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NORTHWEST LIVING | YARD & GARDEN
The ‘other’ fuchsia By G RAC E P E T E R S O N
TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE HARDY VARIETY
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OES THE WORD FUCHSIA conjure up the image of a beautiful Mother’s Day hanging basket with hundreds of dangling jewels in rich reds and purples? If so, you’re not alone. You’re likely seeing them at nurseries this time of year, displayed in long rows at hoop houses, providing instant color gratification for yourself or that special loved one. However, I feel compelled to mention the other fuchsia, the unsung hero and shrubby plant that deserves every bit as much praise as the famous hanging basket type — the hardy fuchsia. When I was a kid, I was always
enchanted to see Fuchsia magellanica blooming in summer gardens. Its presence added a colorful, tropical flare to the border. You’ve probably seen it, too — hundreds of thin, earring-blossoms with red sepals surrounding a purple corolla complemented by dark green, glossy foliage. This is the most common of the shrub or hardy fuchsias. But thanks to gifted plant propagators and hybridizers there are hundreds more varieties nowadays. The word “hardy” in plant terminology means able to survive the winter and return each spring. Many of the hardy shrub fuchsias are completely winter hardy here in our USDA Zone 8 Pacific Northwest gardens. They’re big plants, two to five feet tall and wide. They’re long blooming, from June until frost and will attract all kinds
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YOUR HEALTH | CHRONIC CONDITIONS
The faces of fibro By M A RY OW E N
THIS MYSTERIOUS CONDITION MAKES EVERYDAY TASKS PAINFUL, DIFFICULT
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IBROMYALGIA SUFFERERS KNOW WHAT IT’S like to live with chronic pain and have their lives turned upside down.
“Fibro sucks,” says Stephanie Bobb, who has lived with the chronic condition for about 14 years. “Unfortunately, this disease comes in all shape and sizes. I refuse to let it define me.” When a flare strikes, simple acts, such as her husband putting his arm on her shoulder, make Bobb hurt. When her doctor offered her a whole list of medications, she opted instead for acupuncture and seeing a naturalistic doctor, who helped her to better manage her symptoms. Up to 12 million North Americans suffer from fibromyalgia, a medical syndrome characterized by chronic widespread pain, allodynia or pain from touching, bumping and other stimulus which is not normally painful, and extremely painful and heightened response to pressure. Research suggests it’s caused by a glitch in the way the body perceives pain.
What is it?
The most common method of diagnosis is a “tender point” exam, and the areas of tenderness need to occur at 11 or more of 18 specified points
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and widespread pain in all four quadrants of the body for three months. The method is now considered out of date, as more doctors are identifying the condition by using a pain index plus a symptom severity scale, and even genetic testing. The “invisible” illness is often misdiagnosed and has no cure. People living with fibromyalgia may endure muscle tenderness and spasms, full-body pain, restless sleep, depression/ anxiety, trouble focusing or “brain fog,” nerve pain, limb weakness and bowel problems, making it harder for them to function. Other aspects of the chronic condition are more of a mystery — cause, diagnosis and treatment. “We are not crazy,” says Teressa Brooks. “What we feel is real.” What the medical field does know is that the disease affects mostly women, most commonly in those from ages 30 to 50 at on-start. Some who have the disease may also have suffered from trauma at some time in life. Fibromyalgia may be connected to other conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, sleep apnea, migraines, rheumatoid arthritis and other such diseases. And although not considered to be a genetic condition, fibro does cluster in families. “Fibro is something that doesn’t have a face,” Brooks says. “It hides within our bodies, and we battle all kinds of issues, from headaches, muscle pain, leg cramps, brain fog — you name it.”
