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CANDY BOMBER Memories of war, suffering and the

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By MARY OWEN

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stick of Wrigley’s spearmint gum from Uncle Wiggly Wings recently kindled memories of postWorld War II Germany for two local women. “I chewed mine for two months every day and put it on the bedpost every night,” says Regine Lovely, who was 3 years old at the time of the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49. “I put it in my mouth one day and it just disintegrated.” Christel Jonge Vos took the bus to Tempelhof Airport where Col. Gail Halvorsen, one of the many American pilots to fly the USAF C-54 Skymaster during the airlift, also called “Operation Vittles,” delivered supplies. While approaching the runway, Halvorsen would wiggle the wings of his plane before dropping candy to the eagerly waiting children. As others joined the effort, candy was donated, handkerchief parachutes were made by volunteers, and the tiny parcels began to fall all over Berlin. Thousands of pounds of candy continued to arrive from the United States to support the airdrops, earning Halvorsen his nickname, the Candy Bomber. Since that time, Lovely and Jonge Vos have met with Halvorsen, a high point in both their lives. “When I was a little girl, I went to the ruins where I picked flowers to make a wreath to give to him, but I couldn’t get close enough,” says Jonge Vos, who met with Halvorsen last November. “I went home and cried, and then gave it to my moth-

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Above, Christel Jonge Vos and Regina Lovely are two local World War II survivors who remember the candy drops by Col. Gail Halvorsen (top) to starving children in Berlin, after the Soviets blocked access to food and supplies. er. Now 65 years later, I was able to give it to him. I made it with dried flowers in American colors and

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attached a toy wooden bear. He was thrilled.” In 2012, Lovely met with

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Halvorsen, who hails from Provo, Utah, when the two were filming their part in the documentary, “Meet the Mormons,” in Berlin. She still stays in touch with the man she remembers treating children with kindness during a time when many in the world thought of the Germans as enemies. “The man is incredible,” she says. “At 95, he still flies a plane, and sometimes still does candy drops. Every May, he goes to Berlin and Frankfurt to celebrate.” For Lovely, the fear, hunger and cold she felt in post-war Germany was replaced with a yearning to come to Uncle Wiggly Wing’s country. “I thought if I lived in America, I would never have to go hungry,” she reminisces. “We would pick up the cigarette butts dropped by the soldiers and eat them to kill our hunger pains.” The hardships of war were simply a way of life for a child, Lovely says. “It is not until you get older that one realizes how horrid the conditions were,” she says. “I remember my mother collecting bricks by the buckets. My job was to separate the broken bricks from the ones that still could be used to rebuild the city. I was only 2 years old at the time. We worked all day, every day for a certificate to receive a pound of butter or flour once a month.” Endless, gut-wrenching hunger haunted Lovely, and she and her brothers learned to steal food and run fast from the Russian soldiers to avoid being whipped for stealing. Their “fun” consisted of scouring

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the ruins to find “treasures” — a tablecloth, a usable pot — to take home to their mother. “Most people think that the war was over when the treaty was signed, but the ‘after the war years’ were much harder than the actual war, at least for the survivors,” she says. “No food, water or any kind of utilities. I remember rats — rats and disease.” Her mother part-Jewish, and her father a first lieutenant in the German army, Jonge Vos’ family was forced to evacuate twice during the war. Her first childhood memory was of people jumping out of windows because their houses were on fire. “My mother, sister and I had left Berlin to live on my uncle’s farm in north Germany in early 1943, and later moved to live with my grandmother in Marburg in the western part of Germany,” Jonge Vos says. “Although we were bombed days and nights, it must have been much, much worse in Berlin and explained the city’s appearance when we moved back there in 1947. “If there was still a house standing, it was badly damaged and unsafe,” she adds. “Many streets were barred by colossal piles of rubble and rubbish, covered with flies. The fire storms had blackened the whole city.” Jonge Vos was 10 years old at the time of the Berlin Airlift, and for the first time since the bombing raids of the war, the humming of the airplanes was a welcomed sound. Even with the airlift, food remained scarce, and often dinner was herring — sometimes all that was left after standing in food lines — and radish-

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Col. Gail Halvorsen, now in his 90s, still flies planes and still re-enacts his part in the Berlin Airlift by dropping candy to excited children.

es from the family’s garden. “But it was not all that good,” Jonge Vos says. “Often there was only so-called ‘larke’ left, the salt water in which the herring was stored. Larke with radishes was almost inedible.” Her one comfort was her doll, Peter, a Christmas gift from her father during one of his furloughs home in 1941. “Peter was always with me,” she says. “He is a senior citizen now at 72 years old. He lost his eyes when the bombs fell, and my mom painted them.” When expecting her first child, Jonge Vos hoped for a boy she could name Peter. “But I had a girl,” she says, smil-

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ing. “I named her Petra.” Meeting their hero is not all these women have in common. Both women left Berlin and became U.S. immigrants — Lovely in 1965 and Jonge Vos in 1972. Lovely now lives in Gervais, just a few miles from Keizer where Jonge Vos now lives. Both women taught German, became translators, and opened their own language centers. They married and raised families. Lovely has three children and three grandchildren, and Jonge Vos, a daughter and a son as well as four grandsons. Both have a story to tell to help others understand the events and consequences of that time. Jonge Vos has written a trilogy, “Pathways away from the Edge,” in which she tells the story of her formative years during World War II, the Berlin Airlift, and the Berlin Wall. She also has had numerous speaking engagements, leads a writing group that meets weekly at the Salem library, and is in the process of publishing her fourth book about her life. She encourages Lovely to jot down notes and get started on her own story, something Lovely wants to do. But perhaps the most unexpected history they share is a love for music. Lovely’s mother was an opera singer and her father played cello in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Her grandfather was a composer, a music school director, and owned a sheet music company. She was a singer in a band that opened for Bill Haley in Berlin. She was 15 at the time, and later sang with Haley’s band in Greensboro, N.C. Jonge Vos, who has a master’s degree in music from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, plays the harpsichord. Her grandfather, a well-known physicist who

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German nicknames: Canby Bomber — “Rosinenbomber” Uncle Wiggly Wings — “Onkel Wackelflügel” Chocolate Flier — “Der Schokoladenflieger”

worked with Albert Einstein and Max Plank in Berlin, also composed music. Her grandson lives in Los Angeles and composes music for the film industry. The ladies met for the first time last month at a local eatery. Throughout lunch, talk flowed about life in Germany, their commonalities, and their love for Halvorsen, whose little parachutes of candy brought a spark of hope to two little girls. “We on the east side of Berlin heard rumors that the Americans on the west side were throwing little handkerchiefs out of planes with candy attached to them, just for the children,” Lovely shares. “As luck would have it, depending on how the wind was blowing, some of those ‘candies from heaven,’ as I called them, made it to us.” Jonge Vos agrees that seeing tiny parachutes come down was a beautiful sight, but more important was that Halvorsen cared enough to fly over and drop them to the eagerly waiting children. “I am proud to have been one of those children loved and cared for by our Uncle Wiggly Wings,” she says. Lovely adds, “He is a hero.” Jonge Vos leans over the table and pats Lovely’s arm. “You are the hero,” she says softly as their eyes meet. “You are a survivor.” ■


