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May 2012

Sippin’ SafariSippin’ Safari

Now’s the time to decant intoarea tasting

rooms

Now’s the time to decant intoarea tasting

rooms

MICHAEL SULLIVAN/The News-Review

EncoreFormerly The Senior Times

–The News-Review, Encore Roseburg Oregon, Monday, April 30, 2012

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pring in the Umpqua Valley brings outmore than lawn mowers, catcher’s mittsand baby chicks. As May advances, sowill another sign of the season. Out

come the wine tasters. Although many Douglas County wineries

keep their tasting rooms open year-round, vint-ners say the traffic starts accelerating aroundMemorial Day. It’s a pastime that’s increasingin popularity.

A study commissioned by the Roseburg Visi-tors and Convention Bureau reports the num-ber of tourists who visit area wineries hasspiked from 6 percent in 2008 to 27 percentlast year. It’s probably safe to say that morelocal residents, particularly of baby boom vin-tage, are not only venturing out to visit countywineries in greater numbers, but also takingalong out-of-town friends and relatives.

For those who have been thinking abouttouring Umpqua Valley tasting rooms, but

worry they don’t have the credentials, relax.Area winegrowers don’t expect their customersto start spouting the virtues of a good pinotnoir in the manner of Paul Giametti’s characterin the 2004 film “Sideways.”

“We want people to understand that winetasting is a fun experience,” said Dick Calafa-to, a board member with the Umpqua ValleyWinegrowers Association.

He added it’s an experience less about snob-bery and more about preference: “It’s whattasters like and enjoy.”

Still need a reason to explore your neighbor-hood wineries? Consider it your duty as anOregonian. Gov. John Kitzhaber in Januarysigned a proclamation designating May 2012as Oregon Wine Month.

Here’s what Calafato, co-owner of PyreneesVineyard and Cellars, and three other wineryowners had to say about making the most of atrip through area tasting rooms.

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Carlos Figueroa, co-owner of Wild Rose Vineyard near Dillard, walks among the grape vines on his 80-acre property.

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PLAN YOUR DAYDouglas County wineries are nearly as

far-flung as the county itself. For a handywine tour map you can download andprint, go to umpquavalleywineries.org andclick on “stay and play.” There you’ll findmember merchants from Elkton down toPyrenees, found between Winston andMyrtle Creek.

“We encourage people to visit differentsections throughout the Umpqua Valley,”Calafato said. Given the alterations in ele-vation, soil and grapes, he said, a morebroad-based expedition will yield morevariety.

That said, Calafato and other vintnersurge tasters to pace themselves. The aver-age tasting session is generally from 30 to45 minutes.

Tasters want to avoid trying to do toomuch in a day, according to CarlosFigueroa, co-owner of Wild Rose Vineyardnear Dillard.

“I would suggest (visiting) three winer-ies. Enjoy the scenery and plan for somerange,” Figueroa said. “If you try tosqueeze in too many, you get burnt out bythe end.”

Figueroa and his wife, Denise, encour-age visitors to bring picnic baskets(equipped with corkscrews) and/or take ahike along the grounds, which spreads

over 80 acres. The tasting room is under-going a renovation that will result in newfloors, lighting and a heating-cooling sys-tem. The art gallery is undergoing revi-sions as well.

Figueroa said his goal is to haveimprovements complete by June 16, whena free concert is planned featuring musicalgroups from Grants Pass.

WHAT TO BRINGSome wineries provide water, but it’s

good to have your own, especially if youplan to do much walking. Comfortableshoes are a must in that case as well. AtBrandborg Vineyard & Winery in Elkton,“you don’t have to bring anything but yourpalate,” said Joan Smith, tasting roommanager. “We give (tasters) bread or

crackers and cheese, and there are two eat-ing places in town ... and we offer wood-fired pizza for sale by the first of June.”

Visitors to Brandborg who want a bit ofeducation can find it here. Common ques-tions deal with the type of barrel used(French oak) and why Brandborg usesscrew caps instead of corks (to avoidimparting the smell and taste of an oldgarage).

“Most people are very interested in thewinemaking process, and we try to give aninformative visit,” Smith said. “Hopefullywe can find something to please theirpalate. If not, we’re not afraid to tell themthere are three other wineries in Elkton andbetween the four of us, they should be ableto find something they like.”

For designated drivers, Brandborg fea-tures a small gift shop as a diversion whilethe tasters are sipping.

MORE TASTING TIPSSometimes, what you don’t bring to a

tasting room is just as important. Winescan be sensitive and their flavors can beeasily affected. For that reason, guestsshould be careful about perfumes,colognes and after shave solutions, accord-ing to Christy Simmons, who owns MistyOaks Vineyard near Oakland with her hus-band, Steve.

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Steve and Christy Simmons walk through their Misty Oaks Vineyard near Oakland.


to get off, but it can affect howpeople are tasting the wine,”Christy Simmons said.

Like Calafato, Simmons says thatgetting people matched with thewines that please them most shouldbe an enjoyable experience.

“We start with finding out whatkind of wine they tried in the pastthat they’ve enjoyed. Some onlywant whites, some like red only.We give them the opportunity topick what they want,” she said.

As the weather warms up, morepeople are likely to drift outsideand enjoy the view of the country-side surrounding Misty Oaks. Sim-mons said she and her husband areworking on completing anamphitheater with tiered seating,suitable for weddings and bandsand other entertainment. In com-mon with other wineries, MistyOaks seeks to provide a comfort-able atmosphere for people torelax, Simmons said.

“Wine tasting should never beintimidating,” she said. “If some-one behind the counter acts stuffyor know-it-all, you know maybeit’s time to go to another tastingroom.”

WHAT YOU’LL SPENDWinery-hopping in Douglas

County is downright economical,especially when compared withCalifornia’s Napa-Sonoma winecountry. Area tasting rooms vary infee schedules, and some don’tcharge at all for tastes.

At Misty Oaks, tasters are askedto pay $4 each, but the sum isdeducted from the purchase of abottle of wine.

Brandborg offers two free sam-ples, then charges $5 to taste fivemore. As at many wineries, $5 feeis applied to a wine purchase.

Wild Rose waives its fees iftasters buy wine, and provides freetasting during the off-season. At thepeak of the season, the fee is $5 perperson.

Buying a bottle of wine is not arequirement at every tasting room,especially if you’ve paid for tast-ing. But if your host has investedtime and effort in providing notableatmosphere and stellar service, it’sgood form to make a purchase toshow appreciation.

Besides, you can relive the expe-rience at home over a glass of goodwine.

• You can reach Encore EditorTricia Jones by phone at 541-957-4216 or by email at [email protected].

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ADA DUNCANFor Encore

Spring is a season of hope. Hope that the coldweather is over at last, hope that brighterdays are ahead. But what about those people

whose hope has dimmed?You can step up with your best smile and vol-

unteer your services at any of these volunteer sta-tions and help restore hope to others.

The Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Centerneeds drivers to get patients to and from theirappointments in the Roseburg area using the VAvan. You will receive training and a tuberculosistest. For more details, call Sam at 541-492-3917or email her at [email protected].

