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WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM ‘FAILURE’

BOUT A YEAR AGO, WE HOSTED AN INFORMAtion Fair. We wanted to share the news about our new magazine, especially to local businesses who might be interested in promoting their goods and services in our beautiful new product. We advertised the Information Fair in our magazine. We sent out emails, posted on our social media channels, announced it at networking meetings, and made personal phone calls and appointments. Even more, we invited our publishing partners — Eagle Web Press, Eagle Mailing Services and Eagle Media Lab — to participate. We were prepared to showcase the amazing talents and services our company provides. Need high-volume printing? How about direct mail or graphic design for your newsletter? We offer it all at very competitive rates. I’ve used each of these services personally, and I can attest to the professionalism and skill each division provides. Center 50+ in Salem generously provided conference space for our Information Fair. We set up tables, chairs and refreshments. With the significant outreach, I was confident this would be well attended. But as the minutes and hours ticked by, it became quite apparent. No one would be coming. The Information Fair had flopped. Upon reflection, I remembered that life is about the journey — building one day at a time, learning the lessons this life has to offer, no matter our age or circumstances. Don’t see your flops as stopping points or stumbling blocks. We try, we fail, we dust ourselves off and try again. The Information Fair taught us some valuable lessons, and we’ve been building on those over the past year. What have you learned from your failures? How did you overcome them? I’ll post this message on our social media channels and I invite you to join the conversation. Or send me an email. I really enjoy and appreciate your feedback. ☸ MICHELLE TE | General Manager/Editor

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NORTHWEST LIVING | RELATIONSHIPS

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O MATTER HOW LONG you’ve been with your partner, you still need to make time for each other. Here’s a list of ideas for spending quality time together. 1. Do a random act of kindness for someone else. (Visit naturalbeachliving.com/best-random-acts-of-kindness-ideas for more than 200 ideas.) 2. Share positive traits you’ve learned about one another. 3. Create a couples bucket list together. 4. Play a board, card or dice game. 5. Go rock or rope climbing. 6. Write each other a poem, love or gratitude letter. (Check out a book from your local library if you need motivation.) 7. Get a couples pedicure and manicure together. 8. Binge watch a suspenseful and/or

thrilling TV series. 9. Take a day trip to the beach. (Visit northwest50plus.com for a list of our favorite Oregon Coast spots.) 10. Cook a meal from scratch or try a new recipe together. 11. Go for a hike in a favorite spot or try out a new park. (Visit oregonstateparks.org or call 800-557-6949 for maps, hours and fees.)

42 12. Attend a paint-and-sip together. (Visit northwest50plus.com for some locations in Lane and Benton counties.) 13. Go to a pottery class and have fun painting pre-made pottery. 14. Go for a bike ride. (Try Row River Trail in Cottage Grove.) 15. Take a free online “love languages” test. (Try 5lovelanguages.com.) 16. Go paddle boarding, canoeing

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or kayaking. (Visit oregonstateparks/ thingstodo/letsgo for local classes in your area.) 17. Watch a favorite professional sports team on TV together. (Go Blazers!) 18. Go to a teahouse and have a fun conversation. 19. Have a discussion about sex. (Need a primer? Try prevention.com/ sex/a20504743/spice-up-sex-life.) 20. Volunteer at your local nonprofit. (Visit unitedway.org for organizations in your area.) 21. Get a couples massage, or give each other one. (Visit youtube.com for tutorials.) 22. Create a book of your love story. (Visit personalhistoriansnw.org if you need some professional assistance.) 23. Watch your wedding video or look at your wedding pictures together. 24. Visit a water park or theme park and have some fun. (Visit tripadvisor. com for suggestions.) 25. Go to a drive-in movie. (Try 99w. com.) 26. Join a protest. (Try rallylist.com.)

27. Attend a high school or college event, such as a concert or sports game. (Get a schedule of all high school games at osaa.org/?year=2019.) 28. Host a bonfire party. (Don’t have a backyard? Find “bonfire” or “fireplace” on youtube.com, and snuggle in front of the TV.) 29. Go for an evening walk. 30. Watch a TEDx Talk and discuss what you learned from it. (Visit ted. com/watch/tedx-talks.)

