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Bill Crane sits in his northeast Portland living room, filled with gratitude for his decision to move to Oregon two decades ago and the opportunities that life in the Northwest has afforded him. By MAGGI WHITE BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS
As a young teen in a small Midwestern town, Bill Crane walked by a black Pentecostal church and couldn’t resist the music bursting through the doors. So he walked in.
Little did he know that, in the history of that church, he was the first white person ever to step foot inside. But he was curious, both naturally and because his parents had taught him to be so. That experience proved so worthwhile that Crane spent five years playing piano for the church, in addition to his duties at the white Methodist church where he attended with his parents. Like many of his early experiences, that curiosi-
ty set him on a path that took him around the world, to advanced degrees in organ music, and to a pressing need to help those in his communities. Many might call Crane a “Renaissance man,” but he would say he’s so widely talented because he’s never, ever – ever – bored. “A big word for me, something that’s very significant, is to have fun,” he says. “If you’re not having fun, it’s no fun. I get a little verklempt at saying this, but there is an experience that people tell me they’re having that utterly, utterly, utterly never occurred to me. I have never in my life been bored. It doesn’t happen to me.” Instead, he sees this “awfully short life” as fascinating. Crane has been a conductor, journalist, historian, lecturer, consultant and adjunct faculty member. He’s a superb cook, creates jaw-dropping table presentations, has raised more than $21 million for nonprofit organizations in the Pacific
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“I am dazzled by this city every day. Despite its flaws, it is the most wonderful city imaginable in this country.” ~ Bill Crane on living in Portland Northwest, sings tenor, teaches piano lessons, advocates for natural burials and is a volunteer for the Trauma Intervention Program. Not surprisingly, he doesn’t own a TV. He fluently speaks French and Italian, creates needlepoint quilts and makes his own shirts. He has taken up
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welding, and has won prizes at the Oregon State Fair for his skills. He heard little to no classical music while growing up, but his parents felt it was important to educate their children about the world. Crane’s father was an airline mechanic and let him start flying around the country when he was 13, and around the world when he was 16. They took young Bill and his sister to a variety of museums in nearby Kansas City, Mo. They ordered science kits and when the packages arrived, the kitchen table was cleared and the Cranes learned about the relative hardness of minerals or polarized lenses. “My dad had a lack of gender boundaries,” Crane says. “I just have one sibling, a sister, and we both learned how to sew, rebuild a carburetor, work in the garden, draw and paint, arrange flowers, do carpentry. I thought that was normal. Then I got to college and learned that boys didn’t know how to sew. ‘Well, that’s stupid,’ I thought.” What he also heard at college was classical music. “I heard Debussy, and that was the end of that,” he says. “How are you going to keep (me) down now?” Crane eventually earned his bachelor’s, master’s and
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Bill Crane plays a peddle piano he acquired some time ago. He still plays piano and organ on Sundays for some church services. doctorate degrees in organ music. He still plays the organ on Sunday, but only as a substitute. “That was another life and another world, and anoth-
er version of me,” he says of working as a full-time organist. “I don’t feel committed now. I’m not a Christian, a church man anymore. But I
still love it when I hear the good stuff.” Because he went to Europe a lot, he felt drawn to organ music. “I fell in love with that – the good part,” Crane says. He did his doctorate in Paris, and “that was pretty amazing,” he says. “Most organ music is horrible, but a good organist playing a good piece on a good organ is one of the most sublime experiences in the world.” As a younger professional, Crane, now 63, says he had a “fabulous career as an Episcopalian organist in Washington, D.C.” He was on the staff of the National Cathedral for 10 years, had national fellowships and was generally applauded for his talents and knowledge. But there came a turning point. “I got to be 36 years old, and I realized, ‘I hate this, I hate this town, I hate living a demanding life,’” he says. “It was literally a few days later, and I said, ‘I’m moving to Portland, Oregon. If I’m going to do it, I’ll do it.’ It was simply a desire to be in the West, so I just did it. Where I live matters to me. A lot of people follow their job. I couldn’t do that.” He’s been in Oregon for more than 25 years and during that time has amassed a large group of friends; created and ran major individual, corporate, government and foundation special projects, endowments and planned giving campaigns; and been involved in hospice work.