The Veterans Service office wants office sup-port volunteers from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays. Formore information, call Sam at 541-492-3917 oremail her at [email protected].

Mercy Medical Center is looking for staffhelpers for escort services. These volunteersaccompany patients within the hospital or whenthey are discharged. The emergency room patientcare area needs greeters for incoming patients andto provide directions. Weekend volunteers areespecially needed. Shifts are from noon to 4 p.m.,4 to 8 p.m. or 8 p.m. to midnight. Contact MercyVolunteer Services at 541-677-4465 for moreinformation.

The Community Cancer Center wants volun-

teers at the information kiosk to greet patients,helpers with office duties, and drivers to transportpatients to their appointments. Call Tammy at541-673-2261 or email her at [email protected].

Douglas County Cancer Services is also look-ing for greeters at the Community Cancer Center.Duties include assisting patients with financialand personal needs. Dodie will be happy to takeyour call at 541-680-5396.

The American Red Cross wants donor ambas-sadors at the local blood drives. The three-hourshift requires registering donors and making themfeel welcome, comfortable and appreciated. Ifyou can help, call Sam at 541-492-3917 or emailher at [email protected]. A Red Crossrepresentative can be reached at [email protected].

Dial-A-Ride has vehicles and needs drivers totake shut-ins to the grocery store, doctor appoint-ments and to lunch at the senior centers threetimes a week. Myrtle Creek and Reedsport volun-teers should call Sam at 541-492-3917. Winstonvolunteers should contact Scott at 541-679-8706.Sutherlin volunteers should get in touch withDonita at 541-459-2429.

The Roseburg Visitors and Convention Bureauhas openings for volunteer greeters in morning orafternoon shifts, or on call. Contact Wanda at541-672-9731, ext. 14, or at [email protected].

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For those of us interested in uncover-ing our family roots, it is fun to sharehow we first got started researching

our family histories. My genealogy fasci-nation began in 1965, when I visited withmy maternalgrandpar-ents, both ofwhom weredescendantsof DouglasCounty pio-neers.

Howexcited I wasto learn aboutmy pioneerancestors,visit their homesites, and find stories inpublished books and family traditions.

My third great-grandfather, LangleyHall, was a pioneer doctor. He settled withhis family, including his brothers, Georgeand John, in the Oakland area of DouglasCounty.

Langley’s elderly parents, Thomas andSarah (Cockayne) Hall, immigrated toAmerica in the 1830s with nine of their 12children, settling first in Illinois.

Langley and his family took up thewestward march again later, becoming partof what became known as the lost wagontrain of 1853.

Handed down through the generationswas a photograph of what was assumed tobe their family home in Hulland, Der-byshire, England. It was a lovely old homecalled The Green. Before my husband andI made our first genealogy trip to England,I found the location of the home on theInternet and was eager to visit it.

Upon our arrival, the current ownersgraciously invited us in and showed usaround. They also showed us old deedrecords showing the home had not beenowned by the Halls, but by the Cockaynes,Mrs. Hall’s family.

Later, while looking through myresearch documents, I found that several ofthe children were born at Mansfield Park(not the Mansfield Park of Jane Austinfame, but maybe where she got the idea forthe name). Online again, I found Mans-field Park Farm (sometimes called MansellPark), in the nearby parish of Mugginton.

On our next trip to England in 2009 wevisited Mansfield Park Farm. It is nowowned by an elderly man who bought it inthe 1950s and demolished the old house tobuild a new one. However, he did have aphoto of the old house to show us.

When we explained that my Hall ances-

tors had left there in the 1830s, heresponded that the family residing therebefore he bought it was named Hall. Hesaid that their son, Phil Hall, lived nearbyand that we should visit him.

Luckily, when we arrived at Hall’shouse, he had just come home and wasgetting out of his car. As we explained thepurpose of our visit, he got really excited.He said that a few years earlier, some

Americans had come looking for theirancestors’ home, but he had been away atthe time. Whoever was home told the visi-tors that they didn’t have any Americanrelatives and sent them away.

When Hall was told about the visit, hewas very disappointed, because he reallywanted to meet some American relatives.Here was his second chance, he said. Heinvited us in and phoned relatives to comemeet us — his brother and sister, a cousinand his wife, and a neighbor, all of whomwere in their 80s.

And then we had a real English teaparty. They brought out their genealogyand we compared and made copies. After-ward, Phil and his cousin took us to sever-al old churches and graveyards, where wefound information about relatives.

One of the churches was the All SaintsChurch of Mugginton. The earliest parts ofthe church date from the 11th century andmay be Saxon or early Norman. In itsgraveyard we found the tombstone ofSarah Cockayne Hall’s parents, John andSarah Cockayne, buried in 1802 and 1829.

What a wonderful day we spent withthose sweet English people.

Patricia Gausnell is a volunteer in theRoseburg Family History Center. For moreinformation about the center, call 541-672-1237.

Search for family history crosses the pond to England

Patricia GausnellFamily Tree

Photos courtesy of Patricia Gausnell

The home of Great Britain’s Phil Hall is seen in this April 2009 photo. Hall isdescended from Langley Hall, a 19th-century doctor also related to Patricia Gaus-nell of Melrose. Gausnell visited Hall in this home and enjoyed an English tea partywith him and other relatives.

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All classes are at 2001 W. Bertha Ave.Reservations are requested as the space islimited.

The center’s hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday andThursday.

Information and reservations: 541-672-1237.

The All SaintsParish Church inMugginton, Derbyshire County, Englandis the restingplace for at leasttwo ancestors ofPatricia Gausnellof Melrose.


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When medical technology reacheda point where it was possible toartificially sustain the lives of

brain-deadpatientsindefinite-ly, the con-cept of a“livingwill” cameinto being.This termgenerallyrefers to adocumentthat expresses an individual’s wish not tobe kept alive on life support equipment

under certain circumstances. (A living will should be distinguished

from a “living trust,” which is an entirelydifferent document dealing with estateplanning and avoidance of probate.)

Since the 1990s, Oregon law has author-ized a document called an Advance Direc-tive to address these issues. Previous docu-ments called Directive to Physicians areobsolete and should be updated. Also,Powers of Attorney for Health Care typi-cally expire after seven years and shouldalso be reviewed.

The Advance Directive combines thefollowing items:

• Appointment of a representative forhealth care matters

• Instructions as to what the maker ofthe directive would want done by his/herrepresentative under various scenarios,including decisions about the use of feed-ing tubes.

The law further provides that if an indi-vidual has not executed an Advance Direc-tive, it may be presumed under certain cir-cumstances that the individual consentedto the use of a feeding tube and other artifi-cial life support means and mechanisms. Inmy experience, this is not what most peo-ple would wish.

Therefore, it is important that anyonewho has not executed the Advance Direc-tive form do so. Also, as mentioned above,anyone with the older power of attorney

for health care needs to be aware that thosegenerally are not permanent and need to bereplaced.

An additional step to consider for peoplegoing in for surgery or a hospital stay is toexecute Physician Orders for Life-Sustain-ing Treatment, called POLST for short.These are specific instructions that applyto the time to be spent in treatment, Theyoutline what resuscitation procedures thepatient would and would not want doneduring and after such treatment.