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YOUR HEALTH | SAMARITAN HEALTH

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JIM CLINE SURVIVED A HEART ATTACK, AND NOW LIVES LIFE TO THE FULLEST

IM CLINE HAD JUST ACHIEVED A PERSONal best on the strider machine at the SamFit gym in Newport. The next thing he knew, he was waking up in the Emergency Department. After being told he’d had a heart attack, he asked to call his wife. The doctor dialed the phone and handed it to Jim.

“Hi, honey. I’m in the Emergency Room in Newport,” Jim said when Amy Cline answered. “What did you break?” she asked. “I think I broke my heart,” Jim said. The event happened on a chilly and rainy Monday morning in December. Deborah Olff, a home health and hospice nurse at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital, was working out at the SamFit gym for the first time in two years when she saw Jim Cline collapse. Her basic training kicked in as she rushed to his side and began chest compressions after she was unable to detect a pulse. Another gym member called 9-1-1. Jennifer Miller, the hospital’s Physical Rehabilitation Department manager, was also at the gym that morning and took over for Olff, who ran to get the Automatic External Jim Cline spent nearly 25 years at Rogue Brewery in Newport. He’s now retired, keeping fit and traveling with his wife Amy. 6 NORTHWEST 50 PLUS MARION POLK | FEBRUARY 2020

Defibrillator (AED). Detecting no heartbeat, the AED delivered two shocks in an attempt to restart Cline’s heart. It worked. Paramedics arrived within eight minutes and Jim again had a pulse. Though it was Olff ’s first time doing CPR, her quick action may have saved Cline’s life, and kept his heart from being damaged. Later, cardiologist Dr. Sridhar Vijayasekaran told Cline that because CPR was rapidly started — within 10 to 15 seconds; and the AED was applied so quickly — within about 45 seconds — there was no detectable damage to his heart from the heart attack. The doctor told Amy her husband would be transferred to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. The Clines live in Siletz, so Amy left her house and waited to meet the ambulance at the highway junction. “I followed him with my flashers on all the way over, including going through stop lights,” she says. “The ambulance stopped, and they told me I could not go through stop signs or red lights. I said, ‘They’ll have to catch me.’” At Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, three stents were placed in Cline’s coronary arteries and he was discharged in two days. He says the heart attack surprised him because he had no history of heart problems. “I was dumbfounded when I had the heart attack, because I thought I was doing the right things,” he says. “Because I had

been working out regularly for years, my heart was strong. I think that helped my recovery a whole lot, because I wasn’t laying around getting a flabby heart.” Cline also credits cardiac rehabilitation at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital for helping him recover. “They are enthusiastic and genuinely concerned about helping you get better,” he says. “At my first session, they asked me about my goals and I said that by the end of the program I want to be back physically to where I was when I started.” Cardiac rehab exercise specialist Nicole Schultz helped Cline reach his goals, in large part by setting limits for him. “At the first session, I asked if I could start lifting again,” Cline says. “She said no.” After two weeks closely monitoring Cline’s activity at the cardiac rehab gym, he was allowed to start lifting again — but at 50 percent of what he

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had been doing before. “By the end of cardiac rehab, I was at 95 percent of where I was, now I am above where I was,” he says. When Cline called his wife from the Emergency Department, he sounded fine, and even though he’d had a heart attack, it didn’t sink in right away. “I’m a pretty stoic and optimistic person,” Amy says. “I don’t think the whole thing hit me until three or four weeks later. It was kind of surreal to know what the consequences could have been.” Just a few months before his heart attack, Cline had retired from 24 years in management roles at the Rogue Brewery in Newport. At 65, he was looking forward to enjoying retirement. Jim and Amy took a trip to the United Kingdom for a month, and they planned a variety of other trips both abroad and closer to home. He was excited to have the time to work on projects, rather than just trying to fit them into a weekend. He focused

