SAM Research Libraries which consist of the Dorothy Stimson Bullitt Library, the McCaw Foundation Library for Asian Art, and SAM’s Conservation Library.

Lying, Secrecy and Politics:
History and Future in Our New Age of Disbelief
Tuesday, March 19, 2019, and
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 (repeat session)

A fundamental requirement for the effective functioning of democracy is access to the truth by a well informed electorate. Lying to the public has now become routine at the highest levels of our governance, and the world of ‘secret knowledge’, hidden from public view, yet critical for our citizenry to know and understand, has enormously increased. This reality threatens to tip our democracy toward authoritarian management.  This seminar will trace the historical roots of public deception, from Plato’s ‘Noble Lie’, through the beliefs of modern neo-conservative philosophers. Examples of lies that have brought the U.S. into war will be provided and options for improving public access to critically important knowledge presented and discussed.

About the Speaker:

Dr. James Maynard, M.D., Ph.D., had a 28 year career with the Centers for Disease Control, traveled extensively abroad in the Middle East and Asia as an advisor and instructor for UN agencies, and had a second 18-year career as Senior Vice President at PATH, an agency providing technology assistance to the developing world.  During these careers, he developed a keen interest in international affairs, politics and economics, advising the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).  He is an author on over 200 publications in refereed journals.  For about nine years, he has taught many interesting and engaging TELOS classes.  Our instructors page has more information about Dr. Maynard here.

Become a Zero Waste Hero!
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

The City of Bellevue is pleased to present a Zero Waste Hero session.  This interactive session has become very popular throughout the City.  We are pleased to partner with the City to offer it as a TSO event. Learn how to reduce food waste, properly sort recycling/organics/garbage and how to recycle unusual items like batteries.  Tame home tools to help you reduce waste and recycle.

About the Speaker:

Ms. Wilder has been in the sustainability and resource conservation field for over twenty years.  She is an environmental graduate from Penn State University.  She has worked for Student Conservation Association, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Hawk Watch International, Bureau of Land Management and Pacific Science Center in a range of positions from wetlands education, hawk banding to a van waste prevention school visiting program. She works with residents, businesses, property managers and schools on a variety of waste reduction and sustainability topics.  She has given over 1,000 presentations to school classes, school assemblies, neighborhood associations, residents and businesses. She has assisted over 1,200 businesses with eco improvements. She has been published in a variety of publications and books, and has presented at local and national conferences.  In June, 2017 she completed Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership program.

East Link Light Rail to Serve the Eastside in 2023
Thursday, March 21, 2019

Sound Transit’s East Link Light Rail line will extend 14 miles from downtown Seattle to the Overlake area in Redmond, with 10 stations in the cities of Seattle, Mercer Island, Bellevue and Redmond. Six (6) stations are being built in various neighborhoods in Bellevue, including South Bellevue, downtown, Wilburton, Spring District and BelRed. Civil construction in each segment is anticipated to be completed in 2021. Systems testing of the entire East Link will take approximately one-year, with revenue service expected to begin in 2023.

Jennifer Lemus, Community Outreach Corridor Manager, Sound Transit, will address light rail service East Link will provide to East King County and share current and upcoming construction updates. Marie Jensen, East Link Community Outreach Lead, City of Bellevue Transportation Department, will speak to the city’s regulatory role and community relations collaboration.

To learn more about East Link:

Sound Transit: City of Bellevue:

A New Perspective on Retirement:
How to avoid ending up in a nursing home, going broke,
or becoming a burden on our loved ones
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Aging is a family affair but our current fragmented health, housing, financial, and legal systems leave older adults and their loved ones adrift. A Stanford study shows that over 80% of retirees want to stay in their homes and avoid institutional care. 72% of doctors and their parents succeed in that outcome but less than 30% of the rest of us do despite diligent planning with financial, legal, and other professionals. In short, traditional planning is failing retirees in what they care about most. How do we get outcomes closer to matching our wishes?

Elder Law attorney Scott Schill educates attendees on a new, evidence-based, multi-disciplinary, human approach to retirement planning that focuses not just on who gets what when we pass but on our most deeply held retirement goals:

  • Helping people shape planning to avoid institutional care
  • Protecting assets from uncovered medical & long-term care costs to avoid financial distress
  • Mitigating the burden on loved ones if challenges arise to avoid trampling families under the weight of care-giving duties
  • Fostering family communication and cohesion to avoid family conflict
  • Continuing to grow—a meaningful later adulthood reflecting our values & dignity to avoid powerlessness

From the Speaker Scott Schill:

As a Northwest native with three sets of parents living nearby, and a frequent volunteer with the Senior Center of West Seattle and Jewish Family Service, the message that aging is a family affair resonates deeply with me. Prior to joining LifePointLaw, my practice focused on complex commercial litigation at Yarmuth Wilsdon PLLC and Perkins Coie LLP in Seattle. In my LifePointLaw/AgingOptions practice, I strive to put my skills and experience in the service of making a meaningful, human difference in the lives of older adults and their families.

I am a graduate of the George Washington University Law School (with honors) and the University of California at Berkeley. Prior to law school, I taught English in Tokyo, Japan for two years, and am also the proud producer of the award-winning feature film Frank vs God starring Henry Ian Cusick (Lost, The100, The Passage). I live in the West Seattle Junction neighborhood with my wife Jennifer, our two children, Theo and Nate, and mischievous dog Trixie.

How To Rent Out Your Spare Room
for Fun, Profit and Social Benefit
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Renting out a spare room in one’s own house can be a source of companionship as well as income, while providing a good temporary home for someone who needs economical housing.  It also requires more fine-tuning than renting out a ‘lower level’, or attached MIL apartment.  This talk will cover the basics of how to do a modified adult house-share properly and happily – from preparing your space and writing the ad to ending the month-to-month agreement when needed — with ample time for Q & A, and informative handout provided.

About the Speaker:

Elizabeth Hardisty is a retired nurse, grandmother, community volunteer and landlady — with over 35 years experience renting out a room in her house.  After coaching a number of friends and relatives on the process, she is happy to be able to present this talk for TELOS.

AARP Driver Safety
Thursday, March 28, 2019

AARP’s goal is to promote the independence of older Americans and enhance their quality of life.  TSO has arranged for Marge Lutton to teach the AARP Smart Driver™ Course on Thursday, March 28.  In order to receive a certificate of completion, students will be required to be in the classroom from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m..  There will be a short break for lunch at approximately noon.  Although the course is geared to drivers age 50 and older, the course is open to people of all ages.  AARP membership is not required to take the course and there are no tests to pass.

Each student will be provided with a Driver Safety booklet which is integral to the instruction process.  The classroom course is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members.  Please bring your AARP membership card to the class so we can charge you appropriately.  If you do not bring the card, you will be charged the non-member price.

You will be eligible for an insurance discount after receiving a certification of completion.  You may also be eligible for a discount on roadside assistance plans.  Please consult your agent for details

Reservations are required. See our Calendar of Events and Contact Us pages for information on event time, room number, and reservations. You have a reservation only after you get a confirmation reply. Please request a reservation before the last 24 hours. Please let us know as soon as possible, and before the last 48 hours, if you must cancel.

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