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Hospice II: Dignity, Dignity, Dignity
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ull of audience participation and jaw-dropping illusions, the Believe It! Unbelievable Magic show is coming to the Lincoln City Cultural Center on Thursday, Nov. 15. Its star is Jason Andrews, a professional magician who holds the unbelievable – yet completely legit — title of “International Champion of Magic.” The show will start at 7 p.m. at the center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Andrews, a veteran of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and a frequent performer at the Crazy Horse Paris at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, has promised a 90-minute performance with original illusions, comedy, live animals and sleight of hand. “You simply have to see it to Believe It!” said Andrews. Andrews is a native of Las Vegas, and was first inspired to become a magician at the age of 12, when he saw Lance Burton perform. Andrews attended the Las Vegas Academy for the Performing Arts, and starred in two U.S. tours in 2007 and 2008. Upon his return to Las Vegas, he was named “Entertainer of the
Unsung Heroes By Janet Anderson
‘Sunshine’ always lights up when This Volunteer comes to visit. No wonder. She brings flowers, does Sunshine’s hair and nails, creams for her face, make up, and a cheerful attitude. This Hospice Program Volunteer, who also chooses to remain anonymous, makes very sure that when she visits Hospice patients, she also brings a large supply of dignity. That is foremost in her heart. She and Sunshine also talk about eating, singing, hugs, kisses, and smiles. When the tough times come to a person and they are not living in a small town with family and friends close by, people can feel isolated and alone. If you live in a town where there are social programs like Hospice available, that void of family and close friends can be filled just a little. Or maybe filled a lot. As I said in the last column, my own family was blessed to have the Hospice program present when my cousin died. My cousin’s family was indeed scattered and was present as much as possible, but at the end especially the comfort that Hospice brought to all of us was a big eye opener for me. That was my only experience with the program. The comfort and peace of mind that I felt was amazing. This Volunteer worked in the social services field before retiring and moving to Oregon. She was especially interested in the field of memory care. Many of her former clients had no families or if they had families they were far, far away and were inaccessible except for infrequent visits. Hospice was always there and is there to fulfill needs that otherwise would have been left unmet. It is so comforting knowing that when Hospice is involved, the patient has an incredible Team working together to provide the utmost in care and attention! Our city is so blessed to have the resources of Hospice. The Hospice program is a Team with a capital T. Meetings of the entire Team are held biweekly. Volunteers are invited but the meetings are not mandatory for them. This Volunteer submits a written report monthly with all contacts on it. She includes anecdotal reports on eating and response levels, and recommends specific needs she feels the patients have. She also said that the Hospice volunteers occasionally provide supplies to patients on their own. A simple gift of a bottle of nice hand lotion goes a long way. As a volunteer myself I know how it is with purchasing materials for whatever program you are volunteering for: for a classroom, marker pens and books; for a gardening group, plants and compost; for the fire department, flowers for decoration and brownies for hungry firemen. We all do it to some degree. “The Man” was a World War II Veteran and a very handsome man. He loved the music of that era: Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Tennessee Ernie Ford. This Volunteer brought in CDs. He and his lunch mates would sit quietly and listen with nostalgia to the wonderful big band sounds. Even with their memory problems the words of the songs would surface and suddenly everyone sang. Music brings happiness. What a group singing “Amazing Grace!” What absolute joy! You know when you go into Hospice work that you have to let go when the time comes. Sometimes the volunteers need a break. When that time comes the program team is there for support. Take a break. Go for a walk on the beach. Read your book. Listen to your music. My comfort music is Ray Charles. Do you know what yours is? If you are interested in inquiring about the Hospice program, please contact: Becky Hall, Samaritan North Lincoln Hospice, 541996-7328, or email her at hallbe@ samhealth.org. If you know a volunteer who deserves acknowledgement or want a particular program explored, please contact: Janet Anderson Beachlady868@embarqmail.com
Year” by Boyd Gaming and “International Champion of Magic” by the International Brotherhood of Magicians. In total, he has won 25 magic awards around the world. In 2011, Andrews took his magic to Japan, England, China, Mexico and Canada. In addition to “America’s Got Talent,” he has also appeared on “Stars Among the Angels,” a national variety show benefitting Child Haven. Whenever he’s in Los Angeles, you can see him at the Magic Castle, in Hollywood. Guest-starring in “Believe It!” will be Comedy “Quack” Magician Adam London. London is obsessed with rubber ducks, using them in his magic and comedy routine. Tickets are $12 in advance and $14 at the door, with children 12 and under admitted free with a paid adult. For tickets, call 541994-9994. For more information on Jason Andrews, head to www. JasonAndrewsMagic.com/BelieveIt. For details or tickets, call 541994-9994.