on maintaining good health — eating right and exercising. Since the heart attack, Cline is even more committed to staying healthy. Before, he worked out three days a week; now, he goes to the gym five days a week. He is more careful about meal choices. “I have not cut anything out,” he says. “I moderate a lot more than I used to — less red meat, more whole grains, more chicken.” Whether he is removing trees from his property to expand his gardens, spending time with his daughter and grandson, or going to a family reunion with Amy, Cline wants to be in good health and up to the task. “I want to be able to spend time with my wife and travel with her,” he says. “I worked a lot for a lot of years. We will have been married 40 years in September. I owe her what time I have left.” Learn more about Jim at samhealth. org/JimC. ☸

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NORTHWEST LIVING | YARD & GARDEN

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GARDENING BOOKS TO READ WHILE WE WAIT FOR SPRING

CONFESS, I’VE ALWAYS GOT A FEW GARDENING books on the table, waiting for me to read and review. During the warm weather months, I am too busy to do them justice. But now, with the holidays behind us and spring not quite here yet, it seems the perfect time for armchair gardening. I love the inspiration that garden books provide. Perhaps you’re conceptualizing a new garden or revamping part of an existing one. Maybe you’re not quite confident enough to take on that project and could benefit from some motivation. Even if you’re not sure about your goals, a garden book is sure to provide much insight. “GARDENTOPIA: DESIGN BASICS FOR CREATING BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR SPACES” has been a pleasure to read. With 40-plus years as a professional landscape designer, author Jan Johnsen is an expert at “transforming tough sites into appealing landscapes.” Her book focuses on both large concepts and the small details. She breaks down her design

principles with photos and an emphasis on how our mind perceives these specific features. You will find chapters on garden design and accent tips; hardscapes, such as walls, patios, walks and steps; special interest or theme gardens; color in the garden and lastly, a chapter on plants and planting. I was happy to read that I’ve already employed some of Johnsen’s design concepts, such as the Japanese miegakure: the “hide and reveal technique.” This simply means providing a half-hidden vista by partially screening a view or section of the garden with a strategically placed shrub or wall. This creates an illusion of distance that beckons us further into the garden. You’ll find information on using plants that have attractive berries, moon gardens, fragrance gardens, placing rocks and decorative elements in the garden, and so much more. Learn more at janjohnsen.com.

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NORTHWEST LIVING | FAMILY HISTORY

newfamilyties By VA N ESSA SA LV I A

SHIRLEY GAUTHIER AND HER HUSBAND BOTH DISCOVERED ‘SECRET’ FAMILY MEMBERS

O HONOR HER PARENTS’ wedding anniversary, Shirley Gauthier gave them an engraved silver platter. She had no idea the gift would cause such a stir in their small town of Sutherlin. Gauthier had surprised her parents with the gift at her younger sister’s high school graduation party in 1975, where many family members were attending. “I thought in my head that since I was 25, it was a 25th wedding anniversary,” she says. “And since there would be people and family there, how nice it would be to recognize it. So, I had a rather large silver platter engraved.” Taken this past Fourth of July in Billings, Montana: Dennis, Charlie, Patty and Shirley.

When Shirley’s mother opened the package, her father looked at it, and said, “That’s not the year we got married.” It was obvious, Gauthier says, that the math didn’t add up. When the question typically came up in the past of how her parents met, they always told the same story: Her mother had gone to visit her sister in another part of Oregon, went to a dance at the local grange and met Shirley’s father. It was love at first sight and they were married two weeks later. “It was a wonderful, lovely story to tell us kids all the years,” Gauthier says. “But they were married in April — and I was born in October.” It was just a story, though, and Gauthier quickly devised the truth — the man who raised her was not her biological father. There are many unknown details, including whether her mother’s new husband knew she was already pregnant when they met and married. Even decades later, there are few answers.

