TSO Events
July – September, 2021
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TSO Presents Fall Course Preview (Online)
Meet the Instructors
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 10 a.m.
Take a TASTE of TELOS by previewing FOUR Fall Courses presented by the instructors. Presented in 15 minute increments.
| Jerry Bunce | Views of the News Current affairs discussion group. |
| Fred Silber | Art of the Cinematographer A film’s visual narrative. |
| Jane Morton | Stories from Eastside’s Past Development of the Eastside of Lake Washington. |
| Bruce Bigley | Henry James’ The Ambassadors Book Club – read and discuss. |
The ABC’s of a Successful Doctor Visit (Online Seminar)
presented by Robin Shapiro
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at 10 a.m.
Have you ever left your doctor’s office wishing you could have more time? In today’s primary care visit, time is short and there are many issues to cover. How can you be effective and respectful of your doctor’s time and get answers you want? This session explores how to make the most of your doctor visit. It will review some of the most important ways people can be prepared by applying common health advocacy skills. Be ready for an interactive, hands-on session, with must-know tips for anyone who has ever assisted family, friends or themselves in navigating the health care system.
Robin L. Shapiro is nationally recognized as a pioneer in the Health Advocacy Movement. After two decades in the health communications and biotechnology fields, she founded several companies designed to elevate the voice and experience of patients (Health Advocacy Strategies, Washington State Health Advocacy Association, WASHAA). She applied her unique communications experience to innovate in the area of independent health advocacy.
Today, Robin is an angel investor and mentor to start-up companies and is Board Chair of WASHAA. She regularly speaks on patient empowerment, health advocacy, hospital safety and other topics to help equip people with skills and knowledge to take control of their health.
TSO Presents Fall Course Preview (Online)
Meet the Instructors
Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 10 a.m.
Take a TASTE of TELOS by previewing FIVE Fall Courses presented by the instructors. Presented in 15 minute increments.
| Octavio Carrasco | US – Mexico Borderlands: History, Culture and Identity |
| John Jensen | Roots of Rock & Roll 1950s – 60s NEW CLASS |
| John Jensen | Roots of Rock & Roll 1940s – 50s Bedrock of Rock & Roll. |
| John Jensen | A People At War: The Homefront During World War II |
| Bob Barnes | Computer-Based Family History How to research your ancestors. |
Advanced Care Planning (Online Seminar)
presented by Kate Greenquist
Monday, September 13, 2021 at 10 a.m.
What if a sudden illness or injury left you unable to speak for yourself? Would your healthcare providers know what treatment you would want? Would your family? Thinking and talking about this before you need it is called Advance Care Planning. It is recommended for all adults 18 and older, because injury, accident, or serious illness can happen at any age. It makes sure that you values and wished for health care and comfort are known and followed in the event that you cannot communicate.
This session will provide an overview of the process for creating a health care plan that honors your wishes and choices for healthcare. It will also give you guidance on selecting a health care agent who would advocate for your wishes if you cannot do so yourself.
Kate Greenquist is a certified facilitator for Advanced Care Planning and is based out of Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue. As such she conducts workshops and individual sessions on creating comprehensive advanced care health plans and health care directives. After 19 plus years with the US Department of Justice at the US Attorney’s Office, Kate began volunteering at Overlake Hospital and was asked to join a number of committees regarding patient care. As a result of her work on these committees, she became concerned about the lack of comprehensive information in most Advanced Directives. She sees information included in Overlake’s workshops as filling that void.
Kate and her husband Emil moved here from Wisconsin where Kate was a licensed Clinical Social Worker and was the director of Social Work at Elmbrook Memorial Hospital. She is also a docent at Bellevue Arts Museum and for two years ran the Teen Docent Training Program there.
TSO Presents Fall Course Preview (Online)
Meet the Instructors
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 10 a.m.
Take a TASTE of TELOS by previewing FIVE Fall Courses presented by the instructors. Presented in 15 minute increments.
| Irene Pasternack | Recover From and Prevent Injury |
| Ray Pfortner | Phone Photography: Composition NEW CLASS |
| Ray Pfortner | Photostyle: The Art of Arranging NEW CLASS |
| Amy Mills | Food After 50 |
| Sandi Medendorp | Great Foreign Policy Decisions and Views of the News with Carla. |
TSO Presents Fall Course Preview (Online)
Meet the Instructors
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 10 a.m.
Take a TASTE of TELOS by previewing FOUR Fall Courses presented by the instructors. Presented in 15 minute increments.
| Eric Struthers | Self-Publish Your Writing |
| Ron Hobbs | The Science of Astrobiology |
| Fred Poyner IV | Monuments from Coast to Coast NEW CLASS |
| Fred Poyner IV | Native Portraits in Sculpture NEW CLASS |
A Hanford Site Overview (Online Seminar)
presented by Geoff Tyree
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 10 a.m.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) manages the Hanford Site located in southeastern Washington State. Positioned along the Columbia River on 580 square miles of desert land, the region houses nine former nuclear reactors and hundreds of associated processing facilities built to produce the plutonium that supported the nation’s efforts during World War II and throughout the cold War.