Living with fibro
Brooks has lived with fibro, as many with the condition call it, since having
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an ovary removed in 2016. “That put me in medical menopause, so having unbalanced hormones is what started my nightmare,” Brooks says. “It causes weakness and makes it hard to get out of bed sometimes. I tire easy. I never know when the next flare will be. “The pain jumps around all the time,” she adds. “One week it could be my knees, so I need to wear my knee braces. The next week could be the bottoms of my feet, and when I wake up in the morning, my hands are swollen and painful. The next week, I feel totally fine. I have lost jobs, friends and family. My kids don’t understand why I don’t want to do anything. It’s because I hurt and I’m exhausted.” Brooks recently started a fibromyalgia support group in Stayton to help others like herself talk about the condition that so many people — and medical professionals — have a hard time believing is real. “It’s just very challenging to live in pain,” says Marci Cooper of Salem. “I have become a master at pushing through the pain, although certain situations still get the best of me and force me to lie down for a while. Probably the most challenging issue of all is accepting the fact that 12 years later, I’m still dealing with it.” For years, Cooper chased answers — one doctor after another, one treatment
after another. “Nothing really put a dent in it until a psychiatrist I was seeing who dealt with chronic pain users explained to me how our brains work,” she says. “She taught me that what we focus on, expands — pain included — and that maybe the best thing I would be able to do for myself is to try and distract myself from the pain, in hopes that if I could focus on other things, it would force the pain to take a backseat.” The disease still forced Cooper to leave her career of over 30 years, an extremely difficult move. “I felt like nothing after leaving my work,” she says. “It took years to realize I still had something to offer the world, even if I wasn’t working.” Like so many other sufferers, Cooper also found social life impossible. “I had a few close friends that I would see now and then, but too often I would end up canceling on plans, so now I’m pretty isolated,” she says. “When other people your age are traveling and buying new things and continuing to be upwardly mobile, they don’t really want to spend time with someone struggling to get by on disability, who has nothing much to talk about other than health problems.” For most, cold or humid weather, too much or too little sleep, poor sleep, doing daily chores, stress and other triggers cause pain levels to rise. Other
diseases often crop up, complicating daily life even further. “I’ve had fibro for years,” says Jane Medefeser of Salem. “My doctor diagnosed me in 2012, but I’d been experiencing symptoms for years before that. The fatigue is terrible. The brain fog is worse.” Although women between 25 and 60 are affected most often, those outside the age range and men, who often go undiagnosed, also fall victim to the disease. Shawna Schaeffer was only 36 when diagnosed. Now two years later, she says, “I am starting to face the reality that there is no cure for what I have and what Shawna I will face later Schaeffer compiled with the pains I have now, I’m just not sure how I can live in that state. It’s especially hard at 38 because I know I have many, many more years of this.”
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Schaeffer is one of the fortunate to have a supportive family member. Her husband gives her “wonderful, light massage to make my pain feel better.”
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She also soaks in a hot tub to ease the pain. “I tried CBD and didn’t have much luck,” she says. “My husband has been making sure I take calcium, iron and glucosamine daily along with my new medication, gabapenten. I just want to live a pain-free life. I want to know what that’s like again.” After being diagnosed, Cooper developed tinnitus in both ears, surgeries to remove her gall bladder and repair her mitral valve, and developed scoliosis and osteoarthritis. “You can easily find doctors who still don’t even believe fibromyalgia is a real thing,” she says. “Yet all of these very real things are happening to me. It can be hard not to lose hope.” To help with her fibromyalgia, she says she has tried “everything under the sun.” “I was part of the fibromyalgia program at OHSU, and they couldn’t find a way to help me,” she says. “After years of massage, counseling, physical therapy, occupational therapy, acupuncture, and more, what has ended up working the best for me is an assortment of medications and the art of distractions. “I try to fill my free time with things I enjoy — grandchildren, chorus, photography, learning to paint,” she adds. “I do see a pain specialist, rheumatologist, spine specialist, cardiologist and my general practitioner. It takes a village to manage fibromyalgia.” Salem resident Jane Taliaferro was diagnosed with fibro 15 years ago, but recalls having symptoms when she was a child. She says what helps the most is taking magnesium malate, gentle exercise such as walking and stretching, hot baths with Epsom salt, regular massage, and “most of all, getting lots of sleep and trying to stay relaxed and calm.” ☸ 8 NORTHWEST 50 PLUS MARION POLK | JUNE 2019
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ORE THAN 11 MILLION Americans live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including more than 210,000 people in Oregon. While there is no cure for COPD, there are treatment options that can drastically improve quality of life for thousands. The American Lung Association is highlighting the value of supplemental oxygen, or oxygen therapy, as a treatment option that may be prescribed by a doctor. Living with a chronic lung disease and the stress of struggling to breathe can be taxing for both the individual and their loved ones. Lack of sufficient oxygen can result in fatigue and make
