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She’s a survivor Her cancer journey has not been easy, but dance teacher Linda Springstead finds compassion, nonjudgmental attitude
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Linda Springstead (right) noticed she wasn’t feeling well and, for months, searched for answers. Finally, she received a diagnosis of lung cancer. Now, eight years later, she’s gone through remission and news that the cancer has returned. But she’s a stronger person now. By MAGGI WHITE BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS
In late 2008, just as America was settling into the dark years of a recession, Portland’s Linda Springstead was battling her own demons. A self-employed dance instructor, Springstead noticed she was feeling more tired and her feet hurt. In her mid-50s at the time, she thought that losing energy was something that happened as a person ages. But it was more than that. She also was getting easily winded. For two months, she worked with her naturopath, searching for answers. “No one was thinking cancer,” she says. Finally, her doctor suggested getting an Xray, which revealed lung cancer that had spread to her spine, brain and lungs. “After the shock, I consoled myself,” Springstead says. “‘A lot of people get lung cancer,’ I thought to
myself. It’ll be OK. But I didn’t like that the cancer was stage four.” After several tests, and much anxiety, doctors determined the best course of treatment – Springstead needed nearly five months of radiation and chemotherapy to kill the cancer. The news was discouraging, especially as Springstead’s health deteriorated. The doctors and nurses at St. Vincent’s “were awesome,” she says. “They were communicative and caring. But I was not hopeful. When you are not feeling well, it is hard to be hopeful. You know that chemo is killing you to save you, and the cancer is killing you.” She won’t lie – the first round of chemotherapy was so hard she didn’t know if she could handle a second and third round. But something inside her said, “You have to give it a chance. Go for it.” By the third round, the chemotherapy treatments began to work.
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“I was told, ‘It’s not growing,’” she says. “That was a positive. The next test showed it was definitely shrinking. By the fourth chemo, it was gone, all but in one place.” One spot on her lung was found to be slightly active so surgery was performed about a month after her last chemotherapy treatment to remove half of one lung. Healing from the surgery was the most painful, she says, especially since she cannot tolerate pain medication. “I didn’t want to roll over,” Springstead says. “For several weeks it hurts like hell when you breathe and move your rib cage.” For the first week, until she could care for herself, she was supported by her two daughters, and an improving attitude. “It could be worse,” she told herself. “Some people have chronic pain their whole life. For me, the worst part passed. By the time you go through all this
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how you feel about being sick is important. It doesn’t do any good to worry. You keep on enjoying the time you have. Once you start feeling better, your spirit becomes hopeful.” Springstead began looking at life differently. “I would say to myself, ‘This is my only 2015 Fourth of July or this is my first 2015 Christmas.’ You value each day.” By the end of 2009, Springstead was cancer-free. But a subsequent yearly scan revealed the cancer had returned, and she’s now on a schedule to be tested every six months. She was initially upset, but realized, “Once you’ve got it, you’ve got it,”
and accepted she must keep moving forward. “If you don’t quit, you cannot fail,” she says of her attitude. “You must keep on keeping on.” She’s looked into cancer treatments in other countries, including one being used in Cuba that may get some attention in the United States. It is a treatment in which the cancer attacks itself. She was getting scans once a year but because of the cancer that returned she now gets tested every six months. “Of course I am concerned and would prefer I didn’t have cancer but I have faith in the system. Cancer treatment is a lot better now than it was 20 years ago and there will be even more
NW BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS • MARCH 2016 options in the years ahead,” Springstead says. Going through cancer and its treatments taught her a lot about herself, what she wants and how she approaches life. “I am not a high-toned thinker,” she says. “I’m good as long as I feel OK. You have to do what you think will help you.” She’s done energy healing, treatments and herbal acupuncture when she can afford it. “I will continue to do whatever I feel could improve my health. I do what I can afford. If it’s all in the mind, I don’t care. Maybe it is working, maybe it isn’t, but I am openmined. There are people who get tired of fighting cancer because it takes effort, but I want to pursue any path that sounds reasonable.” She’s thankful for her support system. “I had continuous support from friends, students and family, and all the prayers that were with me,” she says. “There’s something about knowing people are truly for you and that they are putting your case to the front of their prayers. That has a very healing and positive effect. There’s more than bodies that need healing during cancer or other terrible diseases.” For example, one of the most devastating moments for Springstead was knowing she would lose her long hair as a result of the treatments. She asked her daugh-
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Linda Springstead, a dance instructor at Ballroom Dance Company in Tigard, has been able to maintain her schedule despite her health issues. She learned she should not isolate herself through this journey. ter Jessica to cut her hair for her. When Springstead showed up, she saw that her daughter greeted her with an equally short haircut. “I burst out crying,” she says, knowing that her daughter had treasured her own beautiful head of hair. “That was empathy. My daughter was in my corner.” When it came to healthy eating and exercise, Spring-
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stead went through a learning process as well. “You have to make yourself get up to exercise, to go to work when your spirit or energy are low,” she says. And she’s working on her eating habits to build her body back up, but if something she wants to eat makes her happy, she doesn’t berate herself. She also doesn’t judge the attitude and will of others who are going through cancer, and believes that families should offer unconditional support. “Some family members get angry if you don’t follow all the rules, but I don’t believe in being judgmental. Families are the most important support group.” She misses foods that she loves, especially French fries and catsup but also all the nightshade vegetables and dairy, soy, and gluten that she can’t have because of allergies. “Some days I splurge,” she admits, but she does try to keep her food cravings under control. “I need to enjoy my living.” She’s back to teaching ballroom dance full-time. “It is too easy to become isolated,” she says. “I had to work hard to master dance. If something is hard to learn, you never forget it. I always
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Dennis Sparks couldn’t ignore the desire to act out his emotions; now he helps others
of actors, directors and writers. His reviews are informed by his performing arts background, which allows him to pick up on nuances other reviewers might not. He makes no bones about the fact that he approaches every production he reviews as an “unabashed” supporter. “I go in expecting a production to be good, and will give constructive criticism,” he says. “My hope is that my insights help theaters and actors.”