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He’s currently a part-time development officer for BodyVox Dance Company in Portland. “I am dazzled by the city every day,” Crane says of Portland. “Despite its flaws, it is the most wonderful city imaginable in this country.” Crane is no stranger to death. His father died only weeks after Crane left for college. As an organist and pianist for 51 years, many in churches and for funerals, he has felt the commercialism of death to be “stupid, all the money spent on caskets and vaults.” For many years, he has worked in hospice situations and, for the past two years, as a volunteer for the Trauma Intervention Program, where he is asked to help bystanders during trauma situations – homicides, suicides, fatal house fires, car accidents, and more. “We go to the site to offer emotional and practical support,” he says of the 200 volunteers in the Portland metro area. “I’ve been on about 100 calls. It’s extraordinarily tense. But when it’s over, it’s over. You don’t continue that relationship. That has thrown me into a concourse with, well, dead people.” TIP volunteers attend mandatory training sessions, some of which have taken him into the back rooms of funeral homes to show the embalming process. That didn’t set well with Crane, who now advocates for natural burials, a process that skips the chemical preservatives of embalming fluid and buries the person in a biodegradable casket. “People are eschewing embalming, caskets and headstones,” he says, adding that natural burials are “very kind to families and they are a way to save beautiful landscapes.” He feels Oregon is a place where this concept can gain momentum and cites two cemeteries already allowing it. “This is my ‘fourth quarter,’” Crane says. “This is what I want to work on, as my big community service project. I feel an enormous debt of gratitude for being here. I adore the Northwest, I try to be a good citizen, and give back to the community so I deserve to live here.” ■ (Michelle Te contributed to this article.)
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Chances are this article may be a real snoozer. You’re welcome. That is to say, if reading this helps give you the restful sleep you crave, that would be nothing to snore at. I’ve done my job. Scientifically, I can drag out studies which somehow prove that because you’re a senior citizen, you need less sleep. I can drag out other studies which say “hog wash,� seniors need just as much sleep as when they were in their 20s. Who should you believe? Sorry, there’s no one-size-fitsall answer. And there is no definitive authority on the matter, especially me. However, what is generally agreed upon by the “sleepologists� among us is that the lack of consistent, restful sleep can foul up alertness, memory, emotional intelligence, constructive thinking and sex drive. It can contribute to multiple health ailments including weight gain, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes and even death. A Whitehall Study in Great Britain showed that those who cut their sleep from seven to five or fewer hours a night nearly doubled their risk of death from all causes, especially cardiovascular disease. On the other hand, it is said that the seniors who sleep the best tend to be those who are most physically active and have the fewest health problems. With absolutely no medical background whatsoever, I have diagnosed myself as “sleep dysfunctional.� Here’s the reason for my personal diagnosis. While I can typically plunge into my pillow like an Olympic diver and score a perfect 10 for my quick entry into La La Land, within about 90 minutes I’m wide awake again and ready for a new event. My brain kicks into high gear and it starts scanning current concerns, as a computer
scans for a virus. The old cerebellum just doesn’t want to turn off. Like the Energizer Bunny, it keeps running. No matter how many bunnies — or sheep — I count, the thoughts racing through my brain refuse to be ignored. Since my wife, who already must endure the roar of my snore, doesn’t deserve to be bothered by me flopping around in sleeplessness, I get up and wander out to the kitchen TV with the volume turned down low. There I am, often watching old “I Love Lucy� reruns until the Sandman pays me another visit. Sometimes he’s a real slow poke. I tried sleep-inducing melatonin, but it gave me nightmares. I was studied for restless leg syndrome, with no luck. And I had a sleep apnea exam where I climbed in the hospital bed dressed in a tangle of electrodes taped to various part of my body, while some technician in another room watched a monitor of me in restless slumber. By morning, he insisted that I slept well. I, on the other hand, awoke feeling like R2D2 with a hangover – pooped out and confused. It recalled the legendary Stan Laurel who quipped, “I had a dream I was awake and I woke up to find myself asleep.� What does it all mean? What steps should you take to improve your sleep? The fact is, according to the experts, there are actually multiple steps that may require trial and error, and a lot of patience. Through the ages, there have been curious and downright weird home remedies aimed at inspiring sound sleep. In Japan, it might have been a plate full of sea slug entrails. In France, fried lettuce. In some places here in the United States, a raw onion. These days, we find several universally-prescribed remedies. Prevention.com gives these suggestions for better sleep:
â– Set a sleep schedule and stick to it. â– Keep a sleep diary for two weeks to record what you ate close to bedtime and what exercise you got. â– Ease your mind at night by writing down your concerns and ways to deal with them. â– Stop smoking. Nicotine is a stimulant. â– No caffeine after 2 p.m. â– No alcohol before bedtime. It takes at least an hour to metabolize each drink. â– Review your meds with your doctor. Some medications may cause insomnia. â– Exercise, but not within four
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Anne Andler is helping establish the village model in the Portland area. She is launching the Eastside Village this fall, with more to follow.