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You can’t stop skin from aging, so be vigilant about its care

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It’s no secret — we grow “things” as we age. “We all remember what we looked like when we were 20, but the body changes,” says Dr. Jo Martin, a dermatologist with Kaiser Permanente. “There are more growths of different kinds. Cherry angiomas start to pop up. Skin tags. People tend to get sun spots. Everybody will begin to get more bumps. Overall, the good news is the majority of the time most of the new spots we see are benign.” Martin says aging skin becomes drier and is prone to eczema and rashes, especially on the upper back and lower legs. “And obviously as the body ages, wrinkles will begin to

develop,” she says. “It’s all a part of aging.” Dr. Lauren Boudreaux, a dermatologist with Silver Falls Dermatology, says with age, aging skin tends to develop a number of benign lesions and growths, including seborrheic keratosis and vascular tumors. “Any new or changing

lesions should be examined by a dermatologist,” Boudreaux says. According to Martin, bumps that bleed easily should be seen. “Skin cancers can look like pimples, and all pimples aren’t skin cancers,” she says. In general, if something looks like a pimple and sticks around for a couple of months, that’s also something we should see.” Boudreaux says a very common finding in the over50 population is skin cancer as the sun damage obtained in youth begins to accumulate. “Actinic keratoses are rough, red scaling patches that are a precursor to skin cancer,” she says. “There are several types of skin cancer. The most common types are basal

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Dr. Jo Martin, a Salem dermatologist, prepares a tray to remove a skin growth on one of her patients. Top right, an example of one skin ailment — actinic keratosis.

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cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Melanoma is one of the more concerning types of skin cancer, as it comes with a higher risk for metastases to other parts of the body. Again, any new, changing or non-healing lesions should be checked by a physician.” Both doctors agree sunscreen is an important tool to prevent skin cancer and aging of skin. “The American Academy of Dermatology recommends a broad spectrum sunscreen with SPF 30 or greater,” Boudreaux says. “The sun-

Common skin conditions of the elderly

■ Senile purpura, purplish spots that appear most often on the arms and legs due to thinness in the skin and frailty of the capillaries and blood vessels just below the surface. ■ Stasis dermatitis, more common in elderly women than men, characterized by dry, itchy skin. ■ Exfoliative dermatitis, a more severe form of dermatitis than stasis dermatitis, characterized by excessive peeling and shedding of skin. Skin infections and parasitic infestation such as scabies or ringworm. ■ Cancerous and noncancerous skin growths. ■ Viral skin disorders, such as shingles and herpes zoster.

screen should be re-applied every two hours or as indicated on the label.” Sunscreen, she cautions, does not fully protect a person from UVA/UVB rays, so seeking shade and wearing

protective clothing when possible is advisable. “Here in the Northwest, we often forget to put sunscreen on, especially on cloudy or cool days,” Martin says. “It’s really important to wear sun-

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screen every single day on your face, necks, hands and forearms — anyplace you’re getting exposed on a regular basis. It’s wise to avoid or limit direct sun exposure from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sit in the shade. Wear a hat.” Martin says the average adult should use an ounce of sunscreen, which is about the size of a shot glass. “Also, sunscreens expire and then they don’t work as well, so it’s important to pay attention to the expiration date,” Martin says. Boudreaux, who prefers to use physical blockers such as titanium dioxide or zinc oxide, suggests purchasing a type of sunscreen “you will use again and again.” “Remember to supplement vitamin D though a healthy diet and possible supplements as it is not safe to get your vitamin D through sun exposure,” she adds. To further prevent sun damage to skin, Medicine.net advises avoiding artificial tanning, including sun lamps, tanning beds, tanning pills and tanning makeup. “Some people with a history of getting a lot of sun will get skin cancers as early as their 30s and 40s,” Martin says. “It depends on family history and how fair you are. Most cancers come around the 60s.” Vigilance is paramount for seniors as is taking care of your skin, starting with using fragrance-free soaps and shampoos, Martin says. “Body washes and soaps that are glycerin-based are good for moisturizing,” she says. Boudreaux adds, “Fragrance-free Dove soap is an affordable, gentle cleanser. The overall goal is to keep the skin well hydrated with generous application of emollients.” Although a lot of discussion about using essential oils is taking place, Martin says developing an allergy to it is common. “The scent of lavender, for example,” she says. “A natural fragrance doesn’t mean it’s not irritating. Fragrance-free tends to keep you out of trouble.” Martin also suggests moisturizing after every shower or bath. “Sprays don’t moisturize as well as lotions,” she says. “Tubes are even better. Coco-

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Dr. Lauren Boudreaux, a dermatologist with Silver Falls Dermatology, says any new or changing lesions should be examined by a doctor, as well as any bumps that bleed easily. nut oil can also be used as a body moisturizer.” To promote good skin health, seniors also should not smoke or should quit smoking, use a room humidifier during the winter and, in dry climates, avoid hot and dry places such as saunas. It’s also important to keep properly hydrated by drinking more liquids, according to ParentGiving.com. Home remedies are available for a wide array of conditions, but should be used with caution, Boudreaux says. “Some of these are safe, but some can be very dangerous and have interactions with other medications,” she says. “In general, I recommend against trying any home remedy without talking to a physician prior to starting.” Using over-the-counter hydrocortisone cream for pimples and even bug bites is an okay first step to take, Martin says. The bottom line? Get your doctor’s advice on any skin changes you incur, both doctors agree. “Skin checks should be performed every year to check for skin cancer,” Boudreaux says. “If you notice a legion changing at all, you should see a physician as soon as possible.” ■

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How familiar are you with these farm stores in the mid-Willamette Valley? Check them out! By PAT SNIDER BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS

Oregon’s Willamette Valley is home to some of the best agricultural land in the Northwest, a gift from our state to the north. During the last Ice Age of 10,000-15,000 years ago, an ice dam holding back the enormous waters of Lake Missoula repeatedly melted, sending rushing waters across eastern Washington and down

the path of the Columbia River to the Pacific. A narrow choke point in the area of present-day Kalama, Wash., forced the water to back up into the flat lands along the Willamette River creating a large lake. When the waters receded, the rich volcanic soil they were carrying (thank you, Washington) remained behind, leaving nearly 200 feet of fertile alluvial top soil in some areas. Over the years, this land

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The bakery counter at Willamette Pie Co., in Salem, offers tempting turnovers and slices of pie. It’s just one of several farm stores in the area. has created a feast of abundance for native tribes, early fur traders, Oregon Trail settlers and farmers, both large and small. The valley pro-

