The News-Review Encore - June 2012

EncoreFormerly The Senior Times

EncoreFormerly The Senior Times

Oakland-area instructor has artful knack for

putting students at ease

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DRAWINGPOWER

June 2012

Page 2–The News-Review, Encore Roseburg Oregon, Monday, May 28, 2012

TRICIAJONES Encore

She’s not sure, but Ronda McClure thinks itwas a dragon.

McClure had walked into her office atUmpqua Community College and found a

card sitting on her desk with a vivid illustration.That and the artist’s contact information. Nothingelse.

Whether it was a dragon or some other creaturedepicted, the subject wasn’t a particular favoriteof McClure’s. That didn’t matter. She’d decidedshe wanted to hire the man who drew it.

“I could tell right away he was a talented artist,”said McClure, UCC’s community education classcoordinator. “I called him up and it went fromthere.”

That’s how Shane Slayer started teaching com-munity ed art classes at UCC four years ago thissummer.

It was a new chapter for Slayer, who has beenmaking a living as an artist since the late 1970s.Yet in many ways, his classroom goals parallel

what he seeks to accomplish through his cre-ations.

“When I get up in the morning, I say, ‘OK, I’mgoing to do something today that makes morebeauty in the world and try to be of service insome small way to make at least one personhappy,’ ” said Slayer, 57. “If I do that, at the endof the day, I feel I’ve completed my mission.”

Often that ambition is applied to a drawing,poem or other artistic product of Slayer’s brain,eye and hands. But it’s also a feature of his teach-ing style.

That was evident on a late May afternoon inSlayer’s beginning drawing class in Snyder Hall.A handful of students watched the screen ahead asan overhead projector displayed Slayer’s series ofstrokes during a lesson on perspective.

They, in turn, sought to reproduce roses, butter-flies and some simple rabbit forms crouched onknolls.

The mood was relaxed, and it was clear thatwhatever stressors people had brought into the



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Instructor Shane Slayer demonstrates a shading technique for Roseburg’s Shannon Davis, right, as fellow student Donna Scully, also of Roseburg, triesher hand at the lesson in a recent beginning drawing class at Umpqua Community College.

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room were receding as surely as the rail-road tracks seen headed into the distanceon one sketch.

“For a first one, that’s pretty darn good,”Slayer said of one student’s rosebud as hewalked around offering tips. “Let’s justmake this one alteration ... your shading ismaking that look a lot better.”

As another woman sketched a line oftelephone poles parallel to railroad tracks,Slayer stooped over and took a closer look.“Very nice — you’ve got the clearest-look-ing work so far,” he said.

Student Donna Scully of Roseburg saidbefore the lesson that Slayer’s coaching onlight, perspective and other subjects haschanged the way she views objects aroundher.

“My perception of trees is changing; I’mreally looking at them,” she said. “I took atrip to the California redwoods and sawthat they aren’t just shapes. I spent a lot oftime noticing the limbs.”

Classmate Judi Danielson of Winchestersaid she appreciates Slayer’s instructionalstyle, not only because he’s so encourag-ing, but also because of the stories he tellsas he draws.

Certainly on that day the anecdotes weremultiplying as rapidly as the rabbits thatinspired them. As Slayer showed studentshow to size the rabbits in their sketches, hetalked about how guilty he felt after tastingone years ago (“much more flavorful thanchicken, but I’ve never eaten one since”),rabbits in literature (“has anyone read thenovel ‘Watership Down’ by RichardAdams?”) and the way rabbits showed upin early love notes between him and hiswife (“in her drawings, she was always acute bunny and I was always somethinghideous and weird” ).

Slayer says he’s always enjoyedexchanging stories over the years.

“There is a human level where we allconnect, and it’s pretty easy to zone in onthat,” he said. “I look for the best in peopleand try to make them aware that I dorespect who they are and what they’vedone.”

McClure said Slayer’s welcoming atti-tude to students puts them at ease. Sheknows this not only from students them-selves, but also from having taken a begin-ning drawing class from him.

“Having no artistic talent whatsoever, Ijust thought, ‘This is going to be embar-rassing, and I won’t be able to do this atall,’” McClure said. “And I could watchwhat he’s doing and could draw things,and I was so excited and so proud.”

Other UCC community education cours-es Slayer has taught include portraiture,landscapes and drawing animals. He saidhe gets plenty of inspiration on the lattersubject from the wildlife around his Oak-land-area home.

Though his interest in art has been life-

long, Slayer earned a bachelor’s degree inhistory through the University of the Stateof New York while serving in the U.S.Coast Guard. He said he’s particularlydrawn to the cultures of ancient Greeceand Rome. That motif has shown up in hisdepictions of various mythological figures.