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When Dennis Sparks was a boy, the backyard of his family home was his stage. He’d write scripts and ask neighbor friends to join in his productions, which usually were inspired by a TV show or film he’d seen in a local movie theater. Sparks’ early interest in wearing multiple hats foreshadowed his performing arts career, which has seen him act, write stage plays and screenplays, direct, produce, work as a backstage “techie,” and teach. He’s done everything from rub elbows on set with Hollywood actors to establishing two theater companies, including the nonprofit Heartland Theatre Productions in Vancouver. These days, Sparks applies his wide-ranging experience largely to writing reviews of Portland-area theater productions, independent films and Oregon Shakespeare Festival productions. He also helps
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had coordination but even that can be learned. It’s the willingness to try and focus. Being nonjudgmental about yourself is helpful. But some people step away because they think it is too hard. I don’t look down on them.”
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Dennis Sparks now directs his time toward reviewing theater productions in the metro area, offering constructive criticism to help young actors improve.
cast and works with actors in independent films, utilizing his connections with actors in the region and helping shape their performances by talking with them about things such as character motivations. Sparks says writing reviews keeps him busy, so much so that he simply isn’t able to review every production he has the opportunity to. He reviews productions put on by about 25 theater companies in the metro area, plus high school productions as well as independent projects Springstead advocates against isolation in times of ill health or aging. “Having points of connection is important,” she says. “People should volunteer, do small jobs, especially oneon-one activities rather than being on the phone. No matter your age there are ways to get around to do the things you like.” ■
the acting bug Sparks’ father was a coffee salesman, and moved his family frequently. A Long Beach, Calif., native and the oldest of four children, he recalls being somewhat of a lonely child because of those frequent moves — from
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southern Oregon to Portland to Vancouver. In grade school, Sparks would go to the movies and then put on what he called “backyard plays” based on what he’d just seen on screen. He’d draw out the characters, ask neighbor friends to be in the cast and put up a makeshift curtain across a clothesline. His mother, who had acted some in school, encouraged her teen son to take a performing arts elective at Vancouver’s Hudson’s Bay High School. He was instant-
ly drawn to the freedom he had to inhabit a role “and become somebody else,” to be transported via a script to the Old West or somewhere in Europe, to strike up friendships with fellow student actors, and to feel the adrenaline rush of an audience’s laughter and applause. “It built my confidence level,” Sparks says. “It was a place to belong.” As a high school senior, Sparks played the lead in “Harvey” and performed in an all-city production of “South Pacific,” which involved high school students from around Vancouver. As a Clark College student, he immersed himself in the-
NW BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS • MARCH 2016 ater to an even greater degree, performing in at least a halfdozen plays a year, including comedies and dramas. “It was a really good education,” he says.
finding a career By the mid-1960s, Sparks was accepted into the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, and attended what was then Southern Oregon College as a theater major. One of his directors with the Shakespeare festival was the legendary Angus Bowmer. Sparks performed with the company for two seasons and was accepted for a third, but took the opportunity to be a featured extra in the Para-
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says Fancy taught him how to deliver Shakespeare’s lines in a more conversational style, which felt more natural. Among other roles, Sparks played Hortensio in “The Taming of the Shrew.” His stage directorial credits include “Oliver” and “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and he produced “West Side Story,” “A Chorus Line” and “The Diary of Anne Frank.” In addition to reviews, Sparks has written stage plays, screenplays and a radio play. Among the stage plays was “The Legacy of Mother Joseph,” which he also directed. His radio play “A Krampus Christmas” aired during the 2014 holidays on Portland radio station KXL.
lessons learned Sparks says the most significant lesson he’s learned during his career is to make the stage a safe place to explore anger, love, sadness and other emotions. He says he gets enormous satisfaction from coaching young actors, passing along lessons he’s learned about inhabiting a character and the abilities actors possess to assume other personas. “It’s therapeutic, it really is,” he says. “It helps you step into other people’s shoes. One time I asked Lee Marvin the secret to playing a villain, and
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he says, ‘You forming arts play him like can have on he’s right, like their lives, he’s the good whether they guy.’ One story end up making I tell students it a profession. is, ‘In the cirOne young percus there’s a son he coached vehicle that did go into the goes around ~ Dennis Sparks theater and is and around the now in college; on acting ring and then another simply stops. The door turned her life opens and out comes a clown, around, jettisoning the rough then another and another. crowd she was hanging out Picture yourself as those char- with for the theater and going acters. Each of them is in on to study political science you.’ You’re tapping into dif- in college, Sparks says. ferent aspects of you through “When you can see the different characters, pulling change in the direction of those characters out. You their lives, that’s everywant to give (students) the thing. That’s why I do it,” opportunity to discover it he says. “That makes it themselves.” worthwhile.” One of the chief reasons he Dani Baldwin, education enjoys teaching young actors director with Oregon Childis the positive impact the per- ren’s Theatre, says Sparks’
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reviews are important for young actors. His critiques allow teens “to get comfortable with the review experience, an important aspect of professional development,”
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visit dennissparksreviews.blogspot.com to read reviews. he recently posted reviews about triangle productions’ “What every Girl Should Know,” “Sense and Sensibility” at portland actors conservatory, and “taming of the Shrew” at battle Ground drama club.