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duces more than 170 different crops and livestock items including grass and legume seeds, tree fruits and nuts, wine grapes, berries, hops, wheat, hay, nursery plants and field crops. It is the country’s number one provider of blackberries, hazelnuts, loganberries, boysenberries and grass seed. Farm market stores are scattered throughout the area, but largely concentrated near the two major metropolitan areas of Portland and Salem. They are a great source of locally-grown fruits and vegetables, nursery stock, and most offer a wide range of special harvest events starting in late September and running through October. On the east side of Interstate-5, just south of Woodburn, off Oregon 99E, on Howell Prairie Road is the red barn of Bauman Farms (baumanfarms.com). If there is such a term as agri-destination, this place fits the bill. Not only is it a year-round farm stand, but a bakery, gourmet goodie shop, and nursery. Don’t miss a stroll through the greenhouses where aisles of hanging baskets and other floral displays fill the room with brilliant color. At harvest time, their festival is the area’s largest with a pumpkin patch, mazes, animal barn, hayrides, apple tastings, cider-making demos and tons of fun activities for the grandkids. Now, continue south on Howell Prairie to Hazel Green Road and turn west towards Brooks. EZ Orchards (ezorchards.com), operated for years by the Zielinski family at the corner of Hazel Green and Cordon roads, also offers fresh produce, baked goods (including yummy donut samples as you walk in the front door), a good selection of packaged gourmet foods, and colorful gardens. Next to the main store is the Shortcake Stand with a menu of seasonal fruit desserts and ice cream treats and a pretty, shaded picnic

area nearby. Like Bauman’s, they do a bang-up harvest festival with corn maze, petting zoo, pie-eating contest, pony rides, bluegrass music … a complete country experience for all ages. From here travel south on Cordon Road to Sunnyview and turn east to 82nd Ave. You can’t miss the big sign on the left side enquiring, “Got Pie?” The family-owned Willamette Pie Company (wvpie.com) was started by the Roths, third-generation berry farmers, when they purchased a local pie maker in 2001. They process about 12 million pounds of berries and fruit each summer, and while most of the fruit is flash frozen, much of it ends up in the fillings of their delicious pies and cobblers. In the retail store, one side features windows providing a view of the pie “assembly line,” and the other side is a wall of freezers stuffed with a wide variety of pies, cobblers and bags of frozen fruit. There’s a small café offering bakery treats, coffee and ice cream, and both indoor and outdoor dining areas. If you prefer home-baked pies and goodies, check out Fordyce Farms (fordycefarm.com) on Sunnyview Road where you’ll also find produce, u-pick berries and currants; but if sweet corn is your thing, don’t miss a stop at Schlechter Farms (schlechterfarms.com) on 86th. Another popular farm stand on the west side of I-5 near the town of St. Paul is French Prairie Gardens (fpgardens.com) on French Prairie Road. In addition to having fruits and vegetables for sale, they offer a full range of events from monthly grilling dinners, barbecues, and an activity-filled fall festival. Be sure to check websites in advance for directions, hours, and event calendars; and enjoy the bounty of the Willamette Valley. ■


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Aging parents: Mental health concerns

By JEANNE ST. PIERRE

We’ve all forgotten names, misplaced keys or “blanked” on a password. Given everything on our minds these days, and all the distractions, memory lapses are not surprising. The good news is that serious memory loss is not an inevitable part of aging. The brain is capable of producing new brain cells at any age. So, what’s the difference between normal forgetfulness and the onset of dementia—and when should you worry about your aging parents? Memory lapses are frustrating but most aren’t the same as dementia. As we age, we experience physical changes that can cause glitches in brain function. It’s normal to take longer to recall details — but just give it time and the information surfaces. Staying active, mentally and physically, and eating healthy are your best defenses. First, rule out common forgetfulness, such as: ● Occasionally forgetting where you left common things, like keys. ● Forgetting names of acquaintances or calling a child or sibling by the wrong name (usually the name of the other sibling) ● Occasionally forgetting an appointment. ● Having trouble remembering what you’ve just read. ● Walking into a room and forgetting what you need (who hasn’t done that?) ● Not retrieving information (“But it’s on the tip of my tongue.”) The line between usual agerelated forgetfulness and cognitive impairment can be fuzzy; it’s often a matter of degree. For example, forgetting the names of close loved ones — and still not being able to recall them after a period of

time — can be a sign of dementia. Memory loss, however, is not always the first sign of dementia. In some cases it can be changes in personality or judgment. To make the diagnosis of dementia, mental changes must be severe enough to impact daily functioning. The chart below will help you decide when to seek help. Start with your parent’s physician and educate yourself with free online resources — as well as classes and books from the Community Health Education Center, such as the Mastery of Aging Well course Signs of Alzheimer’s

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Some tell-tale signs of dementia Your parents may have difficulty with routine activities such as bathing, dressing and grooming, toileting, walking or eating. You may notice changes in their appearance, such as weight loss or poor grooming. They may lack appetite, lose interest in activities they used to enjoy, or have changes in mood and behavior. The sooner you get involved, the better, so make an appointment with their doctor right away. He or she can assess personal risk factors, Typical age-related changes

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uestion: After my mother died in 1989, my father made a Will that named me, his only son, as sole beneficiary of his estate. Two years ago he remarried, but never changed his will. He died a few months ago, and his current wife is completely ignoring the Will. She said that she is entitled to half of everything, it’s the law. I can’t believe that Oregon law will allow her to get away with disregarding my father’s last wishes? nswer: She is right, it is the law. In Oregon, a Will is revoked by the subsequent marriage of the testator if the testator is survived by a spouse. In this case, your father’s Will was revoked when he remarried two years ago. The exception would be if your father’s Will evidences that it not be revoked by marriage or was drafted in contemplation of marriage, or if your father and his new spouse entered into a written contract before the marriage either providing for his new spouse or agreeing that his new spouse would have no right to share in his estate. Barring these circumstances, your father’s probate estate will be administered as though he died intestate, that is, as though he had no Will. The probate estate of a person who dies intestate is divided according to Oregon law, in this case, fifty percent to the surviving spouse and fifty percent to you, the surviving child. The other part of this scenario is that not all assets owned by your father may be probate assets. Only assets owned solely by your father, titled in his name alone, without a named beneficiary, are part of the estate to be divided between you and your father’s surviving spouse. Any assets that your father owned jointly with another person or assets where he designated a beneficiary, will likely pass automatically to the joint owner or to the named beneficiary. When your father remarried, he should have met with an attorney and discussed his wishes. The attorney could have explained to him the need to execute a new Will. At this point, your options are limited. You should consult with an estate attorney who can explain to you your legal rights and guide you through the probate process. If you need assistance with a probate, please call attorney Kathy Belcher at McGinty & Belcher, Attorneys - 503-371-9636.

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Writer Mary Owen shares her personal skin battles

Growing up, summertime meant dips in the ocean, listening to music stretched out on beach towels, talking with friends, sipping soda – great fun that came with a no-so-great reward. My friends and I would smear zinc oxide all over our noses, and put baby oil, or sometimes cocoa butter, over our bodies. Then we’d bask for hours under the hot sun to get that perfect tan.

What I got years later was lots of skin cancers – squamous cell, basal cell – and quite a few precancerous “thingies.” My face has a patchwork of white spots, a reminder that my youthful “burn” days had less than happy consequences. Lesions also showed up and sometimes still show up on my legs, shoulders and back. One on my shoulder had to be removed twice.