Bruce R. Coalwell has been an attorneyin Roseburg since 1981. He is with the lawfirm of Dole, Coalwell, Clark, Mountain-spring & Mornarich.

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On my mother’s side, my great-grandmother, Lousia MitchellCrow, was a redhead — and she

didn’t stopthere. Atleast one ofevery gener-ation sincewas a red-head, and Iwas one ofthem.

My sistersgave me thejob of clean-ing outMom’s steamer trunk when she died. Icame to a package and unwrapped it. Outfell a mass of hair and it was red, red, red.My hair was red, but it was dull in com-parison. Mom wore it long — below herwaist, in fact.

When she cut it, she couldn’t bring her-self to part with it. So she wrapped it in thepackage and stowed it away. I consigned it

to the fire. Later, I wished I had kept a lockof her hair. A picture of her when she wasabout 17 years old showed her withbobbed hair.

Not one us kids had any red-haired chil-dren. It was the same with our grandchil-dren, although my sister, Frances, had red-gold hair. I thought it was the end of beingredheaded. Then along came Megan,daughter of my son, Tom. She has a coppertint to her hair. I must have needed assis-tance. Her other grandfather had red hair,so that helped.

Megan is 15. Just recently, she wrote athank-you note for her Christmas present.It ended with a request for a book I havetitled “Redheads,” so she could at leastlook at it. Patty, my daughter, gave it tome.

So, with apologies to Patty, I gave it toMegan. I hope she likes it.

Ronald K. Culbertson, a retired UmpquaBank CEO, shares his musings from timeto time with Encore readers.

Ancestor releases an (intermittent) crimson tide

Ronald CulbertsonMusings

ROSEBURG

Blood pressure screenings set

Mercy Medical Center Auxiliary willprovide free blood pressure screenings atthe following sites in May:

• Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Rose-burg Valley Mall, 1444 N.W. Garden Val-ley Road.

• Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., CentralDouglas County Family YMCA, 1151Stewart Parkway, Roseburg.

• Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Wal-mart (depending on construction sched-ule), 2125 N.W. Stewart Parkway.

Information: 541-677-4464.

ROSEBURG

Grief supportgroups meet

Groups that seek to help people dealwith mourning have the following meet-

ings scheduled for the month of May.There’s no admission charge to participate.

The Grief Support Group meets from 10to 11:30 a.m. each Monday in ConferenceRoom C at Mercy Medical Center, 2700N.W. Stewart Parkway. Information: 541-677-4810.

The Bereavement Support Group willmeet from 5 to 6:30 p.m. May 8 and 22 inthe Main Building Chapel of Linus Oakes,2665 N.W. Van Pelt Blvd.

In addition to meeting the second andfourth Tuesdays of each month, theBereavement Support Group has a month-ly luncheon at Karen’s Coffee Cup, 2445N.E. Diamond Lake Blvd.


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Diabetes education group gathers

The group Living Well With Diabeteswill meet from 1 to 2 p.m. May 1 in Room1 of the Mercy Community EducationCenter, 2459 Stewart Parkway.

There’s no fee to participate. The groupmeets the first Tuesday of each month.


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When was the last time a youngperson asked you for advice?Don’t recall? Neither do I.

According to renowned gerontologistKarl Pillemer, we’re notalone.

“In contemporary socie-ty,” says Pillemer in aDecember 2011 Huffing-tonPost.com article, “wedon’t often ask our eldersfor advice. We’re muchmore likely to talk to pro-fessionals, read books bypop psychologists or moti-vational speakers, or surfthe Internet for solutions toour problems.”

Pillemer thinks this is a serious mis-take, and he has written a book to provehis point.

In researching “30 Lessons for Living:Tried and True Advice from the WisestAmericans,” Pillemer interviewed morethan 1,000 elder citizens, asking them torespond to the question: “Over thecourse of your life, what are the mostimportant lessons you would like to passon to younger people?” I have yet toread the book, but according to reviews,it is a treasure trove of wisdom regard-ing such key issues in life as marriage,

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favorite: “Happiness is achoice, not a condition.”Pillemer then invites read-ers of his article to sharetheir own advice on lifeby posting it on his web-site.

I didn’t take him up onthat offer, but his articledid get me thinking aboutwhat advice, if asked, Iwould give to youngerpeople. After much reflec-

tion, I came up with this list of 12 lifelessons I would share:

1. The truth hurts for a little while; alie aches forever.

2. Kindness is next to godliness. 3. An opportunity is worth only the

amount of preparation with which youmeet it.

4. Never give up on your dreams, butalways have a backup plan.

5. There is no greater calling thanservice to others.

6. Live your life in a way that, whenyou retire from your job, you still havesomething to live for.

7. Love DOES NOT MEAN neverhaving to say you’re sorry.

8. The best person with whom to dis-cuss religion and politics is your dog.

9. Sticks and stones may break yourknees, but hurtful words are WMDs.

10. Knowing it all is the same thing asknowing nothing.

11. A minute spent mourning the lossof your youth only gets you a minuteolder.

If some of these lessons don’t jibewith what you’ve learned about life dur-ing your sojourn here on earth, that’sunderstandable. As a matter of fact, itwould surprise me if all of them did.

So I invite you to cross out anythingyou disagree with and add your own les-sons. Then pass the list on to a friendand have him or her do the same. That’sanother great thing about life: We get tolearn from the experiences of others.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot life lessonnumber 12: There isn’t a person livingtoday — young or old — from whomyou can’t learn a valuable lesson.

Bob Mayo is a retired public schoolsemployee who has lived in DouglasCounty since 1990. His passion is writ-ing. You can reach him [email protected].

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DOUGLAS COUNTYAARP offers driversafety classes

The Douglas County AARP Driver Safety Pro-gram Team is offering two classes for the month ofMay. The course is designed for drivers aged 50 andolder; however, it’s open to younger people as well.You do not need to be a member of AARP to takethe course.

Course fees are $14 per person. AARP memberswill receive a $2 discount. Oregon law requires allauto insurance carriers to offer a discount on premi-ums to qualified graduates, age 55 and older, ofapproved programs such as this one.

Courses are arranged in six hours of instructionduring one session. Participants must complete thesix hours to graduate and receive the benefit.

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Following is a schedule of area classes for thismonth.

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So planting fever has grabbed you, andyou’re heading out to your favoritenursery or thumbing through a cata-

log to see what’s available in shrubs.Decisions, decisions. Should your

shrubs offer tasty berries or good looks?No need to choose between the two;

there are plenty of shrubs that are orna-mental and bear edible berries as well.

Berry shrubs are as easy to grow asstrictly ornamental shrubs. Pests rarelypose a threat, which is fortunate, sinceyou’re likely to plant ornamentals near liv-ing areas where you can enjoy their looks,and you don’t want to have to spray any-thing near where you dine al fresco orwhere children regularly tumble on thegrass.

OK, there is one pest that might botheryour shrubs: Birds. However, some berryshrubs bear more than enough fruit toshare with feathered friends. And if youlike birds, attracting them may just beanother plus for these plants.