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Renovations continue, while Lloyd Center ice rink enthusiasts remember the good times By MAGGI WHITE BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS
When the Lloyd Center Ice Rink unveils its new look later this fall, it will be the end of one era and the beginning of a new one. When the landmark shopping center opened in 1960, it attracted visitors from across the county, and especially
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Bob Slayton, who owns an Orange Julius at Lloyd Center, spent time recently visiting with friend Diane Rawlinson, where both shared pictures from past experiences on the ice rink at Lloyd Center.
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when public relations visionary Ron Schmidt was given the green light to erect a huge billboard in New York to call attention to the first open-air shopping center in the world to have an ice rink. However, times are changing. The famous 56-year-old rink will get a new look with both interior and exterior renovations. The rink is being reconfigured and upgraded, will
feature a more oval design and will be shifted to the east as it becomes the central attraction of a newly-revamped center court. The rink will be visible from all three levels. While some loyalists demonstrated against the changes by brandishing placards reading “Don’t shrink the rink,” the renovations at Lloyd Center are welcome changes. In fact, it’s part of a $50 million renovation of Lloyd Center, occurring as the Lloyd District experiences its own renaissance amidst a considerable number of new housing developments. Two Portlanders who have been connected to the ice rink since the day it opened are also its unofficial historians. Memories hold a special place in their hearts. Bob Slayton was a senior in high school when he took his first job working at the ice rink. He eventually became the manager, and it was there that he trained as a barrel jumper. His ability to jump 13 barrels even landed him on “The Wide World of Sports.” Now, he owns an Orange Julius stand at Lloyd Center and still skates occasionally with his grandchildren. Diane Rawlinson was at the ice rink opening as a star with the Ice Capades, a traveling ice show considered one of the most glamorous of its kind for about six decades. The stunning skater, model
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and wine aficionado also is known for having plucked a 3year-old Tonya Harding from a broken home and guiding her to stardom on the Lloyd Center Ice Rink. From the 1960s to the mid1980s, Lloyd Center’s ice rink was the go-to attraction for visitors and events. Here, visitors came not only to skate, but to witness the performances of world-class skaters; to see the appearances of U.S. presidents, including John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon; and to see other celebrities, such as opera singer Luciano Pavarotti and blues legend Louis Armstrong, both of whom made appearances for the Rose Festival. Visitors also flocked to the mall during the Christmas season to view with awe the spectacular 80-foot Christmas tree, cut down in the forest and decorated by a crew of 15 who worked for weeks before unveiling it at the center. The rink also has been a home away from home for children and adults who gather for skating and socializing. Often, visitors come just to watch the skaters, gaining pleasure out of viewing the activities on the ice. Rawlinson and Slayton are sentimental about Lloyd
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Left, Diane Rawlinson skated at Lloyd Center as part of the prestigious Ice Capades. Above, Bob Slayton initially knew nothing of ice skating, but later became a world-champion barrel jumper.
Center and treasure their associations with its community of skaters. Among their memories, Slayton remembers when long hair was forbidden, and there was a dress code for the young men who patrolled the ice rink – they were required to wear red blazers and ties. He speaks with admiration for former manager Don Horn, who walked the mall every morning to make sure Lloyd Center was looking first-rate, and holding weekly meetings with staff — from maintenance to the front office — to discuss how to improve the operation. Children haven’t been the only ones eager to visit the ice
Most renovations will take place at night when the shopping center is closed. Most of the work is related to infrastructure improvements and energy efficiency. there will be a new pedestrian entrance, landscaping, brighter lighting, new benches, soft seating and new planters. the existing chalet at the ice rink will be reworked and ice-making equipment will be upgraded. cypress equities is the management company overseeing the renovations. cypress’ todd Minnis says the intention is to reconnect the center’s history, contributing to the overall renaissance of the lloyd district.
rink, as older adults have enjoyed friendship and exercise on the ice rink as well. There are ladies clubs, and gatherings by students of the ice skating coaches who look forward to events at the rink. Rawlinson, who will continue teaching at the ice rink when it re-opens, says her memories of her years there
run deep. “It was an open air mall at the time, just wonderful,” she says. “It was ahead of its time. People came from all over to see it. It was like Rockefeller Center, only before.” Not long ago, the Portland Ice Skating Club was celebrating a major birthday, and had more than 150 in attendance.