Another on my thigh was excised so deeply, an almost 3-inch scar reminds me that baby oil was not the way to go. Most recently excised was a squamous cell carcinoma on my leg that took almost three painful months to heal. Fair-skinned and blond, I rarely got that great tan that I so ardently sought as a young girl. As my friends browned, my skin sort of “goldened.” Mostly, more freckles and more than a few sunburns were my reward. Now mandatory yearly checks and numerous other visits to my dermatologist

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are my reality. My doctor listens patiently as I point out each abnormal spot on my skin, which I check diligently. Over the years, my expertise about cancerous growths has grown right along with every suspicious spot found. And that doesn’t count the numerous “thingies” that result from normal aging. What isn’t normal is having growths removed, even dug out, leaving scars both physically and emotionally. An unseen side of skin cancer is a lingering concern about what can happen if the cancer

isn’t eradicated, if cells wander from the lesion to other places, if a lesion is missed during a body scan, and if a worse cancer is coming down the line. Each visit that results in a “procedure” leaves me thinking about how to prevent another in my future, and reminds me to be proactive in caring for myself. Skin checks are routine for me, and should be for you. My message is: be informed, be observant, be safe, and take care of your skin. Your life depends on it. ■

The Salem Art Association (SAA) received a $25,000 grant from the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation to support SAA’s core programs. SAA advances its mission through core programming that includes: three professional art galleries; a robust special events program, including the annual Salem Art Fair and Festival; the historic Bush House Museum; Project Space and other public art; and the Community Arts Education program for all ages and skill levels.

Funding from the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation has a significant impact in ensuring that SAA continues to play a vital role in providing diverse ongoing arts education and offering arts opportunities to improve the lives of people of all ages in its three-county area. The Salem Art Association (SAA) also received a $10,000 grant from the Harvest Foundation to support its Artists in the Schools and the Hillcrest Arts and Learning Program. ■

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Sustainable landscaping

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Take a big step forward and save water, energy and money By JOY MASSEY BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS

Sustainable landscaping is a term we hear more and more often, a growing trend among homeowners. But what does it mean, and why is it important? The fact that the environmental resources of the planet are strained is not news. Nor are the damaging effects of the fossil-fuel based herbicides and pesticides, as well as the high energy demands and wasteful water use of traditional landscaping. Lawns alone account for a huge portion of wasted water and chemical runoff. There’s no excuse for using chemical herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers anymore. The organic horticulture community has come up with alternative solutions to almost every problem, whether it’s pests, diseases or weeds. Sustainable landscaping offers more efficient techniques that save water, energy and money. On top of that, it improves wildlife habitats, promotes home-based food production, lowers maintenance and labor requirements, and helps to clean up the environment by limiting or avoiding toxic products that simply aren’t necessary. Not to mention, it’s beautiful to look at. What’s not to like? Even a non-environmentalist likes to save money and spend less time working. Beneficial insects like ladybugs and lacewings help keep pests under control without chemicals. Products based on clove oil and vinegar are one example of less toxic ways to control weeds. There are cover plants that out-compete the weeds, and removing weeds from your yard before they go to seed is helpful; eventually it becomes less and less work until it only takes a few minutes a day. Landscape architect and author Owen Dell, of Owen Dell and Associates, has made sustainable landscaping his life’s work. Through big and small projects during a career that spans decades, Dell is an expert on the subject. His business, books and articles offer help to homeowners wanting to get on board, either on their own or through hiring a professional. “If you can make just three changes in your landscaping that really counted, one would be getting your watering under control, one would be the right plant for the right place, and

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Are you looking for a way to make your property easier to take care of? Landscape designers, like Owen Dell, recommend getting rid of that green lawn (inset) and replacing it with a variety of low-maintenance plants and hardscapes that provide interest and little effort once they are established. one would be to mulch,” Dell says. “If you do these three things, you’re going to be 80 percent of the way to sustainability.” Take control of your watering Inappropriate watering is one of the most common mistakes. Hand watering, done right, and drip irrigation are two effective ways of watering. “Most people water too much,” Dell says. “They see that the soil is dry on the top and they don’t realize that an inch down the soil is soaking wet. One thing you can do is get a water gauge. They cost about $8 and you just poke it in the soil, and it will tell you if it needs water.” Hand watering can be one of the most efficient watering methods, but it takes patience. A light sprinkle is a waste of water — it doesn’t get down to the plant roots. The best way is to go over it several times, and give it time to soak in. “Let it sit for an hour or two, and then go back and check. Make sure you’re not just watering the mulch so the moisture is just sitting on top.” Drip irrigation is one of the best methods of watering. The tubing has emitters every 12 to 18 inches, so the water drips very slowly, imitating rainfall. “It’s something you can do yourself,” Dell says. “You don’t have to hire a professional. The tubing goes right on top of the soil and you can cover it with mulch so you don’t even see it. It saves water, and the plants like it better.” Irrigation systems are often used with a controller, sometimes called a clock, but again, it’s a matter of knowing how to do it right. A conventional controller needs to be managed by re-programming it at least four or five times a year, as the weather

changes. “We just had a period of 90degree days when pots needed to be watered daily, or even twice a day,” Dell says. “When the temperature drops, the water requirements change.” He recommends using a smart controller. “They save 25 to 50 percent of your water use because they take weather conditions into account. It’s an amazing technology.” He adds that the best smart controllers should be bought from a professional irrigation supply house, and will cost a little more, but they perform better and last longer.

Right plant, right place Having the right plant in the right place is a huge factor in determining maintenance needs. Consider each plant’s relationship to the soil, to other plants, and to the amount of light available to create a living ecosystem where the forces are all in balance, a condition called homeostasis. “Most gardens are not created this way,” Dell says. “They’re just decorative, and homeowners have to work very hard to maintain them. I call it adversarial horticulture, where we’re constantly battling bad design.” Unfortunately, as people get older, they often move from a home they love because their landscaping demands more than what they can take care of. “That’s not necessary,” he says. “In a sustainable landscape there’s not as much need for intensive labor to maintain it. Constant mowing, pruning, fertilizing and watering shouldn’t be a reason to drive people away from their homes.” Plant size and proper placement is a huge source of gardening maintenance, when a plant is too big for a space in the first place. Making an

investment in a more sustainable design is worth it in the long run. When you have a shrub that has overgrown its space, you have to pay someone to trim it, then pay to have the waste hauled away. It can amount to huge costs over a 20-year period. Most sustainable landscaping designs also do away with, or cut back on, conventional lawns. It takes 60,000 gallons of water to irrigate a 2,000square-foot lawn. There are 31 million acres of lawn in this country, and they use 800 millions of gasoline every year to mow. The amount of water it takes to water that amount of lawn could grow 81 million acres of food. One way to remove sections of lawn is called sheet mulching, layering cardboard and wood chips to smother the unwanted grass. For those who want to keep some lawn, there are still alternatives — drought tolerant grasses and ground covers, and low-mowing grass varieties that you can introduce into your lawn gradually, reducing the need for watering, mowing and fertilizing.