Much of his income over the years hascome from selling copies of his composi-tions of dragons, unicorns and surrealisticfusions of human bodies with the naturalworld. His work can be viewed at MagicMushroom/Oregon Gifts in Sutherlin. Healso appears frequently at the Eugene Sat-urday Market.

Though he’s serious about what heregards as his artistic mission, Slayer does-n’t hesitate to find the humor in some ofhis less-than-stellar attempts at creatingbeauty. He enjoys telling how he awokeone morning with an idea he spent all dayperfecting — an iridescent fountain embel-

lished by graceful butter-flies in motion.

“In my mind, it was amagnificent, gorgeouspiece of art,” he said. “Iremember I drew anddrew and drew and drew,with the sweat actuallycoming off my brow, butI just knew it was goingto be worth it.”

After hours of toil,Slayer stood back eightto 10 paces to admire thepiece — then recoiled inhorror. Instead of butter-flies against a fountain,Slayer found he waslooking at something thatresembled flies comingout of a toilet bowl.

Asked if he sought asecond opinion beforeabandoning the work,Slayer said there was nouse. The magic wasgone.

“This was so differentfrom what I had in mymind, so obviouslyhideous, I didn’t needany help making thedecision,” he said.

As he advances intohis 50s, Slayer said he’sfortunate that he’s feltfew physical effects ofaging. Nevertheless, hesaid he’s become moreintrospective now thanin his youth. He findshimself drawn to medita-tion, as well as otherforms of mental devel-opment and spiritualenlightenment.

“I find there are nolimits to those frontiers,and I find that aging isactually a beautifulprocess,” he said.

• You can reach Encore Editor TriciaJones at 541-957-4216.

ROSEBURG

Booths, visitorssought for fair

The Active Life Fitness Center is plan-ning a Senior Health & Well-being Fair totake place June 15 in Roseburg’s StewartPark.

The fair is set to take place from 11 a.m.to 3 p.m. at the park’s pavilion. It’s co-sponsored by Roseburg Parks and Recre-ation Division.

Active Life Fitness Center is a nonprofitgroup that seeks to promote senior healthand fitness. The purpose of the fair is toprovide information to people to help themstay active and get involved in communityvolunteering opportunities.

Organizers say they have invited numer-ous participants, including Wildlife Safari,local car clubs and representatives fromthe Roseburg, Sutherlin and Winston sen-ior centers. Also expected to attend arerepresentatives of local health agenciesand volunteer groups and programs.

Admission is free, although canned fooddonations are encouraged and will begiven to the United Community ActionNetwork Food Bank.

A walkathon has been set for 10 a.m. toraise money for the Active Life FitnessCenter.

Information: Holly Locke, 541-464-2812.

ROSEBURG

Diabetes education group gathers

The group Living Well With Diabeteswill meet from 1 to 2 p.m. June 5 in Room1 of the Mercy Community EducationCenter, 2459 Stewart Parkway.

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

Information: 541-677-2102.


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Dragons and other mythical creatures are a frequent sub-ject of illustrations by Oakland-area artist Shane Slayer.Lately, he’s been branching out by sketching various dogbreeds.

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So you know...Umpqua Community Col-

lege’s community educationdepartment has scheduled twoart classes taught by ShaneSlayer for the summer term.Both will be on Tuesdays fromJune 19 through July 24.

Beginning drawing will be

from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.; portraitdrawing is set for 6 to 8 p.m.Cost for each class is $49.Some supplies will be required.For a list and other class infor-mation, call Slayer at 541-459-4850.

Classes will be held if enoughstudents sign up to take them.To register, call 541-440-7744.


Do you grimace every time you go tothe gas pump these days? You arepossibly thinking there is no way

you can afford a vacation this year. Youaren’t alone — but you are also not leftwithoutoptions forsummer funclose tohome.

We live inone of themost scenicparts of theworld withdozens, nohundreds, ofenticing things that cost little or nothing todo and are easy on the gas tank.

The North Umpqua Trail has hikingoptions for all levels of ability, as well ascamping, horseback riding, mountain bik-ing, photography, fishing and twenty-fourspectacular waterfalls. Many of the trail-heads include picnic tables, and functional,clean restrooms.

When you are in the neighborhood, besure to stop at Illahee Restaurant, Bakery &Inn in Glide just off Highway 138. Thelunch and dinner menu items are delicious

and the home-baked goods are not to bemissed.