One of those guests was Jim Lawrence, a former partner to famed skater Sonja Henie. Rawlinson remembers when her husband, Dennis, then president of the Portland Opera, brought Pavarotti to the rink. “Pavarotti’s coach offered to give Tonya (Harding) voice lessons but she did-
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■ Derived from trees and plants, essential oils have a wide application By MAGGI WHITE BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS
Essential oils can help you sleep, reduce stress and inflamation, and even kill some bugs in your house. But buyers beware. Scientific research backs up many wellness claims for aromatherapy, says Dorene Petersen, president and CEO of American College of Healthcare Sciences. But there is a lot of manipulation of the product by the time it gets to a retail shelf. The industry is not regulated so it’s important to choose pure, organic essential oils from registered aromatherapists or at stores where personnel are well trained in their wellness departments. Distillers around the world might fiddle with their essential oils. Just because the label says the product is “organic” or that it doesn’t have preservatives, there is no official policing of the industry. While essential oils have
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Dorene Petersen and Robert Seidel pay their respects in front of Borobudur, a ninth-century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. Seidel’s interest in the growing and producing of plant oils has taken him to India, Greece, Europe and Indonesia. Petersen is president and CEO of American College of Healthcare Sciences, in Portland. many health benefits, the public has no way of knowing whether the oils are pure. Petersen, who recently
moved ACHS’s international headquarters to Macadam Avenue in Southwest Portland, is a New Zealand-trained nat-
uropath. At the school, students from 80 countries are taking online courses to earn degrees in several alternative medicine genres. ACHS specializes in online training for a diploma of aromatherapy as a master aromatherapist and offers career-focused undergraduate and graduate certificate programs in, among many fields, wellness consulting. It also hosts on-campus community classes. Petersen’s husband, Robert S. Seidel, is president of The Essential Oil Company. He has
been importing and distributing essential oils since 1977, and supplies many practitioners in alternative medical fields as well as medical doctors. The company, Seidel says, is a cruelty-free, animalfriendly supplier, and is a certified organic tithe handler. Seidel travels internationally, seeking new oils and installing distilling equipment, some of which he has had patented, and making sure he buys from those with whom he has developed personal relationships. In addition, he is keenly interested in sustainability. It was in his field of forest and resource management that he came upon the medicinal uses of trees and plants. Isolating aromas from trees and plants was not a part of forestry management until the late ‘60s, he says, and there wasn’t much of a demand in this country. His discovery of a six-volume set of Ernest Guenther’s books, “The Essential Oils,” motivated him to devour the information. A lot of travel and study followed. He built a rudimentary distillery in the woods outside Sandy, near Camp Howard, that started him on his global trek to growers of plant oils and to the discovery of how to create a huge market. His interest in the process of growing and producing plant oils took him to India, Indonesia, Greece and Europe. Burma is where first-grade agar wood oil is the most expensive in the world. The oil has cultural and religious significance and is mentioned in Sanskrit Vedas in India. Seidel speaks of the wide use of jasmine and camellia oils. The flower markets in India are lush with a profusion
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of flowers and what doesn’t sell is sold for oil extraction. Exotic foreign countries are not the only places where plants are grown specifically for their oils. Peppermint, for example, is big business in the Willamette Valley and as far east as Madras. To assure purity he frequently runs secondary analysis for specific gravity, optimal rotation and flash point to ward off “bogus information” that is rampant in the field. Siedel’s passion is for the process and that includes his love of equipment. He maintains his own distillery in Southeast Portland and helps introduce and install modern equipment all over the world. “There was a lot of junk on the market,” he says. At ACHS in Portland, there is an apothecary open to the public, including instructions on how to distill oils. Aromatherapists are not physicians but after a medical diagnosis they can work up a wellness protocol, Petersen says. Use of essential oils goes back to the earliest times. Jean Valnet of France wrote a classic manual that provides detailed evidence for the efficacy of plant medicine and shows, in scientific terms, why plant medicine works, Petersen says. Valnet’s classic, “The Practice of Aromatherapy,” is used as a textbook. Today, essential oils in the alternative medicine field have been given further credibility in hospitals and nurses training, she adds. A chain of wellness hospitals, Wellspring, uses aromatherapy throughout the institutions.