Feed yourself In the case of emergencies, many homeowners are woefully unprepared, and put too much energy into growing ornamentals rather than food, Dell says. “The movement to convert lawns into food production is tremendously popular,” he says. “In a conventional farm, we’re putting up to 10 calories of fossil-fuels into growing one calorie of food. That’s unconscionable.” Home-based food production, Dell says, can use as little as one calorie of energy to produce 10 calories of food. “If you were to look at it as a stock option, fossil-fuelbased food production is not a very good investment, and it’s

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not sustainable,” he says. “Sustainable landscaping leads to a sustainable neighborhood which leads to a sustainable city.” He offers Cuba as an example of putting resourcefulness to work. “Look at what happened when the Soviet Union cut off all support to Cuba,” Dell says. “Cuba had nothing, no imported food and no fossil fuels, and they started growing food in every nook and cranny. They now produce a huge amount of food. They set up their own farmer’s markets, and their health vastly improved. Of course, they have other problems, but they’ve done amazing things. Here, we’re doing it not out of necessity but out of what’s right. More and more people all the time are creating neighborhoods where they grow and share food.”

Cover your ground Dell’s third recommendation to homeowners is to mulch. “Mulching makes a huge difference, cutting way back on the amount of water needed,” he says. “Wood chips are one of the best mulches, but bark is good too.” Even leaves make a good mulch because they break down and add nutrients and organic matters to the soil, while keeping weeds down and saving water, Dell says. Sustainable landscaping shouldn’t be an afterthought, but rather a new mindset. “It’s so important to the future that we do this,” Dell says. “Even if you hate the environment, you should still adopt sustainable landscaping practices, because you’ll save money.” ■


Bored? Never! Life is too much fun

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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 curiosity 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 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 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 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 another 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. 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 won-

“If you’re not having fun, it’s no fun. ... I have never in my life been bored. It doesn’t happen to me.” ~ Bill Crane on his philosophy about life derful 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 bio-degradable 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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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 lot 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 summer, they started at the Bridge of the Gods and hiked 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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Director’s Comments The month of September, Center 50+ will celebrate Center 50+ Month, in conjunction with National Senior Center Month. Each week a special program will be scheduled highlighting a Center 50+ program encouraging seniors and the community to try a new activity or get involved in the Center’s programs. All events are open to the public.

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Fit 4 All Week at Center 50+

Join us at Fit 50+ the week of September 14th through September 18th to try out all that the Fitness Center has to offer. Enjoy FREE health lectures, FREE demos and FREE fitness classes all week long. A huge Thank you goes out to our sponsor United Health Care for making Fit 4 All Week possible. Monday, Sept. 14, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.: Fitness Center Kick Off Party. Join us up in the Fitness Center as we celebrate the start of Fit 4 All Week. Enjoy healthy treats and beverages and be entered to win some great Fit 50+ prizes. Also, be the first to take advantage of great gym membership offers. Monday, Sept. 14, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.: Happy Feet with Happy Feet. Center 50+ is excited to have Podiatry Nurse Cheran Christensen of Happy Feet Foot Care here to educate us on the anatomy & physiology of feet as well as concerning signs

to look for and when to call your Doctor. Tuesday, Sept..15, 2-3 p.m. Treasured Family Recipes with a Healthy Twist. Do you have a treasured family recipe that’s well…… not so healthy ? Join Chef John of Marion Polk County Food Share as he teaches us how to make nutritional choices when planning your ingredients. This presentation is reserved for the first 25 patrons, please RSVP to the Fitness Center if you plan to join us 503-588-6303. Wednesday, Sept. 16, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Tooth Wisdom: Get Smart About Your Mouth. This one hour workshop taught by local dental hygienists will focuses on empowering and educating older adults to care for their own oral health. . Wednesday, Sept. 16, 10-11 a.m.: First Aide/CPR Refresher Class. Join Certified CPR/First Aide Instructor Carol Gleason as she teaches the most up to date information on First/Aide and CPR. Practice your skills on the practice dummies and get a chance to ask the

expert questions. Be the first to sign up for the upcoming Certification Class. Thursday, Sept. 17, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Bone Density & Blood Pressure Screening. The Community Health Education Center from Salem Hospital will be providing FREE bone density and blood pressure screenings. Friday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.: GeriAthletics. Center 50+ is excited to have Our featured speaker this year is Nationally recognized Physical Therapist Mike Studer PT, MHS, NCS, CEEAA from NorthWest Rehab focusing his presentation on Geri-athletics. Join Mike as he speaks on the importance of exercise as we age and walk away with a few take home exercises. This lecture is reserved for the first 25 patrons, please RSVP to the Fitness Center if you plan to join us 503-588-6303. ** Be sure to check our Fall Program Guide or visit us at www.cityofsalem.net for a full list of Wellness programs and Fitness classes.

brush. Classes are on Wednesdays, starting Sept. 16. Individual Class Cost: $28. Add $10 for supplies Bob Ross “Joy of Painting” Workshop. You can learn to paint! Bob Ross certified instructor, Janet Sanders, believes that with Bob’s fantastic techniques and some dedicated practice, masterpieces that you never dreamed possible will flow from your brush! Class dates: Tuesday, Sept 22, 12:30 p.m. Cost: $35 + 15 supply fee.

Class date: Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Class Cost: $7. Bringing Your Bucket List to LIFE. Let Joan Manuel kick-start your LIFE with new energy and outlook. An interactive class on living with vitality and purpose. What do you want to change? What lights you up? Do you want to drop 10 pounds? Unsure of your purpose what’s next? If you identify with any of these situations, then this is the class for you. Joan will support in your steps to discovery. Bring a notebook, your willingness to explore, your sense of humor and your smile. You will have the option to create a vision board. Thursdays, Sept. 24- Oct. 15, in Classroom B. Class Time: 10 -11:30 a.m. Class fee $24. Language Spanish. Instructor Hugh West has been teaching Spanish to adults for over 40 years and has lived in and traveled Spanish speaking countries in Spain and the Americas. Beginning Spanish: Fridays, Sept. 18– Nov. 20, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Intermediate/Advanced Spanish: Fridays, Sept. 18-Nov. 20, 12-2: p.m. Cost: All classes $120 for 10-week sessions. Instructor supplies required materials. Evening Conversational Spanish: Tuesday Evenings, Sept. 22-Nov. 17, 6-8 p.m. Available on a drop-in basis because the more you use itthe better your Spanish will become. This class will provide practice for all levels. Spanish instructor, Hugh West, will adapt the conversation to the dynamics of the group. Cost : $10 drop in fee per class time.