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“The only time I was alone with (her adopted father) to discuss anything was when he was dying in the hospital of cancer,” Gauthier says. “All he said to me was, ‘You must be really angry with me.’” Rather than be angry, Gauthier says she felt sadness that the truth had been kept hidden. After she was married, Gauthier’s husband Mark also learned about a “secret” sibling in his past. His mother disclosed to him that she had been engaged to be married but was raped by a different man. The rape resulted in a pregnancy. His mother gave birth to a daughter then gave her up for adoption. “She just came out with it,” Mark Gauthier says. “She said she broke off the engagement and had to go away for a while. That’s what you did back then, you went away for a while and gave your baby up for adoption, or you got married.” His mother told him about the situation because she was afraid someone else in the family would tell him first.

An adoption project undertaken by the University of Oregon estimates that from 1945 to 1973, 4 million parents placed children for adoption, with 2 million giving their babies up during the 1960s alone. Shirley and Mark know their story is not unique, and Shirley would like to encourage others to reach out. “I want to get the message out that there’s a lot of lost siblings and it’s not too late,” she says. In 1983, Gauthier wrote a letter to her mother and asked for more information about the man she calls her “sperm donor.” Her mother replied, apologized for the deception and emphasized their love for Shirley. But her mother didn’t provide the requested details. Gauthier tried again in 1987, and this time her mother acquiesced. She told her daughter the man’s name was George. He was married at the time of the pregnancy, already had another child and didn’t want another one. Instead, he gave her money for a bus ticket out of town. Gauthier learned that George was the youngest of 10 children and when his family home burned down, the neighbors took care of George, later adopting him. He changed his last name from Hettick to Eddlemon. In 1994, Mark Gauthier traveled to the small town in Montana where George lived and brought back a local phone book. They didn’t know yet that George had changed his name, so Shirley started calling Hetticks in the Montana area. Once she connected with some of his relatives, she learned he had changed his last name and that finally gave her the connection she needed to find him. She called George and he answered. At first, he was reluctant to speak with Gauthier, but she eventually was able to meet him. Gauthier discovered that George had three children — Patty, Charlie and Dennis. She reached out to each of them and they accepted her right away. Even more, after George died his sons discovered letters showing their father

was divorced from an earlier marriage and had a daughter named Mae, who lives in Florida. Mae knew George was her father, but she didn’t know anything about her half-sister Shirley. “It’s a miracle to me that Charlie and Dennis were able to find me,” says Mae, who was interviewed from the hospital awaiting the birth of her fourth great-grandchild. “But (they) got on the computer and one evening my phone rang. We talked and they were so welcoming. And then getting to know Shirley has been a very nice surprise.” “You can’t go back and fix it because it wasn’t your choice,” Charlie says. “So, you just forgive and then start working

forward and that’s what I did.” Gauthier’s main concern was disrupting the lives of her newly-discovered siblings but, she says, they have all accepted her with open arms. And simply knowing your roots and having access to important information such as a medical history can be very important and helpful. “I hope my story inspires and motivates other people to step out of that comfort zone and just (reach out) because even if there’s some hard adjustments, the rewards of getting to know your history and your family is worth it,” she says. “To me, I’ve never felt so included or felt so loved.” ☸

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NORTHWEST LIVING | OUT & ABOUT

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MERE WHIM OF AN IDEA by three Silverton women who love to bargain shop has turned into a reality for a local senior center. “The Silverton Senior Center Thrift Shop looked like a ripe opportunity to transform into something really special for our community,” says Arlea Gibson, one of the three. “The timing was perfect.” With a resounding “yes” from board president Darlene Blackstone and executive director Dodie Brockamp, Gibson, Kiki Hamilton and Molly Ainsley put their plan into action. “Over the years, the thrift shop became crowded with merchandise and parts of the building needed repair,” Opposite page: Molly Ainsley, Arlea Gibson and Kki Hamilton.