LOCATION, LOCATIONAlthough a berry shrub can be as easy to

grow as any forsythia or lilac, berry shrubsdo — like those two ornamentals — needsome attention. As with any plant, check

out site conditions before youplant.

For berry shrubs, make sure thatsoil drainage is adequate. If waterstill stands in a foot-deep hole formore than 12 hours after you pourwater into it, the site is too boggyfor most shrubs.

In that case, either plant yourshrub atop a wide mound of soil toget its roots up and out of thewaterlogged zone, or choose a sitewith better drainage.

Another requirement of mostberry shrubs is abundant sunlight— at least six hours per day. Theyneed light both for flavor andyield. The sweetness in a blueber-ry fruit, for example, representsthe conversion of the sun’s energyto sugar. Red currants are excep-tions; they fruit well in the shade.

A LITTLE PRUNING FOR ALOT OF BERRIES

Finally, many berry shrubsrequire regular pruning — as do,again, forsythia, lilac and manyother strictly ornamental shrubs.Pruning allows stems to bask inlight and bathe in air, keeping ashrub productive and limiting dis-ease problems. Regularly remov-

ing old stems also makes way for younger,more productive ones.

No great skill is needed to prune a shrub,and pruning is generally not needed untilyour plant’s fourth winter. Just take yourhand shears or lopping shears (the latter ifstems are thicker than about 1/2 inch) andcut a few of the oldest, thickest stems toground level, or to lusty, low-side shoots.Shrubs differ in how many new shootsthey send up at or near ground level eachyear, and the more new shoots that a par-ticular shrub makes each year, the moreold ones you will have to prune away.

The only other pruning needed is to clipback any stems that look out of place.

WHAT LOOKS AND TASTESGOOD

Spend the next few days looking aroundyour yard for places that might be beauti-fied by pretty shrubs. Fruit-bearing, orna-mental shrubs include lowbush and high-bush blueberry, juneberry, quince, gumi,seaberry, beach plum, Nanking cherry, red(white and pink) currant, rose, huckleberry,pineapple guava, pomegranate and clovecurrant.

For more about getting both fruit andbeauty from trees and vines as well asshrubs, see my “Landscaping with Fruit”(Storey Publishing, 2010).

Some shrubs provide beauty and tasty berries too

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Blueberries are among many bushes thatmake for fruitful shrubbery.


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“Maybe for the million things she gaveme, but also for the many things shedoes that go unnoticed and perhaps

unappreciated. But for all the things she does, wehave one day on the calendar to celebrate MOTH-ER.

Recently, I directeda new production,“Peter Pan — TheBritish Musical.” Itwas one of the mostchallenging projects ofmy career. I had thegood fortune to workwith my daughter frominception to final cur-tain. This was the firsttime that my dad didnot attend. Since his death in November, I havebeen experiencing many such firsts.

Mind you, my dad did not enjoy musicals andthat is putting it kindly. All that day, I thought ofhim and even joked about him missing the show.My mother came with a couple of friends fromRoseburg. They made a day of it, despite the snowflurries and generally nasty cold weather. We hadlittle time to talk during intermission. Theyplanned to return to Roseburg after the matineeperformance.

As is our way, she called to let me know theyhad arrived safely. And then she said “Your dadwould have been so proud of you.” Although herpresence in the audience was important to me and Iwas most grateful for her making the trek, sheknew what I wanted to hear: that my dad, despitehis curmudgeonly ways, would have been proud ofmy efforts.

As children, we expect without consciousthought that our mothers will be there to care of us.Kiss the boo-boo, bandage the knee, make ourfavorite dinner, help us till the wee hours withhomework, listen to our worrisome dramas andgive us sound advice, whether we want it or not.What my mom didn’t tell me is that these comfort-ing wonders did not stop when I turned 18.

When I was given the diagnosis for breast can-cer, I immediately called my mom. Her remark

was, “It will be fine,” and our conversation endedas she had an appointment. I thought it was oddthat I had just been given this devastating newsand she had acted like she was kissing a boo-boo.Ten minutes later she called me back. “Did you sayyou have cancer?” she asked. Later that day, sheand my dad drove up to Eugene. I didn’t ask her tocome. She just came.

Through all the crises of our lives, I’ve watchedmy mom be first on the scene. From joyousmoments of childbirth to devastating illness withcancer, to triumphant moments in career to theutter despair of losing my brother, my mom hasalways been whittled into our memories. I am,dear readers, about to embark on another journeyfor which she has so graciously offered to captainthe ship. My shoulder was severely injured in anautomobile accident 18 months ago and is finallygoing to be repaired. My mom is 83 and will bekissing my boo-boo, as well as taking care of her60-year-old daughter for a week. Although thisgoes beyond the call of duty she signed up for in1951 and there is no medal of valor in her future,when I open my eyes, my mom will be there.

My dear friend, Carol, knows of what I speak.Her sainted mother came from the warmth of Cali-fornia to the cold dreary winter of Oregon to takecare of Carol while she went through treatment forlymphoma a few years back. Her mother was alsoin her 80s. She came to an unfamiliar city, Port-land, rented a car and drove Carol to treatments.She also took care of her in an extended-stay roomwith a kitchen for almost three months.

Mothers are on call 24/7. When we are aroundthem, we are like children, expecting to be caredfor, reverting to old habits and grateful that some-one loves us just the way we are, warts and all. Shedoes it without question and sometimes withoutreason. My mom is Ada Duncan, and she shouldbe celebrated every day. That is what a wise grand-ma will do.

Eularee Smith is the grandmother of six, ateacher and executive director of UpStart Crowchildren’s theater in Eugene. Visit her blog site atwww.eularee.com.

One day in May honors women who deserve

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Eularee SmithWise Grandma

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.(AP) — Try as she might, RobynnWoodward can’t remember theday back in 1983 when, in her 11-year-old boredom, she set afloat amessage in a bottle in a New Yorkriver, hoping someone would findit and write back.

And the Carbondale woman,now 40, certainly didn’t expect tohear back in 2012 from peoplewho weren’t even born 29 yearsago, via a medium — Facebook— that only recently came toexist.

But that’s what happened aftertwo brothers went on an Easterfishing outing in Norfolk, inupstate New York.

Norfolk residents Johnathonand Brandon Wolfe, both in theirearly 20s, were fishing by boat onthe Raquette River whenJohnathon spied a soccer ball onthe riverbank. He got out to pickit up and then noticed an intact,small Pepsi bottle and a letterinside. Unable to remove the capand anxious to read the letter, hebroke the glass bottle to retrieveWoodward’s note.

It read:“Hi! My name is Robynn.

Please write me.”After giving her address in

nearby Norwood, she declared,“I’m boared!” She also dated theletter and gave her age and birthdate.

“I was shocked, seeing how oldit was, by it still being aroundwhen we found it,” JohnathonWolfe said. “It didn’t get smashedor anything. I couldn’t believe it.”

By that night, helped perhapsby the unusual spelling of Wood-

ward’s first name, the brothershad located her via Facebook andsent her a message. Woodwardhadn’t seen the message beforefamily members got in touch withher Monday. That was afterreporter John Friot of WWNY-TVin Watertown, N.Y., caught windof the bottle’s discovery, also viaFacebook, and began tracking herdown through her family.