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CENTER 50+ IS LOOKING FOR NEW INSTRUCTORS/PRESENTERS. Are you experienced with a certain skill, passion or study and interested in being a course presenter in the Life Long Learning program? If so, a unique teaching opportunity awaits you. Be part of the learning that can take place amongst friends that have a common bond and intellectual curiosity. Class presenters are needed for: history, art and crafts, political science, culinary, gardening, music, and film studies. If interested call Bonnie Katich, Lifelong Learning Coordinator at 503-588-6303 or email me at: bkatich@cityof salem.net. Please help us avoid having to cancel classes due to low enrollment – come in to RSVP or call 503-588-6303. No payment due till first day of class. Arts and Arts and Crafts Carving duck decoys from wood the Oregon Decoy and Wildfowl Guild. The Guild is a group of individuals dedicated to promoting the traditional history of decoy making and its development as an art form. Participants of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Saturday, September 26, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cost $3 per session plus any cost for wood. Intermediate Pencil Art with Hal Mathew. Intermediate drawing will allow students to pursue specific interests such as portraiture, landscape, cartooning, art journal, still life, and so forth. This class will also focus on other drawing tools, such as pen, brush and charcoal. Classes are on-going-Tuesdays, starting Sept. 15, 1-3 p.m. Cost: $6 per session. Beginning Acrylic Painting with Linda Osburn. This class is for those with no painting experience! You will take home a finished piece of art after each class. Classes are on Thursdays,starting Sept. 17. Individual Class Cost: $28. Add $10 for supplies Intermediate Acrylic Painting with Linda Osburn. This intermediate class teaches color mixing, brush strokes and shading using one

Personal Enrichment Writing from the Heart. You like to write and you want to share your stories. What next? Join Carol Crandell and Hal Mathew for the “how-to” help every writer needs. You will learn ways to make your writing authentic; to discover who you are; to hone revision skills; and to share your writing. Mini-writing workshops will focus on one writing issue or genre. Join a positive, supportive group where we help each other to make writing stronger. All you need is the desire to write, paper, pen, pencil, or laptop, an open mind, and the willingness to share aloud within the group. Class size is limited. Starting Sept. 16, every Wednesday from 3-5 p.m. Cost: $2 per session. Around the Garden - Let’s get organized for Learning! The Sept. 8 class starts with a review of the August class, followed by handout(s) with phone numbers, internet addresses, and suggested readings. An informative discussion of the Master Gardeners Help Desk will include: the Intake of Plant Problems and Insect Forms and instructions of how to complete the forms in order to have your plant or insect specimen prepared for transport to the Help Desk. (The instructor will deliver your specimens to the Help Desk directly after each class.) You will be contacted by phone or email within a few days with the results of your inquiry by the Help Desk. Date: Tuesday, Sept. 8. Time: 1- 2:30 p.m. Class cost: $7. Culinary Class - “Elevate your Holiday Party Favorites” with Rachel Hanson, Nutritional Health Coach at Natural Grocers.

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History Oregon History: The Discovery, Development, and Growth of our state. Darrell Jabin, who regularly provides presentations throughout the state, is creating a three part class specifically for Center 50+ about the discovery, development, and growth of Oregon. Our geography was created by Teutonic plates, volcanoes, and massive floods. Explorers from a number of LEARNING, continued on next page

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Caregiver Classes - Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease: Is it Alzheimer’s? Other dementia?

Join us on Monday, Sept. 21, 2-4 p.m. for information about Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementia. Topics covered include: risk factors, how a diagnosis is made, stages and symptoms, and current treatments. This free educational seminar is for unpaid family caregivers caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia and those interested in learning more about dementia. Presented by Mary K. Miller, ARNP BC CWCN. Presented in partnership with Among Friends Adult Day Respite Program, Time With Friends Program and NorthWest Senior & Disability Services. Please call 503-588-6303 to register.

Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease: Untangling Legal Issues Where do I start? How do I untangle the complex legal and financial issues important to consider when caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia? Kathy Belcher, Elder Law Attorney, will discuss Powers of Attorney, Conservatorships, Guardianships, Estate Planning, Medicaid and more to protect you and those you love. Join us Monday, October 26, 2015 from 2-4 p.m. This free educational seminar is for unpaid family caregivers caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia and those interested in learning more about dementia. Presented in partnership with Among Friends Adult Day Respite Program, Time With Friends Program and NorthWest Senior & Disability Services. Please call 503-588-6303 to register. Thank you to our sponsors: Pacific Living Centers, Inc. – Hawthorne House and Harmony House of Salem, WindSong at Eola Hills, Howell Edwards Doerksen, Senior Helpers, and Visiting Angels.

The Savvy Caregiver Program: Real Help for Family Caregivers

The Savvy Caregiver Program is a six session workshop that offers real help to families caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The program will give caregivers an understanding of changes in their loved one, tips on how to provide the best care, coping skills for the stages of dementia, facts about the progression of dementia, and an opportunity to join with other caregivers to support one another. The classes will be on Tuesdays, Oct. 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10, & 17, from 10 a.m. – Noon. The classes are free and open to unpaid family caregivers and Veterans. Call 503-588-6303 to Register. Class size is limited and fills up quickly. Thank you to the Portland Veteran’s Administration for partnering with Center 50+ to offer this Caregiver Education Series. Sponsored by Among Friends Adult Day Respite and Time With Friends Programs with additional support from NorthWest Senior & Disability Services. Thank you to our sponsors: Pacific Living Centers, Inc. – Hawthorne House and Harmony House of Salem, WindSong at Eola Hills, Howell Edwards Doerksen, Senior Helpers, and Visiting Angels.

We Are Here for YOU: Two Programs for Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Among Friends Adult Day Respite Program and Time With Friends Early Memory Loss Program support individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias from early through more advanced stages. These social programs offer mentally stimulating activities in a fun, friendly and safe environment. Caregivers receive a few hours of respite from their caregiving responsibilities while participants enjoy fun activities that focus on individual strengths and abilities. Along with Respite Services, Center 50+ also offers Caregiver Education and Resources. For specific program information, please call the Respite Coordinator at 503-588-6303. Thank you to our sponsors: Pacific Living Centers, Inc. – Hawthorne House and Harmony House of Salem, WindSong at Eola Hills, Howell Edwards Doerksen, Senior Helpers, and Visiting Angels.

Reasons to Protect your Family

Enjoy a complementary class on Pre-planning. Receive helpful information to protect yourself and family. Discover how to set up a plan using 4 simple steps while enjoying a free meal. September 24 at 11 a.m. Center 50+ Lecture Hall. Everyone in attendance will receive a free Personal Planning Guide. Seating is limited please RSVP to 503-581-8451. Presented by Belcrest Memorial park & Howell Edward Doerksen Funeral Home.

LEARNING, continued from previous page countries “discovered” and laid claims on the land. Hearty pioneers from the east ventured across uninhabited areas to develop the state. Missionaries, fur traders, railroad barons, bridge designers, and many others helped our state grow. We hope you join us for these entertaining and informative classes. Class dates: Fridays, Sept. 18, Oct. 2 and Nov. 13. Time: 9-10 a.m. Cost: $ 5. Friends in Peace and War - RussianAmerican Relations in the 19th Century.