They say it takes a village to raise a child but the reality is the over-50 population needs care and attention as well. Ask Anne Andler, founder and executive director of Villages NW of Oregon, a regional nonprofit that groups likeminded neighbors to provide services that support aging in place. The mission of the village movement, originally started 10 years ago in Boston, Mass., is to enable more Portland residents to age in place by developing and nurturing a network of sustainable, community-based virtual “villages” throughout the region. “Instead of ‘who is going to help me?’ we ask, ‘What can all of us working together do to help each other?’” Andler says. Research suggests this type of initiative is needed in the Portland area. Records from the 2010 Census indicate there were more than 190,000 people aged 65 and older living in the Portland metro area, and that by 2030, that number is
expected to grow to almost 395,000. If all of those people wanted to move into assisted living facilities, there would not be enough room, according to the Greater Portland Pulse. Even more, up to 75 percent of them would not have enough savings to afford the monthly costs. Andler, who’s spent her career working for nonprofits, says most people want to age in place because it adds to their overall health, life satisfaction and selfesteem. It also improves both longevity and quality of life. It’s cost effective and is less of a drain on limited government resources. “Solutions that help seniors age in place are considerably cheaper than the alternatives,” she says, adding that they save money by making transportation and services more efficient while lowering overall healthcare expenditures. Because Andler’s village concept requires neighbors to become activists in marketing their concept while fundraising and advocating for membership, it helps build an
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authentic community and builds relationships that reduce isolation. Villages are not age-segregated and give agency and control back to the seniors themselves, through their membership. “Villages reduce the burden on adult children and aging parents by providing an alternative system of support,” she says. Services could range from replacing a light bulb to providing transportation to the doctor’s office or grocery store. It also might include climbing on ladders, doing yard work, driving at night, spring cleaning, simple home repairs and other transportation needs. Villages operate through a “hub and spoke model,” which provides economy-of-scale savings, enables villages to effectively share resources, and provides standardized record keeping, grant tracking and data collection. Villages tend to be “volunteer first,” but vendors are “carefully chosen” to provide professional home repairs, usually at a discounted rate. Home health care services also are offered at a discounted rate. “We get the best recommended electricians, plumbers, roofers and mechanics in the area, and all are checked out and on a members-only
ler says. “They are willing to devote two to three years of their time to make these a reality. They are the people who will take this forward. They are the real ‘village people.’” ■
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Anne Andler visits with Dick Eyde, secretary for Villages NW, before a meeting at the Elsie Stuhr Center in Beaverton. website,” Andler says. Villages also build relationships through potluck dinners, book clubs, wellness activities and educational programs. They also can help with technology issues. “Members of the villages are not patients, clients or customers,” she says. “They own the village and they decide what programs and services they will provide. Each village has an elected governing council.” Membership fees cover her salary as executive director, as well as office duties including bookkeeping, accounting, insurance, training, office rent and background checks. Only one village, Eastside
Village, has set its membership rates. They are $540 for individual full services, $780 for couples full services, $300 individual social (no services), and $500 couples social (no services). Scholarships are available. Andler has seen how the village concept works. She offers the story of a mother of young children who had to give up her Saturdays to drive her own mother around. If the grandmother had been part of a village, the young mother wouldn’t have had to do that, Andler says. Adult children who live out of state or the region could chip in and pay the monthly membership, saving themselves
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After two busy careers in southern California, Karin and Randy Finch looked to retire in the Pacific Northwest, where they could buy a few acres of property and own a “little piece of America.” What they found was the owner of an 80-acre ranch near Woodland, Washington, who was selling acreage. The Finches jumped at the chance.