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n’t want to sing opera,” she says, chuckling. Rawlinson views the community of skaters at the rink as extended family. “We had ice shows almost every winter and potlucks with students,” she says. “It was a wonderful occasion.” Slayton says it was former rink manager Jim Waldo who encouraged him to learn to skate and do barrel jumps. Slayton tied for third in a world competition in 1963. “Lloyd Center, when it opened, was a show place, the place to be,” Slayton says. He recalls the peewee hours on Sunday for the very young skaters and the Ladies Club formed by Jan Burton that is still going after 60 years. “They call it the hooky club.” Slayton says he likes that “people go to the rink to have fun and they have a positive attitude.” Other memories are of Lloyd Center birthdays and free skating twice a day that lured 500 children as well as the Alpenrose exhibits of animals. “They built a little city with artificial snow in the mall and people came from all over to see it,” he says. ■
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In geriatric care, research has shown that essential oils can slow down cognitive decline and support symptoms of sleeplessness, anxiety and anger often experienced by patients, Petersen says. Two oils have been found to be especially useful. Lavender has been used effectively for cognitive support, but it must be lavandula angustifolia, not lavandin, which is used as a cleaning product. The other is coriander oil, which Petersen says is “phenomenal” in geriatric use. In the home, lavender can be added to the bath with a few drops that are swished around in water because oil floats, and in the shower by being added to unfragranced washes. She recommends 100 milliliters of lavender and five to 10 drops of coriander. These oils also can be added to home diffusers and blended, 10 drops of lavender and five drops of coriander. Inhalation speeds absorption into the bloodstream. Major issues that bring demand for essential oils are stress, relaxation and sleep. Lavender is also excellent as an antiseptic and is anti-bacterial as well as eucalyptus oil and lemongrass. Want to inhibit mold? Try lemongrass by adding a teaspoon to a half-gallon of water, then wiping down shelving, cupboards, under the sink and around areas that get damp. Petersen recommends wearing rubber gloves and making sure to fully incorporate the oil into the water first. Eucalyptus oil is a decongestant but should not be used near babies’ faces or young children, and not on varnish. Some oils are excellent
Some other essential oils and their uses:
cinnamon (it must be c. zeylanicum) — use three drops in a diffuser for air purification. It supports normal appetite and digestion. Or, two drops in one tablespoon of sweet almond oil massaged onto stomach. peppermint Mentha — For tension headaches and digestive issues. Dilute six drops in one tablespoon and rub small amount at base of neck and on stomach. It can also be diffused. rosemary rosmarinus offinlis — Hair growth, particularly dark hair. Mix in equal amounts with lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) and massage a few drops directly into scalp. A stimulant, good for good morning oil, supportive for normal memory function. Add against bugs and can be used in trashcans, the drain, refrigerator, and in cotton balls around pets. Lavandin helps prevent ants. For digestive symptoms, try mixing olive oil, ginger and turmeric and massage it on the skin. When blended with sweet orange in the bath or shower, ginger oil provides an energizing lift. It’s also good in salad dressing. Lemon oil is great for colds, uplifts and as a laxative. “Essential oils are very potent substances and you don’t play around with them,” Petersen says. “It is important for a medical wellness outcome to purchase from people who know what they’re talking about.” And just because it’s an ancient art doesn’t mean there aren’t new discoveries. “New oils are coming on all the time,” she says, “since I started in this field 35 years ago. There are as many essential oils as there are aromatic plants in the world.” Petersen says she’s most
fragrance to shower gel or, if used in the shower, add about 24 drops to six tablespoons. clove (not clove leaf) — This is an analgesic that support mild aches and pains. Blend three to six drops into one tablespoon sweet almond or camellia oil and massage over the area. oregano — Dilute three drops in a tablespoon of sweet almond or camellia oil and use for supporting calm skin. Diluted in the same amount of boiled water and used as a wash it can help to maintain normal healthy skin. Do not use full strength; can cause severe burning. catnip — Keeps mosquitos from biting. Dilute 12 drops to two tablespoons. It’s said to be better than DEET. It’s also useful for supporting normal respiration rubbed onto chest.
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a spring accelerated term begins march 21. Both herb 101 and aroma 101 will be offered. community classes, which start in march, are live streamed and hosted on campus. visit achs.edu/academics/community/wellness/ courses.
there is a senior discount in the apothecary shoppe: senior55. visit apothecary-shoppe.com. many oils sell for as little as $3.95, with the most expensive being rose and neroli. there are more than 70 oils for sale. seidel’s aromatherapy oils sell under the canopy brand.
achs offers a study abroad program to all adults in mid-June. this year’s program travels to greece on the island of syros, with a focus on wellness practices. excited about boswellia, frankincense and camellia oil — all anti-inflammatories. “These were not on the market a decade ago. Turmeric, you can add one drop to a salad dressing.” Frankincense can be diluted in sweet almond oil if you have stiff joints, arthritis in your knee, or you can massage with camellia oil, she says. The recipe for frankin-
cense is 100 mils of camellia oil to 10 drops of frankincense. And what about the power of positive thinking over the oils’ real benefits? “The placebo factor is in everything and that’s terrific,” Petersen says. “It is the power of positive thinking. Believing something will help you and visualizing it makes it more likely it will work.” ■
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Those of us who affectionately recall the early days of television, when there were just a few channels offering endearing shows like “Howdy Doody,” “Lassie,” “Gunsmoke” and “The Ed Sullivan Show,” now find ourselves immersed in a blizzard of programming options. This electronic landscape has brought us what is rather smugly called “smart TV,” leaving many of us who are a tad technically challenged feeling, well, dumb. And taken for granted. But take heart, you may find relief by what is known in today’s jargon as “cutting the cord,” otherwise known as dumping subscription TV. According to a report by Brian Shim on disablemycable.com, the average cable customer spends $75 a month on cable, amounting to $900 a year and $45,000 over a lifetime. This can be a heavy bur-
den, especially on fixed incomes. Shim says viewers are dropping cable in record numbers, not only because of cost but also because of inferior programming. Those most likely to cancel their cable service, he says, are technically savvy and under the age of 40. They choose viewing alternatives that cost them little or nothing, and without breaking any laws. As our “golden years” crept closer, most of us veteran viewers did, in fact, courageously break away from the comfort of TV tradition and welcome expanded programming well beyond Archie Bunker, Red Skelton, Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite. New programs came into our homes via cable and satellite transmission. Our horizons were broadened, our options multiplied — and our budgets were squeezed. We were suddenly paying everincreasing monthly costs for service companies to deliv-
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those things rather than pining for TV.” Chris, who enjoys a high technical aptitude, admits that it takes a little detective work to uncover the ever-expanding array of options to cable. “There’s no one-stop shopping,” he says. For a onetime cost of about $100, Chris installed an Apple TV device (much like a Roku) which makes your TV “smart,” and gives you access to various Internet channels. Another way to bypass cable is to buy a digital antenna, which costs less than $100 and often allows free access to local TV stations, and shows on the major TV networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS and more.) These nifty gizmos are available at electronics stores and retailers like Wal-Mart and Target. Many of the cable sites offer free programming on their websites. CNN and CSPAN stream their live broadcasts, for example. However, sports programming still offers limited viewing, and a lot of Internet searching to find what you want. Even still, viewing quality may be poor. To help you search for popular TV shows and movies, visit yidio.com, a website that aggregates what’s popular. It can direct you to sites where viewing is free, or let you know how much it will cost to watch a specific movie or show. My son-in-law told me that this is just the beginning. “Things are changing quickly and with more and more competition, subscription providers will have to respond,” he says. So ask yourself: Are the cable shows that are available for me to watch really worth what I am paying? What programming do I actually want? And what are my options? If you are cost-conscious, and if you remember the days of free TV like “The Honeymooners,” “The Jack Benny Show,” “The Little Rascals” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” you may very well be a candidate for cutting the cord. In fact, it just may be the “smart” thing to do. ■
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Feb. 26 (through March 19) “The Music Man,” 7:30 p.m., Gallery Theater, 210 NE Ford St., McMinnville. $17/$15. 503472-2227.