If you want company when you are hik-ing, check out Friends of the Umpqua hik-ing club. The group has a well-maintainedwebsite loaded with trail updates and theclub hiking schedule, all at www.friendsoft-heumpqua.org. I have recently begun hikingwith the club and am not only getting exer-cise, but also making new friends with hik-ers of all sizes, shapes, abilities and ages.

One of my favorite things to do on anearly summer morning is to go kayaking onthe river with my pal D’Ann Shaklee.While nature is just awakening to a newday, we paddle along quietly or laugh our-selves silly, grateful for our longtimefriendship and that we live in one of themost beautiful places in the world.

Stewart Park is high on our grandchil-dren’s list when they come to visit. Theylove to dip their toes in the river and frolicon safe top-notch, safe play equipment.Picnic tables are plentiful, there is lots oflawn to spread out a blanket and relax, and,of course, Music on the Half Shell concertson Tuesday evenings are not to be missed.

Speaking of keeping children happy atno cost, a big favorite of our own childrenwhen they were small, and now our grand-

children, is simply a big empty box. Stopby a furniture or appliance store and pickup a large box or two. Kids get a kick outof making a “fort.” If you provide paint ormarkers, they can spend hours decoratingtheir new digs.

Sidewalk chalk is another art form kidsenjoy. If you stop by The News Review’sfront circulation desk, there are oftennewsprint roll ends available, ranging from$2 to $8. Yards and yards of paper can turninto hours and hours of creativity.

While today’s tech-savvy children maythink some of the old-fashioned things weused to do, like run through the sprinkler,are lame, trust me. Whatever you do withthem, it won’t take long before you are allhaving the time of your life and makingmemories.

Local theater offers a summer full ofentertainment. Shows at The Grand Victori-an Dinner Theatre in Myrtle Creek areworth the drive. The comedy “Virgil’sFamily Reunion” runs June 21 through July8. Grand Victorian shows are fun and thefood is excellent.

“Sullivan and Gilbert” at UACT (stagedthrough June 17) is a clever show: partdocudrama, part period comedy, and partGilbert and Sullivan’s hit plays.

Anyone for locally grown produce, trees,shrubs, perennials, vegetable starts, honey,free-range eggs, baked goods and high-quality, handcrafted items? A comfortablefestive community atmosphere abounds atthe Umpqua Valley Farmers Market, heldfrom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday throughOctober at 2082 Diamond Lake Blvd.

Would you prefer to frequent local farmspersonally to buy or pick produce? Myfriend Jennifer Coalwell, local food enthu-siast, reports U-pick peas and strawberriesare ready and very soon raspberries andcherries will be ripe. Jennifer has an excep-tionally informative blog full of informa-tion about what is currently in season,where to get the best deals, and recipes forusing local foods. Visit it at www.flavor-softheumpqua.blogspot.com.

Not a lot to do on a staycation close tohome, you say? I am just getting startedwith ideas of things to do locally and near-by for a sensational summer. Stay tuned,there is more to come.

Gloria Johnson is a tour conductor andworld traveler. Her next group trip isCheap Thrills: New York City, set forspring 2013. Information: [email protected].

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We are proving daily that anyone who still thinksamputation is the only solution to the problem doesn’thave a leg to stand on. And if you don’t believe us, askJoan Kemp. Look for her at the bowling alley.

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Oregon law provides a procedurewhereby grandparents may estab-lish visitation rights with their

grandchildren. Oregon law also providesother grandparent rights that are beyondthe scope ofthis article,includingrights inadoptionproceedings,rights topetition forcustody ofgrandchil-dren, andrights topetition forguardianship of grandchildren.

A child’s grandparent may petition thecircuit court to be granted reasonable

rights of visitation with the child if thegrandparent has established or has attempt-ed to establish ongoing contact with thechild. This would follow a condition inwhich the custodian of the child has deniedthe grandparent reasonable opportunity tovisit the child.

Under Oregon law, for these purposes, agrandparent does not include a step-grand-parent. A child means a natural childyounger than 18.

The petition may be filed during apending dissolution suit between the par-ents of the child, or as a separate petitionby the grandparent after the completion ofthe dissolution.

Oregon law also provides that the courtmay allow attorney fees to a grandparentseeking visitation rights.

If the grandparent petitioned for visita-tion during the dissolution, but was denied

such visitation, the grandparent may notthereafter petition again for visitation, withan exception. That would be owing to achange in circumstances relating to thecustodial parent or the child, circum-stances that are sufficient to require thecourt to reconsider the visitation provi-sions.

The power of the court under these lawsto grant visitation rights to grandparents isdiscretionary. It will be exercised onlywhen the court determines that it would bein the best interests and welfare of theminor child.