That was nearly 20 years ago, when the Finches bought 30 acres and began contemplating ways to offset the accompanying property tax. During a subsequent flight, Karin ran across an ad in a flight magazine about alpaca ranching and the light bulb clicked on. The endeavor, she thought, meshed with their desire to raise animals for their fiber, not for consumption. And alpacas — members of the camelid
family that weigh an average of 100 to 200 pounds, and generally live from 15 to 20 years — are small enough to be manageable and easy on the land. “We could name them, but hug them, too,” Karin wrote on their website. For the next five years, the Finches were on a dual track, learning as much as possible about raising and breeding alpacas, while transitioning from the Golden State to
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southwest Washington. Randy, who headed a successful treecare service that his father had started in the late 1960s, structured it so he could telecommute and gradually transition away from the company. He and Karin built a Victorianstyle house on their new property, showcasing views of an enormous, 300-year-old Oregon white oak tree down a slope and Mount St. Helens beyond. They named their operation White Oak Alpacas. Today, the Finches raise 77 alpacas — 37 of their own and the balance boarded for other ranches. Karin says that in their second career — actually, it’s their third career, as Randy, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, served on submarines — it’s great to live a rural lifestyle and set their own hours, though caring for the animals is a continual responsibility. “Our commute is walking to the barn,” she says. “It’s not bad. This is not a hobby farm; it keeps us busy, and we enjoy it.” Randy says tending to the animals, clearing land – all the duties of sustainable ranching – help keep them young. “We were initially looking for a few acres to retire, but this property opened up entirely new
horizons,” he says. “I wake up with a sigh of contentment and a smile. Then I think, what do I have to get done today, and what do I want to do today?” The Finches’ schedule is pretty consistent from year to year. Spring is shearing season, and birthing season is May through October. They welcome visits to the ranch from the public and groups, by appointment. Also, each May the Finches host “Sheared Delights,” a free event open to the public offering raw fiber, yarn and roving from their ranch. Now in its fifth year, Sheared Delights sought to attract outside vendors and expanded to a weekend event for the first time. The Finches prepare for winter by buying and storing enough hay from eastern Oregon for a year. Karin prepares the fiber and sells a portion of it to stores and those who make products from it. She’s also delving into knitting and selling her own finished goods, including hats, socks and mittens. The ranch’s largest customers are independent hand spinners and knitters in the Northwest. “It’s still very much a learning process,” she says. Indeed, from raising and breeding the alpacas to all aspects of fiber preparation, use and sales, Karin describes it as an education. The best
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While you can find Dale Chihuly’s amazing glasswork all over the world in famous museums, botanic gardens, and office buildings, nowhere is it more accessible and abundant than in his hometown of Tacoma, Washington. Chihuly, born in 1941, grew up in Tacoma, studied interior design at the University of Washington, and narrowed his focus to glass art at the University of Wisconsin. While on a Fulbright Fellowship in Venice, Italy, he first observed the team approach in glass blowing t o c r e a t e l a rg e - s c a l e pieces. Utilizing this concept, he cofounded the Pilchuck School of Glass outside Seattle, and began producing large, multicolored, glass art works. He established the glass department at the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design and taught there for many years. Today he is considered the world’s premier glass artist and has made the Northwest a world center for glass art. In Tacoma, many of his pieces are concentrated in an area known as the Museum District, a few blocks along Pacific Avenue adjacent to downtown. The Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum, Bridge of Glass, and Federal Courthouse all feature Chihuly’s work. The best introduction to his style would be a stroll across the Bridge of Glass, a 500-foot span connecting the Museum of Glass and the plaza area of the Washington State History
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Tacoma celebrates its native son
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Above, the main feature in the Bride of Glass is a tunnel called Seafoam Pavilion, where the ceiling displays more than 2,000 colorful, amorphousshaped pieces of glass inspired by marine life. Left, the lobby of the old Union Station also is decorated with Chihuly glass, including a colorful chandelier suspended from the rotunda’s domed ceiling.
Museum on Pacific Avenue. The pedestrian-only bridge showcases three Chihuly installations including two 40-foot, blue, translucent crystal towers. While they appear to be crafted from glass, they are made from a polyurethane material designed to withstand the elements. The main feature, however, is a tunnel called Seaform Pavilion. Inside, the ceiling displays over 2,000 colorful, amorphous-shaped pieces of glass inspired by marine life in Puget Sound. On a sunny day, the sight is spectacular. Along the sides of the tunnel are 109 glass sculptures, mostly art deco style floral arrangements. The bridge ends in a plaza adjacent to the Museum of Glass, easily identified by its silver, angled, conical shape. The museum houses a permanent collection of contemporary glass, and contains an amphitheater called the Hot Shot where visitors can observe a team of artists demonstrating glass making and glass blowing. There’s an on-site café, an excellent gift shop with unique glass items, and outside the doors, a mammoth, clear acrylic sculpture called Water Forest. Back across the bridge, on Pacific Avenue, is the old Union Station, another successful historic preservation story. Built in 1911, it was praised as “…the