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(through April 10) “Smoldering Fires,” 7:30 p.m., Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N. Interstate Ave., Portland. Talk Back panel discussions with playwright Kermit Frazier, March 20-21, after the play. Passinart.net.
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Poetry reading with Peter Sears, 6 to 7 p.m., Garden Home Community Store, 7306 SW Oleson Road, Portland.
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Feb. 27 Portland Opera to Go!, “The Elixir of Love,” Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527 East Main St., Hillsboro. $5.
Siren Nation: Hell Hath No Funny, 8 p.m., Secret Society, 116 NE Russell St., Portland. $10/$12. Secretsociety.net.
You Do Speak English, Don’t You?, cabaret-style variety show, 2 p.m., Hillsboro Artists’ Regional Theatre, 185 SE Washington St. $10. 503-693-7815. Feb. 28 Nathaniel Talbot and Jeffrey Martin, 7 p.m., O’Connor’s Vault, 7850 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland. Talbotmartin.brownpapertickets.com.
Native Women’s Views of Lewis and Clark, by Pat Courtney Gold, 7 p.m., Clark County Historical Society, 1511 Main St., Vancouver, Wash. $4/$3. 360-993-5679.
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Pioneering in British Columbia, by Norm Parker of Tualatin Historical Society, 1 p.m., Tualatin Heritage Center, 8700 SW Sweek Dr. Donations accepted.
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Gallery opening: Art 2016 Student Show, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Sherwood Center for the Arts, 22689 SW Pine St. 503-625-4ART.
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Therapeutic garden volunteer information session, 12:30 p.m., either Good Samaritan or Emanuel hospitals. 503-413-7012.
(also March 5, 11-12) Annual Rummage Sale and Lunch, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Ten O’Clock Church, 23345 S. Beavercreek Road. 503-655-0700.
Learning from Grief and Loss, a VIEWS Conversation on Aging, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Hollywood Senior Center, 1830 NE 40th St., Portland. 503-2888303.
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Mary d. hume THE ALMOST UNSINKABLE
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Much like a salmon that spends years at sea and miraculously returns to the stream or river of its birth, so, too, did the ship Mary D. Hume. Today you’ll spot her along the south shore of the Rogue River near Gold Beach, mired in mud, rotting away; but she was once a hard-working gal with a colorful past. Built here in 1880 of local cedar and myrtle wood, she was 96-feet long and powered by steam. Her owner — businessman and cannery operator, Robert Hume — named her after his wife. For a number of years she plied the coast between Oregon and San Francisco transporting cans of salmon, wool and other cargo until sold to Pacific Steam Whaling Co. Her new life took her north to the Bering Sea off the west coast of Alaska where she became a part of several successful whaling expeditions in Arctic waters. After being badly damaged during a wild storm near the Aleutian Islands, she was sold to Northwest Fisheries and began a far less glamorous life as a service vessel for Alaskan canneries. After several years, she sank in the ice on the Nushagak River and was hauled to Seattle for repairs. In 1906, she was purchased by the American Tugboat Co., and launched a new career as a barge and log-towing boat on Puget Sound.
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The Mary D. Hume, mired in mud near Gold Beach on the southern Oregon Coast, is one of the oldest commercial vessels on the West Coast. In 1954, she experienced a major facelift. Her steam engine was replaced with diesel, and other modifications and updates completed, adding another 30-some years to her working lifespan. In 1978, she retired after 97 years as the oldest commercial vessel in service in the Northwest and the last of the Arctic steam whalers still afloat.