Instructor Doug Kroll. Learn about the great friendship that existed between the United States and Imperial Russia during the 18th and 19th century. In fact, when the American Civil War threatened to divide the United States, Russia alone among the European great powers gave no aid or comfort to the seceding states. This friendship was displayed by Russia sending its entire Navy to United States ports for nearly a year, during the midst of the American Civil War. Class date: Tuesday, Sept. 22. Class time: 10-12 p.m. Class fee: $5.

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JO ANNE AYRES is Volunteer of the Month for September MARION-POLK/COAST EDITION

Jo Anne can always be found at Center 50+ on Thursday afternoons as she is the Head of the Bingo Group. She exudes graciousness, enthusiasm, and excitement (not only when you meet her, but this IS JoAnne). JoAnne has spent the last 20+ years at Center 50+ and many other senior facilities. She sees the need for those 50+ to continue to be active and experience things they have had on their “someday I would like to try —- “ list. Jo Anne finds volunteering is a service for others as well as something to enjoy herself. Jo Anne has a special interest in corresponding with others, especially seniors. The gift of a card or letter can be so meaningful to someone who, under any circumstance, can give a smile or feeling of someone out there cares. A letter or card can be read again and again and is everlasting. On a personal note, JoAnne was raised in a family of 14. She grew up in Wyoming and Oregon and graduated from Sandy High here in Oregon. Special to JoAnne and her husband are their two sons, two grandsons, a granddaughter, and a great grandson. Some will remember trailers on the rails known as the “PIGS”. Well, JoAnne’s long time career with the Aero Space Industry included tracking “The Pigs”. JoAnne volunteers at senior facilities throughout the Salem area and even in Arizona and Missouri. Center 50+ is thrilled she shares herself with us. We at Center 50+ are very happy to recognize and thank JoAnne for being our September 2015 Volunteer of the Month.

DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM

Driver Safety Program is a two-session class sponsored by AARP to improve your driving skills. Upon completion of this course, your auto insurance premium may be reduced. Call the Center 50+ at 503-588-6303 to register.

Sept. 14 & 17, 1 p.m. Sept. 21 & 24, 5 p.m. Oct. 12 & 15, 1 p.m.

For more information about Center 50+ call 503-588-6303


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ONGOING WEEKLY PROGRAMS n SEPTEMBER 2015

Monday 8:30 am Woodshop 8:30 am Lapidary 8:30 am Jewelry 8:30 am Pool/Billiards 9:00 am Pine Needle Baskets 9:00 am Flexibility & Functional Movement 9:00 am Silversmithing/ Jewelry Workshop 9:15 am Yoga 10:00 am SilverSneakers 11:30 am Lunch 3:00 pm Living Strong & Younger 5:30 pm Total Body Circuit

Tuesday 8:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:30 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 6:30 pm

Woodshop Lapidary Ladies Pool/Billiards Karate Line Dancing - Int. History Discussion Group SilverSneakers Yoga Respite Care Tone Your Bones Lunch Tai Chi level 1 Tai Chi level 2 Line Dancing - Beg. Table Tennis

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7:00 am Sunrise Rotary 8:30 am Woodshop 8:30 am Lapidary 8:30 am Pool/ Billiards 9:00 am Woodcarving Class 9:00 am SHIBA (by appt) 9:00 am Flexibility & Functional Movement 9:15 am Yoga 10:00 am SilverSneakers 11:00 am Respite Care 11:30 am Lunch 1:00 pm Writing Life Story 5:30 pm Total Body Circuit

Club Meetings in September

Tues., Sept 8: Angler’s Club, 6:30-9 p.m.; Book Club, 1:30-3 p.m. Wed, Set 9: WAMS, 6:30-9 p.m.; Sewing Guild, 1-4 p.m. Thurs, Sept 10: Garden Club Board, 7-9 p.m.; Woodturnes, 6-9 p.m. Lapidary Club, 9-11 a.m. Mon., Sept 14: Four Seasons, 6-8 p.m. Tues, Sept 15: Union 575, 7:30-9 p.m.; Garden Club 7-9 p.m. Cherry City Needlepoint, 12:30-4 p.m. Fri., Sept 18: Spanish Club, 2-4 p.m. Mon, Sept 28: Fushsia Club, 7-9 p.m. Tues, Sept 29: Woodcarvers, 7-9 p.m.

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Woodshop Lapidary Pool/Billiards Sewing Line Dancing - Int. Karate SilverSneakers Yoga Line Dancing - Beg. Tone Your Bones Time With Friends Lunch Tai Chi level 1 Bingo Ladies Pool/Billiards Tai Chi level 2 Living Stronger/Younger Table Tennis

A film by Director Steven Loring Center 50+ will host a Movie Screening of this award winning documentary, Saturday, Oct. 3, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. The Age of Love is a story of the universality of love and desire, regardless of age. The film follows the adventures of 30 seniors who sign up for a first-of-its-kind Speed dating event exclusively for 70- to 90-year-olds.

JOIN US AT THE MOVIES!

Center 50+ provides a movie and popcorn the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month. Is there a movie you’ve wanted to see? We take movie requests! Movies will be shown at 1:15 p.m. New Release Movie Day – Wednesday, Sept. 9: What The Deaf Man Heard Classic Movie Day – Wednesday, Sept. 23: Hallelujah Trail staring Burt Lancaster. All movies are subject to change, check with Center 50+ front desk on Tuesday before movie for movie title. Thanks to our sponsor: Atrio Health Plan Center 50+ meets the legal requirement set forth by the

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Italian Strata Salisbury Steak Penne w/meat sauce Baked Fish or Chicken Chicken Stir-Fry Hungarian Goulash Herb Roasted Chicken Beef Pot Pie Turkey Enchiladas

Director of this film will be in attendance for Q & A as well as to lead us in this great community conversation. This event is FREE and open to the first 200 registered. It is open to the community and people of all ages who want to participate. Breakfast will be served prior to the 78 minute movie screening followed by round table discussions. Registration will begin July 6th by calling 503-588-6303. Registration is being limited to (2) per person. Motion Picture Industry. As a licensed organization the senior center has permission from the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC) to provide public showings of movies/videos.

September Birthday Party!

Mark your calendars and join us in celebrating the monthly birthdays on the third Friday of each month. Immediately following lunch on Friday, Sept. 18 we will begin serving cake. If it is your birthday in September, be sure to come and have lunch, get a special birthday gift. Everyone is welcome to join in on the fun! Thank you Windsong Memory Care for sponsoring our Monthly Birthday Party.

Workshop to educate Baby Boomers on Social Security

A new generation of retirees prepares to collect benefits. An educational workshop titled “Savvy Social Security Planning: What Baby Boomers Need to Know to Maximize Retirement Income” has been scheduled for 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015 at Center 50+ located at 2615 Portland Road NE, Salem, OR. Social Security is far more complicated than most people realize. The decisions baby boomers make now can have a tremendous impact on the total amount of benefits they stand to receive over their lifetime. Register by calling: 503-689-2800.