simple tasks a struggle. Oxygen therapy can help circulate more oxygen into the bloodstream, helping people breathe easier and stay more active. Several devices can deliver oxygen at home, and oxygen equipment can also attach to other medical equipment such as CPAP machines and ventilators. If you or someone you know is living with COPD, keep these tips in mind for oxygen therapy. ▶▶SAFETY: While oxygen therapy is safe it does contribute to flammability as materials in oxygen-enriched environments burn more readily. Proper storage, along with avoiding aerosols, heat and flames will help keep you safe. ▶▶TRAVEL: With supplemental oxygen you are able to travel, whether it be by car, train, plane or boat. Make sure to connect with your mode of transportation prior to departure to learn their
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heal your body and potentially rid yourself of persistent health problems, sometimes for good. Removing foods that are pro-inflammatory, such as all grains and dairy, is a terrific way to kick start your body on a path to healing. By replacing the pro-inflammatory foods, your body will begin to heal. These good foods include organic fruits and lots of vegetables, nuts and seeds, meat, fish and eggs, along with high-quality fats, such as olive oil, coconut oil and avocados. Everyone is their own experiment; therefore, the amount of time it takes each individual to heal can vary quite a bit. Some people start to feel better in a few days, while others might take several months to start to feel better. Our grandmothers all knew that the one of the most healing foods available to us is bone broth, stock, or known simply as soup, which helps us especially when we’re sick. Come to find out, bone broth provides nutrients to our bodies that are extremely healing. You can buy it in most grocery stores or make your own at home. The key to healing is to focus on high quality, nutrient-dense foods that are anti-inflammatory and taste amazing. Having a simmering crockpot full of healing bone broth in my kitchen is one of my favorite healing foods. There are many resources to learn about making bone broth, stock or soup. Dr. Kellyann Petrucci wrote a great book called “Bone Broth Diet.” My own recipe for beef bone broth is very simple.
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YOUR HEALTH | CHRONIC CONDITIONS
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SALEM MAN RUNS COMIC BOOK FUNDRAISER FOR CANCER RESEARCH
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OHN ROGERS HAS BEEN collecting comic books since 1984, so what better venue for raising funds to fight cancer. “My mother has survived two cancers and my father currently has leukemia,” says the 44-year-old Salem man. “I would like to see the end of at least one form of cancer within my lifetime.” Rogers’s interest in comics began with a copy of “G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero,” published by Marvel Comics. At age 10, he asked for MAD Magazine, but as the store had none, his father brought him the comic book.
“It was this single comic that began my interest in reading and collecting comic books,” he says. “I actually still have that same copy of G.I. Joe, signed by Larry Hama (writer) and Stan Lee, and it’s professionally graded by Eugene-based PGX Comics.” For the past eight years, Rogers has been writing a blog, “Zanziber’s Point of View,” an outlet to review trade paperbacks and graphic novels. “It has developed into so much more,” Rogers says. “I have been actively reviewing comic-related events and also posted other related items. This year, I am working to change my format from a written blog into a verbal podcast, and I will expand it out into other parts of nerd/geek/pop culture such as TV, movies and role-playing games.” Rogers also goes to a variety of comic cons around the Pacific Northwest, including Rose City Comic Con, Eugene
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Comic Con (EUCON), Emerald City Comic Con, and Wizard World Portland. “I regularly attend events at Tony’s Kingdom of Comics and Collectibles such as Free Comic Book Day in May,” he says. “When Tony has an event, it’s never just for self-promotion. He has fundraisers for charity and a food drive for the local food bank.”
More than comics
Comic Book Covers 4 Cancer, the nonprofit that Rogers started in 2013, was inspired by his love of comics and his desire to raise money for cancer research. The project grew out of his awareness of the Hero Initiative’s “Walking Dead 100 Project,” initiated that same year. Image Comics printed a few blank covers of the landmark Walking Dead #100, based on the popular TV program, and the Hero Initiative
commissioned 100 top artists to do an original drawing on each cover. The project raised funds to help provide a safety net for comic creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for life’s essentials, and an avenue back into paying work. To date, the Hero Initiative has benefitted creators with more than $1 million of assistance, according to web information. The Hero Initiative inspired several projects, including Comic Book Covers 4 Cancer. “I thought that it would be a great idea to work with a variety of artists in a similar way to raise money for cancer research,” Rogers says. Armed with a slightly different focus, he recruits artists who donate their work on various blank comic books that his group or the artists provides. “In turn, we auction off each completed comic book on eBay, with the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society,” he says. “With each comic sold, we include the artist information and a certificate of authenticity.”