Her owner at the time, Crowley Maritime, had her reconditioned and she made the trip south from Seattle to the Port of Gold Beach under her own power. Plans called for having her converted to a floating maritime museum under the auspices of the Curry County Historical Society. When they tried to lift her to shore for restoration, the
cradle support broke and she sank in the mud below. In the meantime, a lengthy lawsuit over ownership of the ship had exhausted the local history group’s funds, and they couldn’t continue the project. Now she rests in silent indignity, decomposing in public on the silty shores along the mouth of the Rogue River, not far from her launching spot
in 1881. Taken over by nature, she has become a habitat for marine species and, thanks to green grasses and moss, remains quite colorful despite her perilous condition. To view the Mary D. Hume, pull off US 101 on the south side of the bridge over the Rogue River just before the town of Gold Beach. The Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge, built in 1932 and named for a state governor, is an impressive sight and one of a series of art deco bridges along the Oregon Coast Highway built by Conde McCullough. Along with gentle, wooded mountains to the north and the wide expanse of the river, the span provides an attractive backdrop for the Mary D. Hume. Adjacent to the ship is the launching point for Jerry’s Rogue Jets, jet boat tours up the wild and scenic Rogue River. These popular trips hark back to the 1890s when boats delivered mail and other supplies to isolated settlers along the river. There is a small, but interesting museum inside Jerry’s Gift Shop highlighting local history including Indian conflicts, river travel, and the bridge. Also, the Port Hole Café, located in the old cannery, serves a tasty clam chowder and other fish dishes. In the town of Gold Beach, along the main drag, is the Curry County Historical Society Museum; a great, independent bookstore; and, of course, beautiful ocean beaches and vistas. ■
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All-Ireland Cultural Society, authentic Irish music, song and dance, 4 to 9 p.m., Ambridge Event Center, 1333 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland. 503-254-1377. “Secrets of War” (Netherlands, in Dutch with English subtitles), 7:30 p.m., Garden Home Community Store, 7306 SW Oleson Road, Portland.
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Portland Dixieland Jazz Society: Calamity Jazz Band, 2 to 5:45 p.m., Milwaukie Elks, 13121 SE McLoughlin Blvd. $10/$15. 503-513-0240.
The Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (OASCA) recently added board members Kelli Coelho and Margaret (Peggy) Dibblee. Coelho is executive director at Riverbend Ambulatory Surgery Center in Springfield, and Dibblee is director of the Portland Clinic Surgery Centers in Portland. “I am very pleased to welcome these exceptional leaders to OASCA’s board,” says Chris D. Skagen, JD, executive director of OASCA. “OASCA is dedicated to raising awareness of the important role ASCs play in our healthcare system in Oregon and throughout the nation. The board of directors provides critical leadership and decision making, which are vital in presenting a unified voice of our industry. We are privileged to have two such committed and talented ASC leaders join the board.”
Tea and Tangles, 6:30 p.m., Cedar Mill Library, 12505 NW Cornell Road, Suite 13, Portland. 503644-0043.
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Heart to Heart, a VIEWS Conversation on Aging, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Salvation Army Rose Center for Seniors, 211 NE 18th Ave., Portland. 503-239-1221.
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Owl Book Group: “The Left Hand of Darkness” by Ursula K. Le Guin, 10:30 a.m., Cedar Mill Library, 12505 NW Cornell Road, Suite 13, Portland. 503-6440043.
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Voices in Verse: Open mic poetry, 10:30 a.m., Cedar Mill Library, 12505 NW Cornell Road, Suite 13, Portland. 503-644-0043.
Courtyard Village Vancouver recently changed its name to Vancouver Pointe Senior Village, reflecting changes made at the facility since Artegan began its management last April. Upgrades include an 18-person theater, expanding the exercise room, and more upgrades throughout the main building. The property is located at 4555 NE 66th Ave., Vancouver. Call 360-693-5900 or visit VancouverPointe.com.
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You or your loved one deserves the best that life has to offer & that’s exactly what you’ll find at this active community on Portland’s Westside. Our residents love our affordable prices, safe & friendly environment, 24hour health care, & customizable care packages. Their familes praise our diverse music, art, educational events & programs, quick access to medical care, doctors, shopping, & the personal, long-term staff caring for their loved one. Recipient of the Pacific University 2013 Community Partner Award.
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Creekside Village Retirement Residence A “Family Felt” Environment 5450 SW Erickson Ave. Beaverton, OR 97005 503-643-9735 www.creekside-village.com
Knights of Pythias Retirement Center 3409 Main Street Vancouver, WA 98663 360-696-4375
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Pacific Pointe Retirement Inn at King City 11777 SW Queen Elizabeth King City, OR 97224 503-684-1008 www.pacificpointe.net Call for FREE lunch & tour Come check us out!
Parkview Assisted Living (at Parkview Christian Retirement Community) 10801 NE Weidler St. Portland, OR 97220 503-255-7160 Linda Williams
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Parkview Christian Retirement Community 1825 NE 108th Ave. Portland, OR 97220 503-255-7160 Linda Williams
Royalton Place
5555 SE King Road Milwaukie, OR 97222 503-653-1854 Debbie Hart-Hartman
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Summerfield Retirement Estates An All-Inclusive Retirement Community 11205 SW Summerfield Drive Tigard, OR 97224 503-388-5418
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Whispering Pines Senior Village 525 N.W. 6th Avenue Estacada, OR 97023 503-630-6460 adavis@voaor.org www.voaor.org
62 one bedroom/ one bath units Rent based on 30% of income (income limits apply)
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There’s “No Place Like Home.” That’s why Creekside Village is where you’ll want to hang your hat. We serve 3 fantastic home cooked meals a day by our seasoned chef. 24-hour onsite emergency response. A walk around our beautiful grounds with a greeting from our creek side ducks makes for a pleasant experience. Just blocks from the Elsie Sturh Senior Center, Beaverton Library, and Beaverton Farmers Market. Our non-profit organization offers very affordable housing. Amenities include meal program, housekeeping, laundry service, beauty shop, fitness center, art room, library, and a secured courtyard, 24-hr. security, secured entrance, emergency pull cords in each apartment. There are planned activities & weekly shopping trips at no cost. Stop by for a tour and lunch any time!