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8:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:15 am 11:00 am 11:30 am 1:00 pm 1:00 pm

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Woodshop Lapidary Pool/Billiards Watercolor Studio Yoga Respite Care Lunch Cards/Games Woodcarving

Lapidary Pool/Billiards

HOW TO GET MORE INFORMATION ● Call for your newcomers packet 503-588-6303 ● Tune in to KBZY Radio 1490 AM, Fridays at 8:10 a.m. ● Visit our Web site at: www.cityofsalem/Center 50 ● Stop by the Center for a tour ● You may pick up a FREE copy of the NW Boomer & Senior News at Center 50+ or at many local merchants.

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Cheese Raviolis Roasted Pork Loin or Chicken Wednesday 23: Chicken Pazole Thursday 24: Meatloaf Friday 25: Baked Fish or Chicken Monday 28: Beef Enchiladas Tuesday 29: Ham or Turkey Wednesday 30: Sesame Beef

TRIPS AHOY! Wednesday, Sept. 9, Dahlia Fields and Fir Point Farms, cost $27.50 Saturday, Dec. 5, Singing Christmas Tree – cost $87 (includes transportation, admission, and driver gratuity). Dec. 13-15, Leavenworth Bavarian Village, Cost: $469 double. (incl. transportation, lodging at the Enzian Inn with two buffet breakfasts and a catered German buffet dinner, concert, and sleigh ride). Full - taking waiting list. Sunday, Feb. 14, The Tenors at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, cost $99 (includes transportation, driver gratuity, and admission). YOU ARE INVITED to the presentation on Thursday, Sept. 10, 11:30 a.m. on the New York, Niagara Falls & Washington DC trip scheduled for September 13-20, 2016. Lunch included – please RSVP: call 503-588-6303. NEW EXTENDED TRIP FOR 2016 Netherlands, Belgium & Paris featuring historic Bruges, Sept. 19-29, 2016, 11 days, 14 meals. Trip Desk is open Mondays & Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Save-the-Date for these special seminars Thursday, Sept 10, 1 p.m. Atrio, sponsored by Ed Clark Insurance Tuesday, Sept 8, 10 a.m. Kaiser Permanente Thursday, Sept 17, 1 p.m. Regence, sponsored by Ed Clark Insurance Thursday, Sept 17, 10 a.m. Medicare 101, sponsored by Ed Clark Insurance Thursday, Sept 24, 10 a.m. United Health Care

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Fall Garden Care Culture Tea, 11 a.m., Deepwood Museum and Gardens, 1116, Mission St. SE, Salem. $35. 503363-1825.

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Tickets available for Salem Concert Band presents Thomas Lauderdale, a concert scheduled for 3 p.m. Nov. 8 at Historic Elsinore Theatre, 170 High St., Salem. $25/$35. 503-3753574. (through Oct. 27) Polk County Bounty Market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Main Street Park, Monmouth. Books for Dessert: “The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel Brown, 7 p.m., Anderson A, Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St. SE. 503588-6052. Foot clinic, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, South Salem Senior Center, 6450 Fairway Ave. SE. 503-588-0748. Computer/technology support, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays and Tuesdays, South Salem Senior Center, 6450 Fairway Ave. SE. $5. 503-588-0748. New Visions Support Group, 2 to 3:30 p.m., 680 State St., Suite 110, Salem. 503-581-4224 or info@blindskills.com. Free. (through Sept. 25) Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and Fridays, aquatic center tennis courts, Dallas. Free lessons, 10 a.m. to noon Mondays. 503-8038065. Happy Coloring, 10 a.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. 503-873-3093. (also Sept. 4) AARP Driver’s Safety class, 9 a.m. to noon, Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. $15/$20. 503-873-3093.

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(through Sept. 26) “Oklahoma!” 7:30 p.m. (3 p.m. matinee), Gallery Theater, 210 NE Ford St., McMinnville. $15/$17. 503-472-2227. Monmouth Senior Community Center breakfast, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., 180 S. Warren St. $6. Bingo, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Fridays, South Salem Senior Center, 6450 Fairway Ave. SE. 503-588-0748. (through Nov. 28) Independence Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, 302 S. Main St. 503-838-5452. (through Nov. 29) Rickreall Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays, 280 Main St. 503-838-5452.

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Shared Visions Support Group, 2 to 3:30 p.m., 680 State St., Suite 110, Salem. 503-581-4224 or info@blindskills.com. Free. Nutrition and Brain Health, 2 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. 503873-3093. Free hearing screenings, 10 a.m. to noon, Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. 503-873-3093. (also Sept. 19) Independence Hop and Heritage Festival, with food, entertainment, vendors, parade and hot air balloons. Hopfestival.org. Deepwood Vintage Flea Market, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1116 Mission St. SE, Salem. Free. Early Buying Soiree, 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 18. $10/$12. 503-363-1825. Pancake breakfast, 8 to 10 a.m., South Salem Senior Center, 6450 Fairway Ave. SE. $5. 503-588-0748.

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Senior Fitness, 8:30 a.m. Mondays and Fridays, South Salem Senior Center, 6450 Fairway Ave. SE. 503-588-0748 for costs. Willamette Valley Women’s Military League, 11 a.m., Newport Seafood Grill, 1717 Freeway Court, Salem. Nelda Allegar, 503-8310298. Santiam Historical Society meeting, 6 p.m., Stayton Public Library. Diabetic Support Group, 3 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. 503-873-3093. Lyons Garden Club no-host potluck picnic, noon, John Neal Park, Lyons. John Hollensteiner, 503-508-5913 or Jean Evett, 503859-2563. Brain Training Workshop, 10:30 a.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. 503-873-3093. Gardening with Dale Small, 2 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. 503-873-3093. Salemtowne Community Sale, parking lot and individual home garage sales, bake sale, food booth and book sale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 2900 Oakcrest Dr. NW, Salem. (through Sept. 20) Oktoberfest, Mount Angel. Food, music, vendors. Oktoberfest.org. Willamette Valley Genealogical Society, “Jewish Research ” with Ellen Eisenberg, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Anderson Room A, Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St. SE. 503-363-0880. Santiam Hospital Auxiliary’s annual Harvest Breakfast, 7 a.m. to noon, Sublimity Fire Hall, 115 N. Parker St. $4-$6. 503-749-2910. Four Seasons Social and Recreation Club, 6 p.m., Center 50+, 2615 Portland Road NE, Salem. Monthly meeting, social time, assorted activity sign-up. 503-884-2638. Silverton Senior Center board meeting, 1 p.m., 115 Westfield St. Grief Share, a 13-week DVD presentation on topics of grief, with support and discussion, 6 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Sept. 15), Dallas. $30. Scholarships available. 503-917-1625. Coin Club, 7 p.m., Monmouth Senior Center, 180 S. Warrant St. Free. 503-362-9123.

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10th Annual Liberty House Champions for Children luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Salem Convention Center. Libertyhousecenter.org.

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June Drake presentation by Barry Shapiro, 2 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. 503-873-3093.

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Blues, Brews and BBQ, 4 to 7 p.m., Deepwood Museum and Gardens, 1116 Mission St. SE, Salem. $10/$8. 503-363-1825.

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