Friot said that when he calledWoodward, she told him she did-n’t remember writing the letter.Then he mentioned the birth dateit contained.

She said, ‘Oh my God, yes,that’s my birthday.’ So we knewthen that it was her,” Friot said.

“It’s just an amazing tale,” hesaid.

Woodward said despite notrecalling penning the message,she immediately realized itsounds just like something shewould have done. She wasn’tallowed to watch television as achild, so she grew up with booksand fantasies that probablyinspired the letter, she said.

“I just was a daydreamer,romanticizing and daydreaming. Ilived in the clouds and had avivid, vivid imagination, so it justmakes total sense to me that I didsomething like this,” she said.

She added, “I was always goingaround saying, ‘I’m bored,’ to mypoor mother, so it was reallyfunny when I saw that on the let-ter.”

She wasn’t a Pepsi drinker, shesays — she favors Mountain Dew— but she used to help an older

Colorado woman’s 1983 note left in bottle

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Ihave often thought I’d like to go to theOlympics, but then I think twice andrealize I have the best seats for free at

home with no crowds. But that doesn’tstop me fromvisitingOlympicsites when Iam in an areawhere theGames havebeen played.One of theseisn’t too farfrom home.

SouthwestAirlines has a nonstop flight from Portlandto Salt Lake City. Just outside the SaltLake City airport, electronic signs keepdrivers updated as to how many minutes’driving time it is to Park City, Utah, homeof the 2002 Winter Olympics skiingevents.

You may think “brrrrrrrr, I am not a win-ter person and I don’t ski.” Yes, Park Cityis a wondrous winter sports playground.But don’t miss a chance to visit during thesummer. That’s when ski jumpers work ontechnique by landing on plastic runways

and freestyle aerialists twist, jump andland in a 750,000-gallon pool of water.

During the 2002 Olympics, this area alsoserved as a venue for ski jumping, Nordiccombined, bobsled, skeleton and luge.Now, visitors are treated to self-guided andexpert tours of the competition sites,including the world’s highest-altitude skijumps and the fastest sliding track.

Wouldn’t you like to experience thethrill of taking a ride on a bobsled at 70mph? Or soar in a hot air balloon? Or takea breathtaking scenic gondola 9,000 feetup into the mountains for a picnic in ameadow of wildflowers?

Whether you are looking for a perfectplace for a family reunion, a scenic vaca-tion spot with activities for people of allages and interests or a chance to sit on abench, eat an ice cream cone and watchpeople — Park City is a good bet. Found-ed in 1884, this old mining town of 12,000year-round residents hosts more than60,000 visitors annually. Brightly paintedfacades on Main Street welcome visitors toshops, eateries, galleries, squeaky-cleanpublic restrooms and even a family historycenter to research your ancestors.

No worries about traffic or parking, as

the city provides a free trolley and area bustransportation. While Park City may feellike a sleepy, old-fashioned town, it is farfrom boring when there is no snowfall.

Nearby canyons offer a wide range oftrails for both hiking and mountain biking.For real thrills, there’s the Alpine rollercoaster with more than a mile of loops,curves and hairpin turns. Or try the AlpineSlide, a luge-like track that weaves downthe mountain for more than 3,000 feet ofgliding and sliding. For a unique experi-ence, try the Alpine disc golf course’s sce-nic tour around woods, streams and trails.

Perhaps you would prefer fishing onUtah’s best fishing stream, or enjoy horse-back riding, visit museums or theater.Need more encouragement? There’s swim-ming, sailing and of course, several spas tohelp you relax and rejuvenate.

Finding places to sleep isn’t a problem.Campsites located in beautiful areas arenearby. Quaint and welcoming bed andbreakfasts, condominium or home rentals,affordable hotel rooms and luxuriousresort lodgings are all available.

The summer offers a hefty menu of fes-tivals, from classical music to Wild Westshows. The locals boast that their Fourth of

July celebration is the best in the West,with a host of all-day events. Theseinclude a pancake breakfast, free liveentertainment, activities for children,rugby games and a doubles volleyballtournament.

There is a 5K walk and run, a paradedown Main Street and Park Avenue fol-lowed by a picnic, and a fireworks displayat dusk. Nearby Oakley, Utah, hosts anannual rodeo featuring some of the toprodeo athletes in the country.

Downtown Park City has a small visitorscenter, but about a mile outside of town asyou arrive from Salt Lake City, there is alarge, rustic-looking building marked “Vis-itors Center.” Friendly staff members canhelp you plan the kind of experience youwant to have.

Be sure to ask them for the Best DealsCoupon Book. It’s full of discounts andtwo-for-one deals in the area.

Gloria Johnson is a tour conductor andworld traveler. Her next group trip will beto New York City from May 28 to June 3.You can reach her at [email protected].

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A bit of heat and a lot of sweet make thismango-topped chocolate honey cake a finechoice for celebrating Cinco de Mayo.

Bake the cake in any style Bundt panyou like. A more conventional tube panalso would work. You even could dividethe batter between mini Bundt cake pansfor individual servings.

After it cools, the cake is topped with aneasy coffee glaze made by whiskingtogether instant coffee, vanilla and pow-dered sugar. You can substitute cooled cof-fee for the 3 tablespoons of water in theglaze, but you still need to use the instantcoffee, which adds considerable flavor.

Once topped with mango, leftovers needto be refrigerated. As an alternative, glaze

the entire cake, cut servings from it, thentop each serving with mango.

MMEEXXIICCAANN CCHHOOCCOOLLAATTEE HHOONNEEYY CCAAKKEEStart to finish: 1 hour (30 minutes active),

plus coolingServings: 8

1/3 cup cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon cinnamon1/4 teaspoon cayenne1/2 teaspoon salt1 cup honey1 cup (2 sticks) butter2 eggs3 tablespoons water

1 tablespoon instant coffee1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 1/2 cups powdered sugarFresh mango, to serve

Heat the oven to 350 F. Coat a tube or Bundtpan with cooking spray, then sprinkle it withcocoa powder, turning all around to coat theinner surfaces of the pan. Tap out any excess.

In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, 1/3cup of cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon,cayenne and salt. Set aside.

In a medium saucepan over medium-highheat, melt together the honey and butter. Trans-fer the mixture to the bowl of a stand mixer andbeat on medium-high until cooled to room tem-perature, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one ata time, beating between each.

Add a third at a time, beat in the dry ingredi-

ents, scraping down the sides of the bowlbetween additions. Spoon the mixture into theprepared pan and bake for 25 minutes, or until atoothpick inserted at the center of the cakecomes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for 15minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to coolcompletely.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together thewater, instant coffee and vanilla until the coffeegranules are completely dissolved. Whisk in thepowdered sugar until smooth. Drizzle the mix-ture over the cake and serve topped with freshmango.

Nutrition information per serving (values arerounded to the nearest whole number): 520calories; 220 calories from fat (42 percent oftotal calories); 25 g fat (15 g saturated; 0.5 gtrans fats); 105 mg cholesterol; 75 g carbohy-drate; 5 g protein; 2 g fiber; 180 mg sodium.