When a proper petition is filed, the courtwill conduct a hearing to determinewhether visitation rights should beordered. The hearing may be conducted aspart of the trial of the parents’ dissolutionor as a separate proceeding. The order cre-ating visitation rights, if one is issued, may

be incorporated in and made a part of thedissolution decree.

The court, prior to ordering visitationrights, may order an investigation into tothe character of the grandparents, familyrelations, past conduct and other relevantfactors. The court may also take testimonyfrom or confer with the child, with or with-out the grandparents and parents beingpresent during the conference.

Any order creating visitation rights shallinclude such conditions and limitations asthe court deems reasonable. In making ormodifying such an order, the court isrequired to be guided by the best interestsand welfare of the child.

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

Courts may grant visitation rights to grandparents

Bruce CoalwellElder Law

Jack is my friend Jenny’s companion.He’s a big bear kind of guy, handsome,but with dangerously high blood pres-

sure, and hecarries anextra 40pounds.

If itweren’t forthe hazardsto his lifeand inde-pendence, itwould beamusing theway Jack dis-misses his hypertension. He’ll say it’swhite-coat syndrome, meaning the bloodpressure reading reflects the anxiety ofseeing a doctor, but which away from thedoctor’s office is “just fine.” Or he’llexcuse it as the consequence of the saltymeal he had had the night before hisappointment.

Until his latest checkup, Jack had

brushed off both his doctor’s and Jenny’sclearly stated concerns, and he’d not beenat all interested in diet modifications ormedication.

Jenny told me that Jack saw a new doc-tor in the practice who, without muss orfuss or many words, brought out a graphthat showed the direct correlation betweenrising blood pressure and the increasedrisk of strokes, heart attacks, and kidneyfailure.

Then the doctor dropped a zinger.“Jack,” he said, “I can safely predict you’llhave one of these ‘events’ within fiveyears if we don’t get this hypertension andweight under control.”

Now, Jack’s a man with an engineeringbackground, so visual representations arewhat he’s comfortable with, what heunderstands. Jenny said he studied thegraph for a moment, and then to every-one’s surprise, said, “OK. What do I needto do?”

Is that all it took, for heaven’s sake? Agraph? Or was it the one-sentence fore-

cast? Or the combination? Perhaps so, if you think this is merely an

isolated incident of one man finally gettingthe picture. But maybe not.

At a recent conference of heart doctorsin Chicago, two studies were presentedthat showed similar phenomena: Patientswho were shown detailed pictures of theirhearts and arteries (done by a heart CTscan) were two and a half times more like-ly to take their medication as directed. Andby the way, those who needed to loseweight were more than three times morelikely to do so than those who were merelytold.

The underlying concern for these docs atthe meeting was that between and 50 and80 percent of patients who have been pre-scribed cholesterol-reducing medicationfail to take it. And as far as losing weightand embracing a diet lower in saturatedfat, just look around. What do you think?

There is an abundance of evidence thatindicates that visual communication ismore effective than verbal, but the most

effective style combines the two. In otherwords, we understand more if we see it;we understand the most if we can both seeit and hear about it.

Is this the future of patient education?Don’t be surprised if your next doctor’sappointment includes a PowerPoint pres-entation. After all, it does make sense.Instead of trying to decipher all the med-ical language, why not show pictures,charts, graphs, images — whatever it takesto drive the point home and helps motivatepatients to make necessary changes.

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

Attention-arresters needed to produce healthy action

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Each summer my mother’s grocerylist reflected her need to preservefood for us in preparation for the

Iowa coldwinters.The needwas criticalduring thelate 1920sand 1930s,whenunemploy-ment andscarcity ofmoney wereprevalent.

After our seven-block walk to herfavorite home-owned food store, awhite-aproned male sales clerk greetedus from behind a long counter. Hewrote my mother’s dictated order on asales slip, totaled the cost on a cashregister and she paid him. Since welived in town, we knew it would bedelivered the following day. We, andthousands of others, did not own anautomobile and had no plan to purchaseone.

I was not aware if my mother paid aservice charge, yet I heard that cus-

tomers of some food stores paid a dimeto the drivers of a delivery wagonpulled by a pair of mules. Women were

apt to inquire of another, “Where doyou trade?” This was a way of askingwhich store was preferred.

Mother would order a lug of sea-sonal ripened tomatoes and peachesto be put up in her reusable Masonquart glass jars. From several dozenears of sweet corn she cut and driedthe kernels. Saved in a jar, they werecooked later when added to a meal.