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JULY 2015 • www.nwboomerandseniornews.com By JOY MASSEY BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS
The Pacific Crest Trail is 2,650 miles of pristine wilderness, winding its way through the Sierra Nevadas and Cascades, from Mexico to Canada. It lures outdoor adventurers of all ages and with varying degrees of experience. No doubt the promise of spectacular scenery and isolated reverie delivers its promise, as does the many perils such a trek would present. There are consequences to being unprepared and any serious hiker contemplating the challenge
“Every journey holds a destination of which the traveler is unaware.” Martin Buber (Quoted from “Cascade Summer” by Bob Welch)
initially spends more time in preparation than in the actual hiking time. But like the new mother who quickly forgets the nine months of pregnancy and hours of painful labor once she lays eyes on her newborn, so is the hiker, who reaches the pinnacle of a hard-won trek and lays eyes on splendorous mountains and clear lakes, mostly unseen by human eyes, and light years from the everyday world. Eugene author Bob Welch and his brother-in-law Glenn Petersen of Albany, took the challenge of hiking the Oregon portion of the Pacific Crest Trail in 2011. It was a journey of 452 miles in 26 days, an adventure Welch wrote about in his book, “Cascade Summer,” published the following year. He chronicles the adventure in storytelling that keeps even a non-hiker turning the pages. Welch puts his reader right into the adventure, on the trail meeting other hikers, finding the deeper meaning, inspiration and humor that seems to come naturally to this writer. It will inspire anyone thinking of making the hike – and maybe even those who weren’t. Welch worked 39 years as a journalist, 14 of which were as a columnist for the Register Guard in Eugene. He has published 15 books and numerous blogs. He admits he and Petersen initially were not the most fit or youthful of hikers among the trail, but they became seasoned over time. “It takes a log of training and preparation to do these hikes,” Welch says, “but once you get out there, the trail becomes your trainer. When we’re on the trail, we like to ask other hikers for advice.” Some of the hikers call themselves 10-by-10ers, because they hike 10 miles
by 10 a.m. “It seemed preposterous at first,” Welch says. “I told Glenn we’d be the two-byfours. Then, one morning I asked him how far we had gone and he said it was 10 miles. I looked at my watch and it was 10 a.m.” These two brothers-in-law proved to be natural hiking partners. “He’s a doctor and an Eagle Scout,” Welch says. “I’m a journalist. He grew up in Eugene and is a Beaver fan. I grew up in Corvallis and I’m a Duck fan.” Coincidentally, their wives are sisters and best friends. Welch draws inspiration from his father, an avid outdoorsman. “Growing up in Corvallis, our family got out into the mountains fairly often,” he says. “My dad was a fly fisherman, which meant packing things in. Hiking was a big part of who he was. By the time I was in college, I started doing even more hiking.” While today’s mountain hikers are equipped with the latest in lightweight gear, welldesigned tents, freeze-dried meals, cameras, smart phones and GPS, they still deal with the necessity of bear canisters, the challenges of tracking trails covered in snow or that aren’t well marked, the everfamiliar blistered feet, infrequent sources of water, and the unexpected and unknown. None of these deter the true adventurer. “After hiking the PCT in Oregon in 2011, and circling the Three Sisters in three days in 2013, we were getting tired and thought we were done with long distance hiking,” Welch says. “We thought we’d had enough. Then Glenn emailed me about hiking the John Muir Trail, and without hesitation, I said, ‘Let’s go.’” The John Muir Trail blazes 210 miles through the California Sierras, considered to contain some of the most spectacular scenery in the country. “It’s the grand-daddy of hiking trails,” Welch says. “You have to be a pretty experienced hiker. It’s a lot more rugged and steeper, and almost always above 8,000 feet, above the tree line.” The air is thinner, and they camp at 10,000 feet, with mountains still towering two to three thousand feet above them. “As much as I love my native state, I have to say that what we saw in the Sierra Nevadas is far beyond anything we saw in Oregon in terms of beauty,” Welch says. “There’s so many lakes and waterfalls, but the trail is far rockier. We had two days of rain, one particularly bad, when we were crossing Muir Pass. It was very cold.” Their trail turned into a creek, and these two hikers stopped by 2 p.m. to make camp because Petersen determined Welch was on the verge of hypothermia. But, like always, they crossed the hurdle and contin-
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Bob Welch can’t get enough of the pristine views in nature
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Top, hiking portions of the Pacific Crest Trail means finding yourself in all types of weather conditions, like this spot covered in snow, with Mount Thielsen looming behind. Above, Bob Welch and his brother-in-law Glenn Petersen take the challenge of hiking seriously. This month they’ll start at the Bridge of the Gods and hike north through Washington. ued their hike. On the John Muir Trail, the pair averaged about 15 miles a day, compared to 18 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail. “We’d be up at 4:45 a.m.