Today the Hanford site is engaged in one of the largest environmental cleanup efforts in the nation. While much progress has been made over the last 40 years, the remaining cleanup requires an integrated One Hanford approach to insure to the safety of workers, the community and the environment.
Topics covered in today’s seminar:
- The Hanford Site’s role in the Manhattan Project (1943-1946) and Cold War (1946-1989)
- Nearly 40 years of cleanup, efforts to develop and implement innovative technologies to achieve clean up
- Start up and operation of the Waste Treatment Plant, a multi-billion-dollar project that will treat and dispose of 56 million gallons of radioactive and chemical waste stored in 177 underground tanks
- Collaborative approaches among all contractors to develop strategies for cleaning up the 580-square-mile Hanford Site
Geoff Tyree leads external engagement for the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site Office of Communications. He has worked in various contractor and DOE public affairs roles for more than 20 years, supporting all of the major environmental remediation projects across the Site. Before working at Hanford, Geoff conducted public outreach and involvement for the Army’s chemical weapons storage and disposal program in Hermiston, Oregon, and the Emergency Management Department in Morrow County, Oregon. Before he worked in public affairs, Geoff was a news reporter for television stations in Kennewick, Washington, and Lansing, Michigan. Geoff is a graduate of the University of Washington with a bachelor’s degree in communications.
Mindfulness in a Post Pandemic World (Online Seminar)
presented by Kate Casey
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 10 a.m.
We’ve been talking about “getting back to normal” for almost 2 years during the COVID pandemic. What does it mean to live in a post pandemic world?
Instead, focus on what is happening in the moment. That is where mindfulness can be useful. Mindfulness teaches us that what we have is the current moment, nothing more, nothing less. It provides an opportunity to see the vastness in the present moment. It can be useful for managing pain, softening grief, establishing better breathing, challenging negative or irrational thoughts, as well as a host of other benefits.
Starting with the simple task of sitting in silence and noticing ourselves in the present moment, we will move to: focusing on the breath, calming the mind, and slowing down the heart rate and the pulse. By the end of the presentation, you will have learned several mindfulness techniques that you will be able to integrate into a daily routine.
Kate R. Casey is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who received her BA in Psychology and Master’s Degree in Counseling from Seattle University. After getting her degree, she worked as an intern with First Step Outpatient Program and then opened up a private practice as a psychotherapist. She has been in private practice for 35+ years. Additionally, she volunteers with Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland, WA, combining interests in animal-assisted therapy and being with patients and their families on end-of-life transition as well as bereavement. As if she is not busy enough she also is a contracted therapist for Working Choices, Inc. and works with families who have been referred to Child Protective Services.
Kate additionally received her yoga teaching credentials at the College of Purna Yoga. She has taught yoga, mindfulness and meditation at Yoga Lodge on Whidbey Island.
How Negotiation Works in Timber Wars (Online Seminar)
presented by Susan Jane Brown, Bruce Daucsavage and John Shelk
Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 10 a.m.
In 2003, a small group of adversaries started talking about sustainable national forest management in eastern Oregon, face to face, rather than pushing papers across the litigation table. Following the science, the Blue Mountains Forest Partners has restored almost half a million acres of the Malheur National Forest, retained the only wood processing infrastructure in the region, and brought relative peace to the war in the woods. Come with your questions to learn how they did it, and what their work can teach us about our efforts to find common ground in our own communities.
Susan Jane Brown is a staff attorney with the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC). Her primary focus of litigation is federal public lands forest management, but her practice includes cases involving the Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, National Forest Management Act, and other land management statutes. She is a former Co-Chair of the National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule and is also heavily engaged in collaborative forest restoration in the Upper John Day Basin in eastern Oregon.
Bruce Daucsavage is General Director of Ochoco Management, Inc. in Prineville, OR. He graduated with a B. S. in Business Administration from the University of North Dakota and has taken advanced accounting courses from Portland State University. He has been with Ochoco Lumber Company since 1983, starting as CFO and now as General Director. He has current memberships in: Federal Forest Advisory—IWG; Oregon Business council, Regency Blue Cross; Oregon Forest Industries Council; Oregon Torrefaction LLC; World Forestry Center; and WWPA. He is married to Janet and has one son and two daughters.
John Shelk is managing director and majority owner of Ochoco Lumber Company in Prineville, OR, which in turn has a history in Central Oregon dating from 1924. John grew up in Prineville, attended and graduated from Willamette University in Salem Oregon and was an army infantry officer prior to returning to Prineville to work for Ochoco Lumber Company in 1970. John has been active in finding paths of agreement in disputes surrounding management of resources on national forests east of the Cascades in Oregon. He has partnered with like-minded timber companies and various environmental groups to forge common ground agreements that avoided appeals and litigation on national forest projects undertaken in the last 20 years.