We could pick cherries or pearsfrom the neighbor’s trees. The expen-sive citrus fruits were never on the

average woman’s list unless SantaClaus planned to leave an orange in achild’s stocking. We had little knowl-edge of vitamins. Each winter day Iswallowed a tablespoon of cod-liveroil.

Our own summer backyard gardenprovided us with the basic vegetables.I was fascinated to see asparagus andrhubarb appear spontaneously eachspring. Every fall my mother requesteda gunnysack of potatoes and a basket ofapples be transferred from the store to

our cool basement. She always bakedour cracked wheat flour bread and thedairy delivered a glass quart of milk toour front door.

Within the store, the sales clerkturned to the shelves behind him to filla customer’s order of cans and boxes.The dry breakfast cereals were unfla-vored cornflakes or shredded wheatbiscuits. Graham crackers, soda crack-ers and popcorn were the snack choic-es. Mexican food, salad dressing, liquidsoap and Kleenex were not yet on theshelf, although the unique cans of porkand beans were popular. The frozensection and delicatessen did not exist.

I was unaware that in the followingyears, artichokes, broccoli, Brusselssprouts, cauliflower, leeks, lentils, okra,zucchini and avocados would becomeknown and familiar to the public.

I was also unaware that unemploy-ment and scarcity of money wouldoccur again throughout the years, andthat the friendly, home-owned foodstore would be considered old-fash-ioned.

Laura Kruse shares her reminisceswith Encore readers.

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DOUGLAS COUNTY

AARP offers driversafety classes

The Douglas County AARP Driver Safety ProgramTeam is offering one class for the month of June.

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 take thecourse.

Course fees are $14 per person. AARP memberswill receive a $2 discount.

Oregon law requires all auto insurance carriers tooffer a discount on premiums to qualified graduates,age 55 and older, of approved programs such as thisone.

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

All classes will be held between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.Each participant is encouraged to bring a sack lunch.

This month’s class will be held at the followingdate and location:

• June 26 — Linus Oakes, 2665 Van Pelt Blvd.,Roseburg. Instructor: Steve Barfield. Call 541-677-4800 to register.

You can also register for the above class online atwww.aarp.org.

For information about future classes, or to request aclass for your organization, call Pete Benham, districtcoordinator, at 541-672-1016.

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Summertime eating means outdooreating. Pack up the picnic basket,spread a blanket under a shady tree

and enjoy your meal in the fresh air. Eatingfrom a picnic basket can be fun, and fol-lowing a fewguidelineswill ensure ahealthy diningexperience.

The greatestdanger to out-door eating isletting food sitat room tem-perature toolong. Bacteriain food growsquickly at tem-peraturesbetween 40 degrees and 140 degrees. Andit is bacteria and the toxic byproducts ofthe bacteria that cause stomach distress —nasty symptoms of nausea, vomiting anddiarrhea.

That’s why the rule Keep cold food coldand hot food hot” is so important. Coldfoods must be thoroughly chilled and hot

foods heated through before packing fortravel. Don’t put foods into a cooler andexpect them to chill on the way to the pic-nic, and never pack hot and cold foodstogether. You can pre-chill your coolerbefore packing it by filling the cooler withice or ice water and allowing it to stand foran hour.

There are a number of ways to keep hotfoods hot. Insulated casserole dishes orcasseroles with a snap-on quilted cozy arequite convenient. You can also insulate any

hot dish, such as a Dutch over or other hotcasserole, for several hours by wrapping itin heavy foil and then in six to eight layersof newspaper, tying it with string, and car-rying it in a closed box or refrigerator bag.This technique can also be applied to hotsandwiches or any other hot food.

Many of us are careful about dishes withmeat and eggs, but health experts warn usthat vegetable- and fruit-based dishes canalso harbor harmful bacteria. If possible,refrigerate fruits and vegetables overnight

at 40 degrees or lower before preparingthem. Rinse whole fruits and vegetables incold running water before eating, slicing,or packing them. In most but not all cases,the only place bacteria can live is on thesurface of the food, unless it has been cut.Simple washing should eliminate any seri-ous risk. Before handling any food on apicnic be sure to wash your hands. Also,make sure that your knife and cuttingboards are clean.

Any food that has been sitting at roomtemperature for more than two hoursshould be thrown out. And if the air tem-perature is more than 90 degrees, foodbecomes unsafe after only one hour.

I know that many of us are hesitant tothrow out perfectly good-looking food, butyou and I cannot see the bacterial growththat happens during those hours of sitting.Be safe, and toss any food that has been onthe table for more than two hours.

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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Dear Reader,There’s a “For Sale” sign in my

friend’s yard. Obviously the hous-ing market is challenging, but that’s notwhat my friend was frustrated about whenwe ate lunch together the other day.