Austrian player breaks way to win JIM FOSSUM The News Guard
Jasmin Ouschan got all the breaks Sunday night at the Women’s Professional Billiards Association Tour Championship at the Chinook Winds Casino Resort. Ouschan (pronounced ocean) won the lag to determine who would break first, rattled off a big lead by clearing some of the table on the first shot in several games, then stunningly sank the 9-ball on the break in the decisive 10th game to claim a 7-3 victory over future Hall of Famer Karen Corr. “The break was definitely the difference tonight. Ouschan at the ocean. I guess it’s better at the ocean,” Ouschan said after winning the four-day event at Chinook Winds, whose motto is “It’s better at the beach.” Ouschan, who won at Chinook Winds for the second time in three years, sank two balls on the break twice in the final and three on another occasion before sinking the rarest of shots in the decisive final match.
“I actually thought to myself, ‘Why not just get this over with and make the 9 on the break?’” she said. “I could see it rolling down the table and thought, ‘Wow, it might really go in.’” Ouschan, 26, of Klagenfurt, Austria, emerged victorious on Veterans Day over a semifinal field of four foreign players. She won the first semifinal over Englishwoman Allison Fisher, while Corr, of Ireland, defeated defending champion Ga Young Kim of South Korea in Sunday afternoon’s second semi. Ouschan defeated Corr for the title by winning the first four games of the match before losing three of the next four. Before that, though, she took a commanding 5-1 lead by rattling the 8-ball into the front left corner, then the 9 on a delicate slice in the back before Corr mounted a brief charge to 5-3. “That was a big shot, a big moment,” she said. While Corr, who will be inducted into the Billiards Congress of America Hall of Fame in
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Jasmine Ouschan of Austria won the WPBA Tour Championship at Chinook Winds Casino in a 10th game 7-3 victory. October in Virginia Beach, Va., closed the gap, she recognized she would have a tough time rallying despite suffering just one defeat in the made-for-television event featuring 48 of the world’s leading players. “Her break made the differ-
ence,” said Corr, who watched as Ouschan, who went undefeated in the tournament, made the most by mopping up the clean tables she left. “Really, all week was like that,” Ouschan said.
Top Chef at Oyster Cloyster Congratulations to the Pelican Pub & Brewery’s Executive Chef Ged Aydleott for bringing home “Top Chef” from the 12th Annual, Oyster Cloyster, held Nov. 3 in Newport. Chef Ged presented a gourmet creation highlighting a Silverspot IPA Smoked Netarts Bay Oyster atop a Cucumber Salad and Roasted Jalapeno Vinaigrette on Spent Grain Crostini. Silverspot IPA is an English Style IPA named after the endangered Silverspot Butterfly whose habitat is along the Oregon Coast. Oyster Cloyster, held at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, is the major fundraising event for the Oregon Coast Community College’s Aquarium Science Program. Twelve Chefs from premiere restaurants on the Oregon Coast put together gourmet culinary creations that were judged by a panel of Executive Chefs and the public then awarded at the end of the evening. This is the second time the Pelican has won the coveted “Top Chef” award at the Oyster Cloyster. PHOTO BY KEN HOWARD/METROPOLITAN OPERA.
Johan Botha in the title role and Renée Fleming as Desdemona in “Otello,” playing Nov. 17 in Newport.
Newport to host opera in HD Can’t make it to the Met? The sights and sounds of the country’s most reknowned opera house will be beamed in live, in High Definition, to the Newport Performing Arts Center this month. The Oregon Coast Council for the Arts will present two Shakespearean works, “Otello” and “The Tempest”, on two Saturdays at the Center via HD satellite broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Tickets are available at the Newport Performing Arts Center Box Office or by calling 541265-2787, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Reserved seating tickets are $20. for adults, $17 for seniors, and $10 for students.
Otello by Verdi November 17 at 10 a.m.
Verdi’s Shakespearean masterpiece, “Otello,” is back at the Met, starring a “chilling and touching” Johan Botha in the title role. Renée Fleming as Desdemona is
“sublime” and “knows exactly how to spin the gentle lines of the ‘Willow Song’ and ‘Ave Maria’ so that they softly fill the hall.
The Tempest by Adès November 24 at 10 a.m.
British composer Thomas Adès conducts the Met premiere of his contemporary masterpiece “The Tempest,” an Englishlanguage opera based on Shakespeare’s final play. In the Met’s fantastical new production by Robert Lepage, Simon Keenlyside leads the cast as the exiled magician Prospero, a role he created at the opera’s 2004 world premiere. The opera also stars Isabel Leonard as Prospero’s daughter, Miranda; Alek Shrader as the shipwrecked prince, Ferdinand; Alan Oke as the monstrous island native Caliban; and Audrey Luna in the stratospheric coloratura role of the air spirit Ariel. Soprano Deborah Voigt hosts the transmission and conducts backstage interviews with the stars.
Celtic concert to be held at the Cultural Center Beltaine will perform Celtic and traditional at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18 at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. Beltaine is a Northwest trio/ quartet featuring hammered dulcimer, guitar, flute, marimbula, accordion and vocals. The band describes its sound as “Celtic
Fusion” with backgrounds that include Celtic, folk, rock, classical, jazz, and blues. Check out the group’s music online at beltainemusic.com. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. For more information, contact the Cultural Center at 541-994-9994.