All-Inclusive - Enjoy freedom from cooking, cleaning, yard work & home maintenance! Walk to shopping, banks, post office, pharmacy & medical offices or use our scheduled transportation. Beautiful grounds & walking path, activities, 24-hr. staff & emergency call system. Great food, staff & residents! Executive Director has been at Pacific Pointe for 20 years. On-site health care agency should you need it. Reasonable rates.
The perfect balance of independence & support can be found here. In addition to spacious private apartments, we offer a full menu of personal support services, 24-hr. friendly care-giving staff & a full time RN & LPN nursing team. A variety of activities, outings, fitness, wellness & faith-based services, all promote friendship & a sense of community. Call today for a personal tour & complimentary lunch.
Located in a quiet neighborhood near medical services, shopping & banks, our 6-acre parklike campus provides single-level courtyard apartments amidst landscaped walking paths. A full calendar of activities & outings, incl. faithbased services, promotes friendship & a sense of community. Entree choices galore, fresh salad bar & dedicated staff make meal time a joy. Stop by for a personal tour & complimentary lunch. Small pets welcome. 24-hr. staff. Daily well-being checks.
“People Who Care...Caring for People”TM Our philosophy of service at Royalton Place Assisted Living encourages an active and independent senior lifestyle that supports residents’ privacy and dignity. Royalton Place provides Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Respite services. Our senior housing environment provides full-service senior living with resort-style amenities.
Our beautiful grounds are surrounded by quiet, quaint neighborhoods to provide peaceful and safe living. Living at Summerfield has it’s perks—including membership to the Summerfield Golf & Country Club! The golf course, clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis courts, exercise equipment & library are all available to our residents. Onsite managers, 24/7/365; pullcords in every apartment.
Whispering Pines Senior Village, located on the beautiful Clackamas River, offers subsidized independent senior housing (62+); spacious community room with fireplace & kitchen facility, planned activities, landscaped grounds, garden areas available for residents, 24hour on-site laundry facility. Propertypaid utilities include water, sewer, trash & electric.
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If you’ve ever had psoriasis, you know it can cause red, scaly patches in noticeable places on your skin. With psoriasis, a misdirected, overactive immune system sparks inflammation. On the surface, that inflammation causes rapid turnover of skin cells, creating those red, scaly patches. Below the surface, chronic inflammation increases your risk for heart disease, diabetes and a form of arthritis called psoriatic arthritis. One in five people with psoriasis develops psoriatic arthritis. Without treatment, it can get worse and cause permanent joint damage. If a joint, such as in your hands and wrists, feels stiff in the mornings but gets better as the day goes on, that can be an indicator of psoriatic arthritis; age-related osteoarthritis usually feels worse as the day goes on. Deciding whether to treat your skin symptoms is a personal choice — if you’re uncomfortable with possible side effects, it’s perfectly valid not to treat mild flare-ups. However, this is a systemic disease that can increase your risk of arthritis, heart disease and diabetes, so it’s important not to ignore it completely. We can’t cure psoriasis, but good treatments are
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treatments for skin issues ■ Over-the-counter treatments: The salicylic acid in these products can remove dead skin but the low concentrations usually don’t work very well. Prescription concentrations are more effective. ■ Topical steroids: These prescription ointments can clear up the skin somewhat. ■ Phototherapy: Medical phototherapy can work very well, and it’s safer than sun or tanning bed exposure. However, it doesn’t affect the systemic disease.
Systemic treatments ■ Pills: Methotrexate works pretty well, but it has potential side effects. Otezla, a new pill, may be safer and equally effective, but cost will be an obstacle. Both of these treat arthritis to some degree. ■ Injectable targeted medications: Designed to target the immune system issue that causes psoriasis, these generally work better and cause fewer side effects than methotrexate and other traditional treatments. Enbrel, Humira, Stelara and Cosentyx are extremely effective, clearing the skin better than any other medication, and they treat psoriatic arthritis. However, these and the other systemic medications
Self-care In addition to medical treatment, here are things you can do to improve your health. ■ Reduce stress: Stress can trigger psoriasis flareups, so managing stress may improve your condition. ■ Protect your skin: In about 50 percent of people, psoriasis shows up in areas of trauma to the skin, such as sunburns, bug bites, scrapes and other injuries. ■ Don’t smoke: Smoking may worsen psoriasis. ■ Live a healthy lifestyle: Exercising, eating nutritious foods and losing weight if you’re overweight often improve psoriasis. ■ See your primary care provider regularly: Make sure your doctor knows that your psoriasis puts you at higher risk for heart disease and diabetes.
If you’re motivated to keep psoriasis under control, there are plenty of tools that can help. This can be a long-lasting condition, so keep exploring options until you find an approach you feel good about. ■
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