When your house is on the market, youhave to keepit neat andtidy 24/7,just in casethe Realtorcalls, breath-lesslyannouncing ashowing in30 minutes.And it’s thatneat and tidypart of sellinga home that’s driving my friend crazy.

“Suzanne, it’s killing me. I’ve been get-ting up every morning at 4 a.m., before Igo to work, to clean my house, just in casethe Realtor calls.”

Getting up at 4 every morning? Whywasn’t my friend rallying the troops andgetting the other members of her family tohelp her clean?

“It’s my own fault my son won’t lift afinger to clean,” she confessed, “and myhusband — well, he just never has.”

I thought she was kidding, but when Irealized she wasn’t, I suggested maybe sheshould lie. Tell her husband and son theRealtor called and there’s a showingscheduled later in the day. So the troopswould be forced to pick up a dust cloth andturn on the vacuum.

“That’s not a bad idea, Suzanne, but itwould be even better if you actually calledthe Realtor and scheduled a time to see thehouse. Then after my husband and sonhelped clean, and my house was sparklingagain, you could call the Realtor back andcancel.”

Two women, figuring out a way to gettwo lazy guys to help clean. We werelovin’ this idea, so we took it a step farther.

“Sounds good to me — and when I callto cancel the appointment, I’ll simply tellthe Realtor I’ve developed a hangnail, andit looks like it could develop into some-thing serious, so I’ll call back to resched-ule.”

A hangnail. I fell off the porch andsprained my ankle. Out-of-town guestssuddenly showed up. The power is out in

our neighborhood and it won’t be fixed tillnext week. If we played this right, wecould keep this going for months.

“And how about this idea?” my friendsuggested. “It takes three weeks for myhouse to get messy enough to qualify forone of those reality TV shows to send ateam in to declutter and clean, so if youcalled the Realtor every three weeks, witha different name and back story: ‘My hus-band and I did a drive-by and we think thishouse would be a winner.’ Then my housewould always stay clean.”

I was laughing at the idea, but then myfriend pulled out her Daytimer. “Tuesdays

work best for me. Can you call then?Because then my husband and son wouldboth be home to clean house, while I wasat work.

“So, how long do you think we can keepthis ruse going?”

Thanks for reading with me. It’s so goodto read with 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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There’s been a lot of scare-mongeringlately about the future of theMedicare program. Is Medicare real-

ly going broke? How serious is theMedicare “crisis”?

Here are some facts to help you decide.First, you should understand that this is

all a bit like the boy who keeps crying“wolf.” The Medicare trust fund — whichcovers hospitalization and which isfinanced by the Medicare payroll taxes weall pay during our working years — waspreviously predicted to run short of fundsin 1972. And in 1993. And in 2003. Itnever did go broke, of course, becauseeach time, Congress made small adjust-ments to the program to resolve the prob-lem.

Now the latest report from the Medicaretrustees has projected that the trust fundwill run short in 2024. So, yes, there is rea-son for concern about Medicare’s future,but no cause for panic.

This report is like the maintenancereminder light on your dashboard, not ared alarm bell. Just because you need to

change the oil in your car, it doesn’t meanyou need to junk it. Similarly, this newprojection doesn’t require a radical trans-formation of Medicare. Once again, Con-gress could make small adjustments thatwould extend the life of the program —adjustments like a modest increase in thepayroll tax, for example. All they need isthe political will.

Second, you may have heard the newsthat the House of Representatives passed abudget plan that would transformMedicare into a voucher program (support-ers call it “premium support”). Under theHouse plan, everyone born after 1957would no longer get a guaranteed set ofMedicare benefits. Instead, they’d get avoucher to purchase insurance. If thatvoucher was insufficient to purchase goodcoverage, they would have to pay the dif-ference out of their own pockets.

At the same time, the House-passedbudget would repeal the health care law,thereby making prescription drugs and pre-ventive care more expensive for today’sseniors. And, because the health care lawextended the life of the Medicare trustfund from 2017 to the mid-2020s,Medicare’s finances would actually be

worse off, not better.But whatever you think of this proposal,

it’s unlikely to become law any time soon.It probably couldn’t get enough votes topass in the Senate and, if it did, PresidentObama would certainly veto it.

Third, the people who tell you we haveto destroy Medicare in order to save it arepeople who have never supported the pro-gram. The proposal they are pushing,whether they admit it’s a voucher or insiston calling it “premium support,” is a wayto put an end to the Medicare program aswe have known and depended on it. Thevoucher was brought up last year, too —and it was defeated last year.