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To date, Rogers and his crew of artists have raised $9,600 for ACS. Another series of auctions that started May 4 will bring in more funds toward a goal of $10,000 by the end of the year, he says. “The entire comic book is auctioned, but the primary selling point is the original artwork that is on the cover,” he says. “We currently run four series of auctions per year. Last year, I thought about creating a book that displays many of the covers that were donated during the first five years of operation. I’m always looking for new artists to donate their
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talent, but I can bring a large group of artists together to donate their talent, I feel very great,” Rogers says. “I feel honored to have worked with over 150 different artists over the past five-plus years doing this.” Some artists local to the Northwest include AnnMare Grove, Ben Hansen, Emily Guerrant and several more. ☸
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when chronic pain reigns By B . L E E COY N E
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EVERAL YEARS AGO I developed a support group in Polk County with a focus on chronic pain management.
I quickly grasped that older adults are among the primary pain sufferers in society, and that most of those in my group were men, trying to deal with the embarrassment of being disabled and in pain. Surely their compromised well-being influenced their self-esteem as well, and I often saw the ripple effects come to the foreground. For example, disability and pain in the workforce caused issues with fellow co-workers. Within their circle of friends, those activities that commanded physical stamina likewise would induce negative results. Friends often got frustrated by the slower pace, and it led to blatant
discrimination against the weakest. Even within the family, those confronted with chronic pain often drew alienation and a lack of empathy from the others.
Escaping pain
How did people in the support group deal with the invasion of pain? Many, unfortunately, took to excessive alcohol or illegal drug use as their escape route. They were swiftly immersed in the drug culture so that they could find a camaraderie, of sorts. I liked our support groups because they gave the participants a forum to vent their frustrations. Many felt that doctors had minimized their pain because x-rays and fluoroscopes usually cannot validate these internal disruptions. Some doctors accused their patients of being lazy and merely
manipulating the system to obtain disability benefits. I tried to empathize with their views and, one time, recalled quite vividly sitting in the dentist’s chair as the noisy drill struck intensely at my susceptible molars. The pain was no fun. To find a distraction from the pain, I reminded myself that our prisoners of war in Southeast Asia had torture substantially worse than my momentary ache. That comparison made the pain more tolerable. I believe society at large needs to garner a bit more compassion for those afflicted with chronic pain. Nobody is asking to hurt to the core. Simple acts like watching TV or listening to music can have its potential joys turn to misery. As the saying goes, “There but for the grace of God go you and I.” ☸
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multiple sclerosis research shows promise
By E R I K R O B I N S O N
OHSU RESEARCHERS COLLABORATE ON POTENTIAL ‘GAME CHANGER’
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SCIENTIFIC BREAKthrough provides new hope for millions of people living with multiple sclerosis. Researchers at OHSU have developed a compound that stimulates repair of the protective sheath that covers nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The discovery, involving mice genetically engineered to mimic multiple sclerosis, published in April in the journal JCI Insight. MS is a chronic condition that affects an estimated 2.3 million people worldwide. In MS, the sheath covering nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord becomes damaged, slowing or blocking electrical signals from reaching the eyes, muscles and other parts of the body. This sheath is called myelin. Although myelin can regrow through exposure to thyroid hormones, Top: In MS, the sheath covering nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord becomes damaged, slowing or blocking electrical signals from reaching the eyes, muscles and other parts of the body. (Getty Images)
researchers have not pursued thyroid hormone therapies due to unacceptable side effects. Although several treatments and medications alleviate the symptoms of MS, Dennis Bourdette there is no cure. “There are no drugs available today that will re-myelinate the de-myelinated axons and nerve fibers, and ours does that,” says senior author Tom Scanlan, Ph.D., professor of physiology and pharmacology in the OHSU School of Medicine. Co-author Dennis Bourdette, M.D., chair of neurology in the OHSU School of Medicine and director of the OHSU Multiple Sclerosis Center, says he expects it will be a few years before the compound advances to the stage of a clinical trial involving people. Yet the discovery provides fresh hope for patients in Oregon and beyond. “It could have a significant impact on patients debilitated by MS,” Bourdette says. The discovery appears to accomplish two important goals: ▶▶Myelin repair with minimal side effects: The study demonstrated that the compound — known as sobetirome — promotes remylenation without
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the severe side effects of thyroid hormone therapy. Thyroid hormone therapy has not been tried in people because chronic elevated exposure known as hyperthyroidism harms the Meredith heart, bone and Hartley skeletal muscle. ▶▶Efficient delivery: Researchers developed a new derivative of sobetirome (Sob-AM2) that penetrates the blood brain barrier, enabling a tenfold increase in infiltration to the central nervous system. “We’re taking advantage of the endogenous ability of thyroid hormone to repair myelin without the side effects,” says lead author Meredith Hartley, Ph.D., an OHSU postdoctoral researcher in physiology and pharmacology. Co-authors credited the breakthrough to a collaboration that involved scientists and physicians with expertise ranging across neurology, genetics, advanced imaging, physiology and pharmacology.