Sweet and heat combine in Cinco de Mayo cake


About 795,000 Americans will suffera stroke this year, yet most peoplein the U.S. cannot identify stroke

warning signsor risk factors.

One reasonthe incidenceof stroke is sohigh isbecause pub-lic awarenessof it is verylow. For thatreason, theNationalStroke Associ-ation sought apresidentialproclamation to recognize May as NationalStroke Awareness Month.

Some studies indicate that as many as 80percent of strokes can be preventedthrough managing risk factors. Some riskfactors, such as age or family medical his-tory, cannot be modified. Others arelifestyle choices that you can change.

High blood pressure is the leading causeof stroke, and it is influenced by a numberof lifestyle choices. Smoking, drinkingalcohol, being overweight or obese andbeing a couch potato all contribute to highblood pressure.

Many people assume that salt is the pri-mary food that leads to high blood pres-sure. Most health experts acknowledgethat the current average daily intake of4,000 mg of sodium is higher than recom-mended for optimum health, especially forthose trying to lower blood pressure.

About 70 percent of Americans need toget their sodium intake to less than 2,000mg per day, and would benefit greatly ifthe figure were as low as 1,500 mg perday. The majority of our sodium hit comesfrom processed foods: prepared, boxed

foods, restaurant fare and fast foods. Only about 10 percent of our extra sodi-

um is from the salt shaker. If you want tocut down on excess sodium, read labelsand be aware how much sodium you areeating in those ready-to-eat foods you buyin stores and restaurants.

Salt is but one dietary factor influencingblood pressure. Research on the DASHdiet — the letters stand for DietaryApproach to Stop Hypertension — hasshown that eating patterns with a highintake of fruits and vegetables lowersblood pressure. “High intake” is defined as

at least 10 servings per day of fruits andvegetables, which is about 5 cups of fruitsand vegetables.

That might sound like a lot to include ina day, but you could get that much intoyour diet with a little planning. Be sure tohave at least two pieces of fruit every day.One piece of fruit often represents 1 cup.To get the other 3 cups of vegetables, besure to have a daily salad of at least 2 cups,plus 1 other cup of vegetables.

Think baby carrots for a snack, or broc-coli or green beans for dinner. Homemadesoup with lots of vegetables is another wayto meet your goal.

For more information, and for recipesabout the DASH diet, go to the website ofthe National Heart, Lung, and Blood Insti-tute at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov.

Nancy Goodale Graham is a registereddietitian with Sacred Heart Medical Cen-ter’s Oregon Heart and Vascular Institutein Springfield. You can contact her at [email protected].

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Here’s a great recipe for a quick and easy fish dish. The entire meal is cooked on onebaking sheet. Using aluminum foil to cover the baking sheet makes easy work forcleanup. You can use any type of fish — salmon, steelhead, tilapia, or cod. And if youdon’t like arugula, just substitute fresh baby spinach. Enjoy!

1 pound Yukon gold potatoes cut in 1-inch pieces or wedges1 tablespoon olive oilPinch of salt and pepper1 1/4 pound skinless salmon1 tablespoon olive oil2 tablespoons grainy mustard1 tablespoons red wine vinegar2 teaspoons honey4 cups baby arugula

Heat oven to 425 degrees.Put a sheet of aluminum foil on a baking sheet and spray with cooking spray (or rub

a little oil on the sheet). Toss potatoes with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, spread on theprepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper. Roast in the 425degree oven for 15 minutes.

Season the salmon with pepper. After the potatoes have been cooking for 15 min-utes, push the potatoes aside and place fish in the center of the baking sheet. Roastuntil the salmon is opaque and the potatoes are brown and tender, about 10 to 12 min-utes.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil with the mus-tard, vinegar, and honey. When the fish and potatoes are done, remove the fish to aserving plate and brush the fish with about 1 tablespoon of the vinaigrette. Put thecooked potatoes in a serving bowl. Add the arugula and toss with the remaining vinai-grette. Serve the fish and potato/arugula on warm plates.

Makes 4 servings.

Nutritional Information per serving: 385 calories; 16 g fat; 3 g saturated fat; 25 g car-bohydrate; 34 g protein; 265 mg sodium; 2 g fiber

So you know...Use the FAST test to recognize and

respond to the signs of stroke:F=FACE — Ask the person to smile.

Does one side of the face droop?A=ARMS — Ask the person to raise

both arms. Does one arm drift down-ward?

S=SPEECH — Ask the person to repeata simple sentence. Does the speechsound slurred or strange?

T=TIME — Time is Brain. If youobserve any of these signs (independent-ly or together), call 911 immediately.

Given the current economic climate,buying a nice gift for Mother’s Daymay

be more dif-ficult than inyears past.But peopleacross thenation arediscoveringthat the bestgifts areoften free.

ThisMother’sDay, you can show Mom how to save anestimated $4,000 a year on her Medicareprescription drug costs. Here’s how.

If your mother is covered by Medicareand has limited income and resources, she

may be eligible for a program called ExtraHelp, available through Social Security.The program can pay part of her monthlypremiums, annual deductibles, and pre-scription co-payments. The Extra Help isestimated to be worth about $4,000 peryear.

To figure out whether your mother is eli-gible, Social Security needs to know herincome and the value of her savings,investments and real estate (other than thehome in which she lives). To qualify forthe extra help, she must be receivingMedicare and have:

• Income limited to $16,335 for an indi-vidual or $22,065 for a married couple liv-ing together. Even if her annual income ishigher, she still may be able to get somehelp with monthly premiums, annualdeductibles, and prescription co-payments.

Her income may be higher, for example ifshe (and, if married, her husband):

— Support(s) other family mem-bers who live with them/her;

— Have/has earnings from work; or— Live(s) in Alaska or Hawaii.

• Resources limited to $13,070 for anindividual or $26,120 for a married coupleliving together. Resources include suchthings as bank accounts, stocks, and bonds.We do not count her house or car asresources.

Social Security has an easy-to-use onlineapplication that you can help complete foryour mom. You can find it atwww.socialsecurity.gov/prescriptionhelp.To apply by phone or have an applicationmailed to you, call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) andask for the Application for Help with

Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs(SSA-1020). Or go to the nearest SocialSecurity office.

To learn more about the Medicare pre-scription drug plans and special enrollmentperiods, visit www.medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227; TTY1-877-486-2048).

Mom will be grateful when you giveher a useful gift this year — help her savean estimated $4,000 a year on Medicareprescription drugs. It won’t cost you any-thing more than a little bit of quality timewith her — something you and Mom bothwant anyway. These rules apply to Dad aswell, so plan ahead for your Father’s Daygift too.

Alan Edwards is an information special-ist with the Social Security Administration.

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The birds are singing, the flowers areblooming, and the days are gettinglonger: It’s spring. And if that does-

n’t put a bounce in your step, your federalincomes taxes are probably finished for theyear. So now you can relax, go for a walk,maybe clean out your closets. And thinkabout the future.

As you plan ahead, you should givesome thought to long-term care, whichmany of us will need someday.