There’s no question we can and shouldmake Medicare fiscally stronger fortoday’s seniors and future generations. Butthat requires an honest conversation aboutpriorities — and an end to fear-mongering,to scaring seniors simply to promote a rad-ical ideological agenda.

Ron Pollack is the executive director forFamilies USA, a nonprofit, nonpartisannational organization for health care con-sumers.

The future of Medicare programwarrants concern, not panic

ROSEBURGGrief supportgroups meet

Groups that seek to help people dealwith mourning have the following meet-ings scheduled for the month of June.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, 2700Stewart Parkway.

Information: 541-677-4810.The Bereavement Support Group will

meet from 5 to 6:30 p.m. June 12 and 26 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. This month’smeeting will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.June 20.


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After teaching in the classroom forthe past 35 years, I have seen andused many innovative technolo-

gies. Last month was anopportunity to put oldschool and new school tothe test.

Admittedly, I comefrom an age of chalk dustflying, erasers clappingand writing endless lineson blackboards. Detentionassignments ranged fromcleaning chalkboards andclapping erasers, fillingchalk trays and writing 100 times aboutsomething you would not do again.Assignments were written in perfect pen-manship on the blackboard and hopefullydidn’t vanish with an enthusiastic swipeof the long eraser bar before you had achance to write it down in your note-book.

Then came the whiteboard. A black-board variation introduced in the 1990s,the white, glossy surfaces came in a vari-ety of sizes and colorful markers. Dryerasers replaced chalkboard erasers withless dust being inhaled by students.Assignments were written in a less-than-perfect penmanship, since that particularart was left behind for cursive.

It is 2012, and welcome to the SmartBoard. Used as an interactive white-board, the Smart Board uses touch foruser input, such as scrolling, clicking ortyping on a keyboard. A projector is con-nected to a computer for a visual displayand serves as a large touch screen.

The Smart Board comes with color pentools that use digital ink, which meansthey do not have electronic componentsor ink. The pen tray control panel canchange the color of the ink or change thepen tools to colored highlighters.

Once the pen is taken from the slot inthe tray, the user can write with theselected color or even a finger. When theeraser is removed from the tray, any eras-ing action, even if with a finger, makesthe virtual ink disappear from the screen.To change colors, the pen must beremoved or replaced in the correspondingslot in the tray.

Cool! Images can be brought up fromthe Internet and displayed as the teachercircles, highlights or writes on the inter-active board. Unfortunately, these intelli-gent technologies have a tendency toeither think for you or disregard yourefforts all together. On several occasions,the outlines and timelines we had written

on the Smart Board disappeared with ahiccup in the projector unit or a bump ofthe computer.

All week we wereplagued with different tech-nological glitches from theSmart Boards (I was begin-ning to think Smart was amisnomer). I had the goodsense (or years of vastexperience) to bring a hardcopy of the work as a back-up. Yes, archaic devicescalled paper and pencilsaved the work several

times over the course of the instructionhours.

Then it happened. A regionwide black-out. No Smart Board, no computer andmore important, no lights! In an instantwe were plunged into the Dark Ages. Itwas interesting to witness the chaos thatensued. The students were beside them-selves as to what would happen next.

There was no way to signal the end ofrecess, so the teachers began yelling outthe classroom doors for the children tocome back in. The cafeteria had to shutdown and staff members had to figureout how to prepare lunch for theonslaught of non-brown baggers. Clocksstopped, although this seemed the least ofconcerns as multiple cellphones came outof back packs.

And there I sat with my pencil andpaper. I told the students that I lived in atime of blackboards and chalk. I hadnever heard the word “remote” until Iwas in college. A calculator was ourbrain or an abacus. We went to schoolfrom 8 to 3 every day, because there wasso much to learn. We had encyclopedias,not Wikipedia. We surfed on the ocean,not on Google. In the darkness of theclassroom, I had 30 students spellboundwith the tales of the ancient classroomsof the 1950s and ’60s.

I wonder if they learned more in thatday then they had all week with theSmart Board. Technology, whether it befriend or foe, is here to stay. Adapt or die,as they say.

But here’s a tip for survival in theTechnology Jungle. Always carry a pen-cil and paper ... and if you want to knowwhat time it is, bring a cellphone.

Eularee Smith is the grandmother ofsix, a teacher and executive director ofUpStart Crow children’s theater inEugene. Visit her blog site at www.eula-ree.com.

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Eularee SmithWise Grandma

Knowing our grandchildren in mean-ingful ways, especially when theylive hundreds or thousands of miles

away, is a true challenge.How do we build continuingrapport with grandchildrenwho are strangers, or couldbecome so, if we don’t grabchances to stay close?