Potential as a ‘total game-changer’
One patient said the research could be a “total game-changer” for people
with MS. Laura Wieden, 48, has lived with multiple sclerosis since being diagnosed in 1995. The daughter of Portland advertising executive Dan Wieden, she is the namesake and board member of the Laura Fund for Innovation in Multiple Sclerosis, which funded much of the research involved in the study. “I am really optimistic,” Wieden says. “I hope that this will be literally a missing link that could just change the lives of people with MS.” Scanlan originally developed sobetirome as a synthetic molecule more than two decades ago, initially with an eye toward using it to lower cholesterol. In recent years, Scanlan’s lab adapted it as a promising treatment for a rare metabolic disease called adrenoleukodystrophy, or ALD. Six years ago, Bourdette suggested trying the compound to repair myelin in MS. Supported by funding provided through the Laura Fund and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the team turned to Ben Emery, Ph.D., an associate professor of neurology in the OHSU School of Medicine. Emery, an expert who previously established his own lab in Australia focused on the molecular basis of myelination, genetically engineered a mouse model to test the treatment.
A ‘Trojan horse’
With promising early results, researchers wanted to see if they could increase the amount of sobetirome that penetrated into the central nervous system. They did so through a clever trick of chemistry known as a prodrug strategy. Scientists added a chemical tag to the original sobetirome molecule, creating an inert compound called Sob-AM2. The tag’s main purpose is to eliminate a negative charge that prevents sobetirome from efficiently penetrating the blood-brain barrier. Once Sob-AM2 slips past the barrier and reaches the brain,
Laura Wieden, 48, is the namesake and board member of the Laura Fund for Innovation in Multiple Sclerosis, which funded much of the research involved in the study. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)
it encounters a particular type of brain enzyme that cleaves the tag and converts Sob-AM2 back into sobetirome. “It’s a Trojan horse type of thing,” Scanlan says. Researchers found that the treatment in mice not only triggered myelin repair, but they also measured substantial motor improvements in mice treated with the compound. “The mouse showed close to a full recovery,” Scanlan says. Scientists say they are confident that the compound will translate from mice to people. To that end, OHSU has licensed the technology to Llama Therapeutics Inc., a biotechnology company in San Carlos, California. Llama is working to advance these molecules toward human clinical trials in MS and other diseases. Bourdette says even though it may not help his patients today, he’s optimistic the discovery eventually will move from the lab into the clinic. “Right now, what it means is hope,” he says. ☸
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June 2019 THINGS TO EXPERIENCE THIS SUMMER
MAY 30 — THEATRE WEST: (THROUGH JUNE 1) “GOD OF CARNAGE,” 7:30 p.m., Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. $15/$13. 541-994-9994.
1 — (ALSO JUNE 2) TASTE OF WOODBURN, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Downtown Plaza, Woodburn. Travelwoodburn.com (ALSO JUNE 2) LORD AND SCHRYVER CONSERVANCY NEIGHBORHOOD GARDEN TOUR, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Englewood Park welcome tent, 1260 19th St. NE, Salem. $20. Lordschryver.org.
WELL WITH DIABETES, 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Salem Clinic, 2020 Capitol St. NE, Salem. Free. 503-9671834. BINGO, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Keizer/Salem Area Seniors, 930 Plymouth Dr. NE, Keizer. $5.50. KEEPING YOUR HOME AND PROPERTY SAFE FROM WILDFIRE, 6 to 8 p.m., Stayton Fire Station, 1988 Ida St. 503-655-8631.
2 — ST. PAUL RODEO PANCAKE BREAKFAST AND TRAIL RIDE, 7:30 a.m., St. Paul. 503-633-2011 or stpaulrodeo.com.
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WILLAMUTT STRUT, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Riverfront Park, 200 Water St. NE, Salem. $30. Whs4pets.org/strut.