each day and on the trail by 5:30 a.m.,” Welch says. “We hiked about 12 hours every day.” With those hikes now a “distant” memory, Welch
looks for more opportunities. “It gets in your blood,” he says. “Our goal is to hike the whole 2,650 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, in pieces over the years.” ■
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NW BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS • JULY 2015
Don’t let arthritis stop your healthy lifestyle
By PETER BONAFEDE, MD
It’s natural for osteoarthritis to slow you down a little as you age. Just don’t let it stop you altogether. Exercising is one of the most important things you can do for arthritis. It can help you maintain strength and mobility, reduce pain, avoid weight gain and live an active life. It may be hard to motivate yourself to exercise when your joints hurt, but physical activity is actually a very effective arthritis pain reliever. Studies show that when people with arthritis start exercising slowly and gently, and keep it up, ultimately they feel better, both physically and mentally. Three types of exercise are especially important for your joints: Conditioning: Also known as aerobic exercise, condition-
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ing exercise helps keep your body in good condition. If arthritis affects your weightbearing joints – particularly your knees – minimize activities that pound, twist or jar those joints, such as running and jumping. Choose lowimpact activities instead: Walking, cycling, swimming and water aerobics are good choices. Strengthening: The more strength you can maintain in the muscles surrounding your arthritis-affected joints, the better those muscles can protect your joints. Lifting weights is one way to maintain muscle strength. You also can do exercises at home with resistance bands or using your own body weight for resistance. Range of motion: Without regular movement, your joints can lose their ability to move
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fully. Range-of-motion exercises can help keep them as flexible as possible. If pain prevents you from exercising, see your doctor. An accurate diagnosis of your joint pain is important, both to rule out other conditions and to help direct your path forward. If you’ve been diagnosed with osteoarthritis, talk to your provider about physical therapy options. A physical therapist can customize a program with all three types of exercise, focusing on your specific arthritis issues, and taking your current abilities and fitness level into account. Some muscle soreness in the first weeks of a new exercise program is normal. Sharp, stabbing or intolerable pain is not. Take it slowly and gently at first, maybe starting with just a couple of five-minute
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walks per day until you see what your joints can handle. Then build up time gradually. Be sure to do a gentle warmup and cool down before and after you exercise. If pain bothers you during exercise, don’t give up, but do modify your routine until your joints feel better. Back off on your time, your intensity or both. Do two short exercise sessions instead of one long one, or try a different activity to see if your joints feel better. If pain persists after exercise, rest, ice packs and acetaminophen can help. If you have intense, persistent pain, talk to your doctor. Pain medications have a place in helping some people stay active and comfortable, but because of potential side effects, they should be used carefully under a physician’s supervision.
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most beautiful passenger station in the Pacific Northwest.” With the demise of train travel, the station closed and the dilapidated, aging facility was sold by Burlington Northern to the city of Tacoma for $1. After three years of renovation, the beautiful Beaux Arts building reopened as the U.S. Federal Courthouse. The interior is every bit as attractive as the outside and is decorated with examples of Chihuly’s glass work. A colorful chandelier is suspended from the rotunda’s domed ceiling, and bright orange flowers cover the arched, north-facing window. Altogether, the lobby area features five major installations. Next door to the courthouse is the Tacoma Art Museum. Nationally recognized for its collection of Northwest art, the museum has an entire gallery devoted to Chihuly pieces, many donated by the artist. Within walking distance of the Museum District, additional Chihuly installations can be seen at the University of Washington-Tacoma library,
People tend to underestimate what they’re capable of doing. Usually, there is some form of activity that just about everyone can do. Arthritis is not a barrier to exercise, and neither is age, as long as the activity matches your capabilities. My patients constantly impress me with what they can do despite their arthritis challenges. Many have impressed themselves, as well, by achieving more than they thought they could. Talk to your provider. Move forward with an active life. Stay encouraged. Don’t let arthritis stop you. ■ Providence Health & Services is a not-for-profit network of hospitals, clinics, health plans, home health and other services serving people in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Montana and California.
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You can learn more about Chihuly, and his works and these museums at the following websites: chihuly.com tacomaartmuseum.org museumofglass.org traveltacoma.com
which houses a striking red chandelier, and at the nearby Swiss Restaurant and Pub with an array of Venetian glass pieces above the bar. Visiting these places requires a bit of pre-planning. The art museum is closed Monday, and the Union Station Federal Courthouse is only open on weekdays, leaving Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday the best times to visit. A picture identification is required to enter the courthouse. While the bridge and courthouse are free, there is an admission charge at both museums. A pass is available ($35 for seniors) that includes these two museums, the Washington State History Museum and the nearby LeMay-America’s Car Museum, and Children’s Museum. ■
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June 26 Yappy Hour, celebrating pet companionship, 2 p.m.,
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The Elder Journey, a VIEWS Conversation on Aging, noon, Salvation Army Rose Center for Seniors, 211 NE 18th Ave., Portland. 503-239-1221.
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Flicks on the Bricks: “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” 7 p.m., Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland. Free.
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Courtyard Village, 4555 NE 66th Ave., Vancouver, Wash. 360-6935900. June 30 SCORE: Carolyn Miye of OODLES4Kids, George Fox University Portland Center, 12753 SW 68th Ave. 503-326-5211 or scorepdx@scorevolunteer.org.
July Prime Timers Dining Club, 6 p.m., Francis Xavier’s Restaurant, 1933 NE 181st Ave., Portland. Pat, 503-936-5861 or primetimersdning@aol.com.