Brockamp says. “These three women stepped forward to ‘revamp’ the shop from head to toe. “We completely emptied the shop, storing the ‘good stuff ’ in donated space, selling much of the remaining merchandise at huge discounts, and donating the rest to selected area charities,” she adds. “We got our landlord to repair several pesky leaks in the roof and painted every inch of the walls and ceiling. Due to the generosity of one of our board members, who is also a licensed electrician, we were able to completely rewire the remaining space

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to bring it up to code and to upgrade the lighting from a few ancient fluorescent bulbs to a ceiling full of energy-efficient LED panels and spotlights.” Brockamp credits “many hours, legions of volunteers, much ingenuity, and donations of all kinds” for the ability to pull off the transformation with a small $2,000 budget. “Now when people step through the door for the first time, it’s not unusual to hear a gasp followed by, ‘Wow, it truly is a different place,’” she says. “Since reopening, we have made up the revenue lost during the six-week shutdown, recovered the cost of the renovation, and greatly increased our ability to support the senior center.” Store manager Paula Pickering says the change took just over a month.

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All real estate advertising in this magazine is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This magazine will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this magazine are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. Toll-free for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

Western Village Apartments • 1 Bedroom, 1 bath apartment $695 per mo/with 1 yr. lease • 2 Bedroom, 1 bath apartment $795 per mo/with 1 yr. lease • On-site laundry • Off-street parking • Non-smoking within unit • 55+ community CALL NOW

DIABETIC TEST STRIPS WANTED. Paying top dollar! Free local pickup. Call Sharon, 503-679-3605. BASEBALL & SPORTS MEMORABILIA wanted. Buying old cards, pennants, autographs, photographs, tickets, programs, Pacific Coast League, etc. Alan, 503-481-0719.

55+ Community

Candalaria Plaza Apartments

• 1 bedroom/1 bath apartment $695/mo with 1 yr. lease • 2 bedroom/1 bath apartment $795/mo with 1 yr. lease • 2 bedroom/2 bath apartment $825/mo with 1 yr. lease

Private patios • Pet friendly w/restrictions On-site laundry • Close to all shopping Water/sewer/garbage Paid

For preview call:

503-585-6176

*Punctuation not included in word count. Phone numbers count as 1 word. Ad must be in our office by the 6th of the month PRIOR to publication. Ads cover Vancouver, WA to Lane County.

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1 Guaranteed not to clog for as long as you own your home, or we will clean your gutters for free. 2 Does not include cost of material. Expires 2/29/2020. 3 All participants who attend an estimated 60-90 minute in-home product consultation will receive a $25 gift card. Retail value is $25. Offer sponsored by LeafGuard Holdings Inc. Limit one per household. Company procures, sells, and installs seamless gutter protection. This offer is valid for homeowners over 18 years of age. If married or involved with a life partner, both cohabitating persons must attend and complete presentation together. Participants must have a photo ID, be able to understand English, and be legally able to enter into a contract. The following persons are not eligible for this offer: employees of Company or affiliated companies or entities, their immediate family members, previous participants in a Company in-home consultation within the past 12 months and all current and former Company customers. Gift may not be extended, transferred, or substituted except that Company may substitute a gift of equal or greater value if it deems it necessary. Gift card will be mailed to the participant via first class United States Mail within 21 days of receipt of the promotion form. Not valid in conjunction with any other promotion or discount of any kind. Offer not sponsored or promoted by Lowe’s and is subject to change without notice prior to reservation. Expires 2/29/2020. ⁴All participants who attend an estimated 60-90minute in-home product consultation and choose to make a purchase will receive a $200 Best Buy gift card. Retail value is $200.00 Offer sponsored by Englert LeafGuard, Inc. Limit one per household. Company procures, sells, and installs seamless gutter protection. This offer is valid for homeowners over 18 years of age. The following persons are not eligible for this offer: employees of Company or affiliated companies or entities, their immediate family members, previous participants in a Company in-home consultation within the past 12 months and all current and former Company customers. Gift may not be extended, transferred, or substituted except that Company may substitute a gift of equal or greater value if it deems it necessary. Gift card will be mailed to the participant via first class United States Mail within 21 days of receipt of promotion form. Not valid in conjunction with any other promotion or discount of any kind. Offer is subject to change without notice prior to reservation. Expires 2/29/2020. LeafGuard operates as LeafGuard of Oregon in Oregon under OR LIC # 223377

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