Long-term care is very expensive: Asemi-private room in a nursing home costs,on average, close to $80,000 a year. Homehealth care — which is preferred by mostpeople — isn’t cheap, either. You couldeasily pay $25,000 a year for help that letsyou keep living at home.

So what are your options? Medicaredoesn’t cover either ongoing home healthcare or a long stay in a nursing home, a

fact that sometimes comes as an unwel-come surprise to older Americans. Long-term care insurance can help, but the poli-cies can be pricey, and you have to keepup with the payments or the policy willlapse. If you do opt for long-term careinsurance, be sure to consult a financialadvisor— one with no financial stake inwhether you buy a policy or which policyyou choose. You’ll need help finding a pol-icy that covers the services you might wantand that offers protection against inflation.

If you end up needing care you can’tafford and you don’t have good long-termcare insurance, there is a safety net: Med-icaid.

Medicaid pays for about half of all long-term care provided in the United States.Unlike other health insurance, it will covernursing home care, home health aides, anda host of support services, like transporta-tion, that can make it possible for you tokeep living in the community longer. Thespecific services that are covered vary

from state to state, but all states coversome long-term care through Medicaid.

To qualify for Medicaid, you have tohave a low income (but most states willtake your medical costs into account whenyour income is determined, so high med-ical bills can make middle-income peopleeligible). If you’re married, and only oneof you needs nursing home care, thespouse who lives in the community insteadof in a nursing home can still have incomeand assets that are above Medicaid limits.This is an improvement on the days whenboth spouses had to be impoverished if onespouse needed Medicaid.

And another improvement is due in2014: The Affordable Care Act expandsthis financial protection to include situa-tions in which the spouse needing long-term care receives help at home, not in anursing home.

The new health care law also includessteps designed to improve Medicaid’shome-based long-term care options. So if

you do need Medicaid, new options willlet you get the help and care you need tolive safely and successfully at homeinstead of being forced to move to a nurs-ing home.

But these changes over the next fewyears won’t happen if Medicaid doesn’tstay a strong program, with adequatefunds, or if the Supreme Court strikesdown the health care law. The SupremeCourt will reach its decision at the end ofJune, and Congress is likely to debate deepbudget cuts in Medicaid over the next sev-eral months.

So as you enjoy the spring weather,don’t forget to think through your possiblelong-term care needs. And keep in mindthat if your best-laid plans go awry, as longas we make sure that Medicaid stays astrong program, there will be a safety netthere to help you, just in case.

Ron Pollack is the executive director forFamilies USA.

Medicaid can be a safety net for long-term care

Dear Reader,My expectations are too high.

Silly me, I expect when I buy anew comput-er that it illwork. No,that “ill”wasn’t atypo. The“W” key onmy newcomputeronly orks halfthe time.

Yes, thecompanyfrom which I bought the computer saidthey will fix it, but I need to find a day orto hen I can live ithout my computer —again. My old computer went toast a cou-ple of eeks ago, so I was ithout a computerfor a week while the computer tech didtroubleshooting and finally transferred myfiles to this ne computer. A writer ithout acomputer for a eek — it was more than anannoyance.

I bought a ClamCase for my iPad, whichwas cool, because then I had a real key-board to type on. It orked great for the firstthree months, but now I can’t get theClamCase to sync ith the iPad any longer.A cool case with a keyboard that is dead— another little annoyance. I’ve followedthe directions to fix it, step-by-step, but tryas I might, I can’t get it to ork again.

TiVo is a handy thing. I love it. It auto-matically records shows for me when I’mnot around, and if I’m watching a televi-sion sho live, I can pause it, grab a bowl ofsweet potato chips, then go back, sit downand restart the show exactly from the spotwhere I paused it. But now my TiVoremote’s gone dead. Changing the batteriesdidn’t ork, and banging it a few times onthe counter (my husband’s first approachto fixing anything — “Just give it a coupleof whacks”), didn’t fix it either. I can callthe company and I’m sure someone willhelp troubleshoot the problem. But thereality is I’ll sit on hold, the first two tech-nicians on’t be able to fix it, and maybe, ifI’m lucky, on the third or fourth call back,someone will be able to solve the problem.

I used to blame my frustration with allthe ne gadgets on the fact that I was get-ting older. But no I realize that my gettingolder isn’t the problem. The problem isn’tthat I can’t keep up with technology, it’sthat I can’t keep up with the repairs I haveto attend to, in order to use all of the netechnology.

Thanks for reading ith me. It’s so goodto read ith friends.

Suzanne Beecher, author of “Muffinsand Mayhem: Recipes for a Happy (if Dis-orderly) Life,” invites you to read at heronline book clubs, found at www.Dear-Reader.com. She can be reached [email protected].

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Not long ago I met a gentleman whoproudly announced that at age 71,he had just passed his state’s bar

exam. He said he recognized that havinghis lawlicensewould great-ly enhancehis business,so he went tolaw school.Obviously,how othersmight defineretirementisn’t how hedefines it.

And apparently it wasn’t how HarlandSanders defined it, either, as I understandthat his little fried chicken business wasinspired by a family recipe but funded byhis Social Security checks.

Why do retirees keep working? Sure, theextra income is a factor. But research indi-cates that continuing to work, even parttime or as a volunteer, is the way manychoose to stay physically active, engagedin social interactions, and challenged. (It issaid that the three M’s of successful agingare moving, mingling, and mastery.) Afterall, retirement at 65 sounded reasonableback when we didn’t live another 20 or 30years afterward, but now? Decades of pur-suing only leisure activities may sound ter-rific to some, but certainly not to all.

Sociologist William Sadler coined theterm “Third Age” to refer to the time oflife in which, after the First Age (ouryouth, when we are dependent on othersand pursuing our education and careers)and following the Second Age (the parent-ing and working years), we can stayinvolved in our careers or we can exploredifferent opportunities and learn newskills. The Third Age is the time when we

can actively work toward making the mostof the life we have left.

But are we physically and emotionallyup to this challenge? After all, half of ushave at least one chronic health concernand three-quarters of us have two or more.Can we actually do this?

Well, just as the stereotypes of retire-ment are changing, so is the approach tohealth care for those who are of retirementage. There’s an increased emphasis onwhat’s called “self-management healthcare” and for those who are enthusiastical-ly taking on their Third Age, it seems agood fit. After all, if we are going to takecharge of our Third Age life, why not takecharge of our Third Age health?

Of course, in truth, this is really nothingnew. We have self-managed our health ourentire adult lives. Ever since we moved outon our own, we have chosen and con-trolled what we ate or drank, whether ornot we smoked, if we exercised, fastenedour seat belts, or saw the dentist twice ayear. So, the issue is not how to start self-managing our health in this Third Age, buthow to get better at it.

You may find that your doctor is shiftingaway from telling you what to do and lean-ing more toward asking you how he or shecan help. Your doctor also may be suggest-ing ways you can take on more responsi-bility. Be it how to prevent or how to man-age, your doctor might be eliciting more ofyour active participation in the pursuit ofbetter health.

You, after all, are your own primaryhealth provider and now, in this Third Age,it’s time to get fully involved.

Gloria May is a registered nurse with amaster’s degree in health education with acertified health education specialist desig-nation.