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(through July 4) St. Paul Rodeo, with rodeo, food, entertainment. $16-$28. 800-2375920 or stpaulrodeo.com. Teddy Roosevelt: Wilderness Warrior in Washington, 7 p.m., Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver, Wash. 360993-5679.
Music on Main Street: Kate Power and Steve Einhorn, noon; The Minus 5, 5 p.m., Main Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue, Portland. Free.
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Learning from Grief and Loss, a VIEWS Conversation on Aging, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Juanita Pohl Center, 8513 SW Tualatin Road. 503-6913061. Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic, 7 p.m., Angst Gallery, 1015 Main St., Vancouver, Wash.
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iety, 7 to 8:30 p.m., The Beaverton Activity Center, 12500 SW Allen Blvd. Free. 503-430-0106. Northwest Writers and Publishers Association: Screw the Rules and Let’s Have Some Fun, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Tualatin Public Library, 18878 SW Martinazzi Ave. Music on Main Street: Unit Souzou Drummers, noon; Joey Porter’s Tribute to Stevie Wonder, 5 p.m., Main Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue, Portland. Free.
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Historian Sig Unander, “San Francisco 1906: Destruction of the
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Washington County Democrats, 6:30 to 9 p.m., PCC Willow Creek Center, Room 103, 241 SW Edgeway Dr., Beaverton. Washcodems.org or 503-626-7018. (through July 26) “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” 7:30 p.m., Deb Fennell Auditorium, 9000 SW
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(through July 12) Oregon Lavender Festival, various farms in Canby and Wilsonville. Visit canbyfarmloop.com or farmlandiafarmloop.com.
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Artist reception, 6 to 9 p.m., featuring plein air and
Greatest City in the West by Earthquake and Fire,” 6:30 p.m., Cedar Mill Library, 12505 NW Cornell Road, Suite 13, Portland. 503-6440043.
Durham Road, Tigard. $30+. Broadwayrose.org.
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(also July 5) Chelatchie Prairie Railroad, noon and
2:30 p.m., Yacolt. $9-$16. Bycx.com or 360-686-3559. Music Mondays: Rising Stars, 6:30 p.m., Arts Plaza, 401 NE 2nd St., Gresham. Free.
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Folk Dancing Club, 3 to 4:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Marshall Center, 1009 E . McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver, Wash. 360-487-7100.
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(also July 12) Historic Silver Falls Days, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., South Falls Historic District. SilverFallsStatePark.wordpress.com or 503-874-0201. Music Mondays: Julie McCarl and Bodacious, 6:30 p.m., Arts Plaza, 401 NE 2nd St., Gresham. Free.
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Song Circle, 6:30 p.m., Cedar Mill Library, 12505 NW Cornell Road, Suite 13, Portland. 503-644-0043.
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The Oregon Trail’s Story by Sherry Johnston of Oregon Historical Soc-
Northwest Book Festival, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland. Voices in Verse open mic poetry, 10 a.m., Cedar Mill Library, 12505 NW Cornell Road, Suite 13, Portland. 503-644-0043. West African Kora by Sean Gaskell, 2 p.m., Cedar Mill Library, 12505 NW Cornell Road, Suite 13, Portland. 503644-0043.
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Music Mondays: Kathy Boyd and Phoenix Rising,
Opening reception for Ann Durley exhibit, 5 to 8 p.m., Currents Gallery, 532 NE Third St., McMinnville. 503-435-1316.
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(also July 19) Chelatchie Prairie Railroad, “Train Robbery Special,” noon and 2:30 p.m., Yacolt. $13-$20. Bycx.com or 360-686-3559. Writers Mill, 1 p.m., Cedar Mill Library, 12505 NW Cornell Road, Suite 13, Portland. 503644-0043.
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Music Mondays: Picante, 6:30 p.m., Arts Plaza, 401 NE 2nd St., Gresham. Free.
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Auth or Kelli Estes, 6 p.m., Vintage Books, 6613 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, Wash. Free. Music on Main Street: Pendulum Aerial Arts, noon; The Shanghai Woolies, 5 p.m., Main Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue, Portland. Free.
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6:30 p.m., Arts Plaza, 401 NE 2nd St., Gresham. Free. Tea and Tangles, 6:30 p.m., Cedar Mill Library, 12505 NW Cornell Road, Suite 13, Portland. 503-644-0043.
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Music on Main Street: Marti Mendenhall, noon; 3 Leg Torso, 5 p.m., Main Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue, Portland. Free.
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Flicks on the Bricks: “The Lego Movie,” 7 p.m.,
Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland. Free.
