Off The Press
May 11, 2010
These cycling angels are the heavenly type
Greg Farrar Press photographer
They’re rebels. They flout the rat race. They’re revolutionaries. They question authority. They’re ornery and feisty. They’re nonconformists.
And every six months, these residents of the Providence Marianwood Nursing Center invite the Eastside Harley Owners Group club for a social hour, a luncheon and a round of motorcycle hell raising.
Apparently, birds of a feather flock together!
Each Harley Day visit, such as the one May 8, begins with an average of 20 Harley-Davidson motorcycle owners blasting into the parking lot with a groundswell of high-decibel noise, shiny sparkling chrome, decorated helmets, abundant beards, bandannas and ponytails, and leather duds emblazoned with skulls, eagles and Harley logos.
But don’t let that scare you. The HOGS include professionals, such as accountants, lawyers and computer software workers. Read more
Providence Marianwood, artEAST host art show
May 4, 2010
Providence Marianwood skilled nursing home and artEAST artists’ group present their first combined art show, “Hit Me With Your Best Shot.” The show, which runs through May 31 at the senior care facility, 3725 Providence Point Drive S.E., features photographs by artEAST artists. The public is invited to stop by to view the photographs in the new “Marianwood Art Gallery.”
ArtEAST will then work with Providence Marianwood to display a different art show about every two months, and artist receptions will be held on the third Wednesday of even numbered months.
Providence Marianwood celebrates Mother Joseph Day with living history
April 13, 2010
Actress Joan Pinkerton Tucker, of Moses Lake, will portray Mother Joseph of the Sisters of Providence April 16 at Providence Marianwood in celebration of Providence Marianwood.
The Rev. Johann Neethling, Providence Marianwood director of pastoral care, said Tucker’s living-history performance is highly anticipated for the annual celebration.
“We’re very excited she’s coming back,” Neethling said, adding Tucker last appeared at the facility in 1988, before Providence Marianwood had taken over operations. “We have some residents from other Providence ministries who have seen her and have been very impressed.”
Tucker, who dresses as Mother Joseph did when she worked in the Washington Territory, will present her free, living history monologue “Beggar/Builder: The History of Mother Joseph from 2-2:45 p.m., in the activity room, 3725 Providence Point Drive S.E. Read more
The Chavez family lives, works together
January 5, 2009
The Chavez family, Yasmin, Adolfo and Olga (from left), all work at the Providence Marianwood assisted living facility in Issaquah. By Greg Farrar.
Olga and Adolfo Chavez are rarely apart. Where one goes, so, too, does the other. The pattern started the day after she arrived in America from her native Guatemala.
“I remember I came to the United States on May 10, 1986, and I met Adolfo the next day,” Olga, 51, said. “We were married nine months later.”
Adolfo, a 59-year-old native of Mexico, confirmed their attachment at the hip. She left California to visit her sister-in-law here while on vacation. She liked it so much that she stayed. Read more