Take first and second steps to stayinghealthy in Third Age

Gloria MayNurse News

After borrowing a spool of greenthread from a neighbor’s large col-lection, I was eager to read the per-

tinent infor-mationstamped onthe ends ofthe woodenspool. Itinstantlytransportedme back intime whenmending wasconsidered tobe a useful,skillful endeavor.

On one end I saw “Belding Corticelli,Bel-waxed, Mercerized cotton, 125 yards,size 50.” The opposite end contained“Fast to Boiling, size 50, Shade 1710 and15 cents.” Women who sewed valuedthese facts.

“Mercerized” meant the cotton thread ora bolt of cotton fabric had been treatedwith a caustic soda, under stress or tension,in order to increase its strength and sheen.The treatment also improved the retention

of the dyes. “Fast to boiling” indicated thethread would not disintegrate or lose thecolor when boiled. Yes, way back then,some women did boil soiled clothes to getthem clean.

Continuing on, I recalled that a ball ofdarning cotton thread was available inblack, white or beige. The day my mothersaid, “It is time for you to learn how todarn the holes in your socks,” I clutchedthe handle of a polished wooden egg,inserted the egg into the toe of one of mysocks, and concentrated on the wearisometask.

With small stitches around the hole topartially close it and give it stability, Iattempted to cover the hole with horizontaland vertical woven smooth stitches. Stress-ful sessions followed as I continued torepair my worn socks.

Strange as it may seem, the other day Iused some embroidery thread to darn ahole in one of my favorite socks. Theresult was a nostalgic sense of satisfactionas I admired my darning creation.

Laura Kruse shares her reminisces withEncore readers.

DOUGLAS COUNTY

Caregiver support groups to meet

Family caregiver support groups aremeeting in four sites again this month.There’s no charge to participate.

Schedules are as follows:

Roseburg — 1:30 to 3 p.m. May 2,Room 2, Mercy Community EducationCenter, 2459 N.W. Stewart Parkway.

Sutherlin — 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 10,Sutherlin Community Center, 10 S.Willamette St.

Canyonville — 2 to 3:30 p.m. May 17,Chapel, Forest Glen Senior Residence, 200S.W. Frontage Road.

Winston — 2 to 3:30 p.m., May 23,Wooley Board Room, Winston Communi-ty Center, 440 Grape Street.

Information: Nancy Hudson, 541-440-3677.

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Skill learned years agoretains a useful toehold

Laura KruseMemory Moments

WASHINGTON (AP) — Localcharities and nonprofits are look-ing for a few good baby boomers

— well, lots of them, actually — to roll uptheir sleeves to help local schools, soupkitchens and others in need.

Boomers are attractive volunteers, andit’s not just the sheer strength of their num-bers — 77 million. They are living longer.They are more educated than previousgenerations. And, especially appealing:They bring well-honed skills and years ofreal-world work and life experience.

“This generation, this cohort of Ameri-cans, is the healthiest, best educated gener-ation of Americans across this traditionalage of retirement,” says Dr. Erwin Tan,who heads the Senior Corps program at theCorporation for National and CommunityService, a federal agency in Washington.“The question for us is how can we as acountry not afford to mobilize this hugesource of human capital to meet the vitalneeds of our communities.”

Tan says nonprofits are retooling toattract more boomers by offering a varietyof skills-based opportunities as well asmore flexibility, such as nontraditionalhours or projects that don’t require a trip tothe office and can be completed at home.

Mike Carr of Fort Wayne, Ind., is exact-ly the kind of skillful boomer sought bycommunities.

Carr, 65, retired about a year ago as anaccountant for Verizon Communications.Instead of golfing or parking himself onthe couch, he volunteers with low-incomepeople and military families, helping themprepare and file their tax returns.

Carr also volunteers as treasurer for achurch group and helps people with paper-work for food stamps and unemployment.

“There’s so much in the news todaythat’s very negative and a lot of it I can’tdo a whole lot about,” says Carr. “But atleast here in the community that I live in,there are some things that I can do to helpothers.”

About a third of boomers, ages 48 to 66years, tend to gravitate toward opportuni-ties with a religious underpinning, accord-ing to CNCS figures. That was followedby volunteer opportunities in education, 22percent; social service, 14 percent; andhospitals, 8 percent.

The percentage of boomers volunteeringthese days, however, is on the decline.

Nearly 22 million baby boomers gavetheir time in communities across the coun-try in 2010. That’s about 28.8 percent ofboomers, down slightly from 29.9 percentin 2007 and from 33.5 percent in 2003,according to the community service corpo-ration.

“What I think we’re seeing is babyboomers coming out of the period of peakvolunteering,” says Nathan Dietz, formerassociate director of research at CNCS andnow a senior program manager with thePartnership for Public Service. “They are

getting older, and people as they get oldervolunteer a little less often.”

Peak age for volunteering tends to be inthe mid-30s and 40s, says Dietz, whenmarried couples and those with childrenare more likely to be exposed to situationsin which people need volunteers — say,coaching for a child’s soccer team or giv-ing time to local scouts or schoolchildrenas a mentor or group leader.

Many boomers are also delaying retire-ment and working into their golden yearsbecause their nest eggs have taken a hit inthe last few years, giving them less time tovolunteer.

An August 2011 Associated Press-National Constitution Center Poll foundthat 65 percent of baby boomers had donesome type of volunteer activities throughor for an organization over the past year.That is significantly less than adultsyounger than boomers. The top reasonsbaby boomers did not volunteer in the pastyear were not having the time, 69 percent,and health issues or physical limitations,19 percent.

For boomer Kathy Herrala in Negaunee,Mich., volunteer service started when hernow-grown children were young, in GirlScouts and the school orchestra, and con-tinues into retirement.

“We all have to give back,” says 60-year-old Herrala, who retired four yearsago from her longtime job recruiting vol-unteers for Marquette County. “A part ofpaying for our spot on Earth is to helpthose who need help.”


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sister who worked at a convenience storeand drank a lot of Pepsi, which mightexplain the bottle’s origins.

The big mystery surrounds where she putthe bottle in the river. Her grandfather livedclose to her, along a calm part of the riverwhere it formed a reservoir above a dam.She used to spend a lot of time there, butwasn’t allowed to go alone at that age to theflowing waters below the reservoir, wherethe bottle was found.

But Woodward said the reservoir oftenwas frozen in March, when the letter isdated. And then there’s the question of howit could have remained intact after a tripover the dam, which Johnathon Wolfe saidmight be 15 feet high. He said that while hehas no idea what conditions might havebeen like 29 years ago, at least today thereare rocks on the river bottom below the damthat would pose hazards to a falling bottle.

Woodward and Friot note that somehowthe bottle also survived decades of icynorthern New York winters.

“How it was able to last the 29 years isbeyond me,” Friot said.

Woodward said she first moved to Col-orado in the 1990s, and then returned Eastto be closer to family. She just moved toCarbondale from Buffalo six weeks ago,and works as a veterinary technician atBirch Tree Animal Hospital in GlenwoodSprings.

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of Dr. Jon-Marc Weston.

“I’ve observed cataract

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Unruh said. “I now

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When asked about

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It is now considered the

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