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“My-Te-Fine Merchant: Fred Meyer’s Retail Revolution” By Fred Leeson, Published by Irvington Press (Available on Amazon.com, Ebay, and at my-tefinemerchant.com)
As rags to riches tales go, the story of retail mogul Fred Meyer is compelling. Beginning life in obscure poverty grounded in his family’s 19th century immigrant roots, Meyer rose to become one of the early 20th century pioneers in the trend toward onestop stores that carry groceries along with clothing and various household items. Along the way he forged the wide network of shopping venues that bear his name and helped Fred Meyer become a household name here in Oregon and beyond. Later in life the riches Meyer amassed allowed him to set up the well-planned Meyer Memorial Trust as a major philanthropic force in Oregon. Now a new book by former Oregonian reporter Fred Leeson chronicles Meyer’s rise in the business world, while also telling the tale of a personal life full of twists and turns, triumphs, failings and philosophical leanings. In essence, Leeson’s intensely researched tale takes us on a voyage of Meyer’s life as expansive as there are departments and long aisles in a Fred Meyer store. “My-Te-Fine Merchant” begins the journey when Meyer’s parents came to this country from Germany in 1886. Meyer, then named Fritz Grubmeyer, (he shortened his name to Meyer some years later) was 2 years old. Cutting to the chase, his entrepreneurial adventures began as he grew up in the small grocery story his father established after settling in Brooklyn,
New York. Economic pressures of the time forced young Grubmeyer to drop out of school after the fifth grade. However, by his late teens Grubmeyer “knew there was more to the world than Brooklyn,” and with his restless spirit he “set out across the country in search of adventure and his own place in the world.” After detours that included an unsuccessful try at gold mining in Alaska, and a short retail stint in Seattle, that place in the world ended up to be Portland, where the wanderer arrived in 1909. It is from this locale that Leeson takes a microscopic look at Meyer’s retail journey, beginning with his modest partnership with a candy maker, later rising to manager of a tea company, and the early ventures in retailing. While details of his spartan personal life are interesting — “he cared little about clothes, and his closet was almost empty” — what is most compelling in Meyer’s journey is his focused attention on growing his business: “He would work seven days a
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week at the office, and sometimes wonder why his top executives were not there with him on Sundays,” Leeson writes. Further clues to his success are easy to find, for Meyer’s approach to business was clear, as Leeson lets us know: “As an entrepreneur, Meyer made decisions based on facts, not hunches. He told his executives that business was not a place for emotions. He wanted clear, direct answers and he would not tolerate wordy, pompous or unclear responses.” Business so permeated Meyer’s life that it even impacted his choice of wife, for Eva Chiles was “a hard worker with a good head for business.” For the 41 years of their marriage, until she died in 1960, “she worked side-by-side with Fred Meyer and provided a tempering influence to his aggressive and often abrasive management style.” As the book details the minutia of how Meyer’s empire grew and, after his death in 1978, began to dissipate, the reader is given the opportunity of gaining a better understanding of the political, social and economic climates that evolved over the years Leeson chronicles. For example, early on, Meyer helped pioneer the development of private brands, including his own My-Te-Fine labels, hence the source of the book’s title. Then there were the battles over placement of his stores, and the way he did business. While the scope of noteworthy details contained in the book are much too broad to condense in a few words, for readers interested in the details of how Fred Meyer built his retail empire, the “My-Te-Fine Merchant” is a highly informative read. Reviewed by DAVID R. NEWMAN
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By GRACE PETERSON Wow, what a gorgeous spring we enjoyed here in the Pacific Northwest. After several rainy, chilly springs, 2015 proved to be near perfect with many warm, sunny days. Plants have responded to the sunshine and it seems that progress can be witnessed almost hourly in our gardens as buds form, leaves expand and vines jut skyward at breakneck speed. As spring turns to summer, I relish all the activity. The plants themselves always keep me entertained with beauty and fragrance but what a bonus it is to see the critters stopping by to sip nectar or take a bath. Just the other evening I saw a Sphinx moth — the nighttime hummingbird — softly buzzing amid the nectar-filled honeysuckle blossoms. And several gardeners have commented on seeing
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To put it simply, today’s gardener is bug-savvy. Our ability to identify the bugs in our gardens aids us in maintaining that healthy garden environment. The carnivores are the good bugs because they get their kicks out of eating the bad bugs — those evil monsters that prefer a plant-based diet and by doing so damage our beloved pretties. The most common example of this is the good bug — the lady beetle devouring the rosebud-sucking aphid — the bad bug. Unfortunately the bad bugs always come so it’s nice that the good bugs are there to take advantage of the situation. Because gardeners are busy people we need our information to be simple, straightforward and easily accessible. Recently, I was provided with the opportunity to read “Good Garden Bugs: Everything You Need to Know About Beneficial Predatory Insects”
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