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Coolidge-McClaine City Park, 300 Coolidge St., Silverton. $6. 503-873-5615
3 — (THROUGH JUNE 24) HEALTH AND AGING WORKSHOP, noon to 1:30 p.m. Mondays, Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. Free. 503-873-3093.
7 — WOCHENMARKT, 9 a.m. to 1
5 — STAYTON RED HAT STRUTTERS, noon, Moxieberry Café, 429 N. 3rd Ave., Stayton. Theme: Hats of Another Color. 503-859-2563. (THROUGH JULY 10) LIVING 18 NORTHWEST 50 PLUS MARION POLK | JUNE 2019
SONS OF NORWAY THOR LODGE 2-042, Annual Strawberry and Ice Cream dessert social, 6:30 p.m., Masonic Temple, 1625 Brush College Road NW, Salem. 503-302-7973. SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE AND POTLUCK, with Lee Nicholas and Diane, Keizer/Salem Area Seniors, 930 Plymouth Dr. NE, Keizer. $5.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING, “Research Tips and Hints,” noon to 1 p.m., Anderson Room A, Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St. SE. 503-363-0880.
SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE AND POTLUCK, with The Country Gents, Keizer/Salem Area Seniors, 930 Plymouth Dr. NE, Keizer. $5.
FREE FISHING DAY, Silverton Reservoir.
RICKREALL SUMMER GUN SHOW, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Polk County Fairgrounds, 520 S. Pacific Hwy. W. 503-623-3048.
AMERICAN BALLET ACADEMY: “ALICE IN WONDERLAND,” 7 p.m., Elsinore Theatre, 170 High St. SE, Salem. $17/$14. 503-375-3574.
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT PANCAKE BREAKFAST, 8 to 10 a.m., Keizer/ Salem Area Seniors, 930 Plymouth Dr. NE, Keizer. $4.50.
SALEM YOUTH MUSIC FESTIVAL, 3 to 6 p.m., St. Mark Lutheran Church, 790 Marion St., Salem. Themusiclessonsproject.org.
Silverton, 6:30 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St.
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8 — SILVERTON HOME GARDEN TOUR, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets at Silverton Senior Center. Benefits Silverton Together and Silverton Garden Club. $20/$25. 503-873-3093. COMMUNITY MEETING, to discuss parks and recreation options for
11 — INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS WITH DR. TOMAS GIGENA, 6 to 8 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. $10/$20. 503-836-7455. 12 — LYONS GARDEN CLUB, featuring Sharon Frey of Frey’s Dahlias, 1 p.m., Lyons Fire Department Conference Room, 1114 Main St. (No meetings in July and August.) 503508-5913. WEDNESDAY FILM SERIES: HIGH NOON, 2 p.m., Elsinore Theatre, 170 High St. SE, Salem. $6. 503-375-3574. THEATRE 33: “BURST,” 7 p.m., M. Lee Pelton Playhouse, Willamette University, Salem. $10. 971-599-1029.
13 — UNDERSTANDING ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Kaiser Permanente, Keizer Station, 5940 Ulali Dr., Keizer. Free. 971-273-0643. 15 — SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE
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18 — ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP, 2 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St.
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19 — 10 WARNING SIGNS OF ALZHEIMER’S, 3 to 4 p.m., Salem Hospital, Building D, CHEC 2, 890 Oak St. SE, Salem. 971-273-0643. FRIENDS OF SALEM LIBRARY ANNUAL BOOK SALE CHILDREN/ TEENS AND FICTION, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St. SE.
20 — (THROUGH JUNE 22) BRANCH 15 ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE SWAP MEET, 3 to 6 p.m., Powerland Heritage Park, 3995 Brooklake Road NE, Brooks. 503-9320323.
22 — SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE AND POTLUCK, with The Jefferson Parks Band, Keizer/Salem Area Seniors, 930 Plymouth Dr. NE, Keizer. $5. POLLINATOR FESTIVAL, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dancing Oaks Nursery and Gardens, 17900 Priem Road, Monmouth. 503-838-6058.
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STRAWBERRY SALSA Salsa isn’t just about tomatoes, even though that’s great, too. The sweet, tart taste of summer fruit is sure to please your palate. ▶▶Dice your favorite variety of local strawberries and combine with other fruits you enjoy. Some options include pineapple, mango, kiwi or peaches. ▶▶Add (to your liking) chopped jalepeno, diced onion and cilantro. Toss gently. ▶▶Add the juice and zest of one lime. Mix gently. ▶▶Serve with your favorite tortilla chips, fish or chicken.
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