Facebook offers photo-graphs, words, even videos,and emails do, too. Skypepresents face-to-face, vibrantcontact over electronicwaves if it is within yourdesire and financial reach. Long-distancephone conversations, particularly via landlines, can be unaffordable for as long andoften as even cellphoners desire. Manychildren are too shy to do more than listenfor mere moments, and to some, unseenmeans nonexistent. What else can grand-parents do?

Of most importance is keeping touchwith grandsons and granddaughters fromthe time they are toddlers, and keeping upon their interests constantly via their par-ents.

Begin by mailing each child a colorfulpostcard every month. Take photos of yourhome, garden, vehicles, pets. Have friendstake photos of you, close-ups as well asshots of your daily activities. Use these tomake postcards with special kits or printcolor photos on thick cards.

Write one-sentence messages using shortwords in large print, so the children canread lines for themselves. As the childrengrow, write text that’s smaller in size andgreater in volume. Postcard postage costsless than letters, and young children lovereceiving their own mail. Your grandchil-dren will get to know you and your life,seeing it for themselves, and will be emo-tionally and intellectually involved withyou.

Most children receive more gifts thanthey need or can ever use on their birth-days, at Christmas and other holidays. Dosend birthday cards, but with a cash gift ora store credit card enclosed. I usually send$1 for each year of their lives, plus $1 “togrow on.”

By planning ahead, you can arrange fora surprise box from Grandma or Grandpato arrive in the mail during the winter dol-drums of January through May with itsfew holidays, or as summer vacation pallsfrom late July to mid-August, or in earlyOctober before Halloween costumes areplanned.

Every box contains something intriguing

for each family member. Because you’vetaken the time to learn each child’s activi-ties and interests, you’ve provided some-

thing pleasing to all —edu-cational toys, craft or artmaterials, books, unusualitems.

Because I’m interested infostering my grandchildren’screative pursuits, love ofnature and quests for knowl-edge, I enclose such a bookfor each child, according totheir learning abilities at thattime. I’ve also sent coloredpencils made from small tree

branches (found at the local museum’s giftshop), craft paper made from white birchbark and tooled leather journals withhomemade paper leaves. I buy these atlocal craft shops or art fairs and mayinclude feathers or acorns collected on mywalks.

Sometimes I don’t wrap the gifts, allow-ing grandchildren to reach into the cartonand choose what most appeals to each. Forchildren ages 2 and younger, it’s best tonot give their siblings items containingsmall parts that could cause choking. Bewary of toxic materials also.

Each child also receives a subscriptionto a magazine: National Geographic’sKids, National Wildlife Association’s BabyAnimals, Highlights, etc. It’s planned sono two of any magazine is sent to the samehousehold, and all the magazines can beshared within each family.

Knowing the magazines and gifts sent tothe children and having updates from theirmothers and fathers on grandkids’ sportsand hobbies inspires what I write in mymonthly postcards. I also glean materialfrom my infrequent telephone conversa-tions with my grandchildren. These com-munications return them to reading theirmagazines, and to being creative with theirgifts in each package.

My circular intent brings pleasure,curiosity, culture, knowledge — and buildsconnection with me, Grandma!

KatSue Grant taught writing, Englishliterature and psychology courses at Cali-fornia State University at Stanislaus andseveral community colleges. She’s a pro-fessional manuscript editor and is a mem-ber of several writing groups in DouglasCounty and statewide.

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Hazel the schnauzer and Wrigley theLab mix mean everything to HarrietBuscombe. The dogs protect her on

her pre-dawn runs around her Champaign,Ill., neighborhood, but mostly they makeher feel great.

“My children are grown now and havingdogs around keeps me ‘still a mom’ inmany respects,” Buscombe said in an emailinterview. “I always feel a lot better — likeall of my problems have lessened —because I have spent times with my dogs.”

The loving link between baby boomerslike 49-year-old Buscombe and their pets iswell documented. Boomers — typicallydefined as the generation born from 1946through 1964 — are a major reason whyAmericans’ spending on the likes of food,grooming, kennels, surgery, even souvenirs,is expected to top $52 billion this year.

“Boomers are different, for the mostpart,” said Bob Vetere, president of theAmerican Pet Products Association. “Whatdid they call us? Helicopter parents,because we were constantly hovering overthe kids. The kids left home and now we’relooking to hover over something else. Andso we wind up doing it over pets.”

But will the beautiful relationship last?Pet ownership rates tend to drop among

people in their golden years. And boomers

are starting to hit retirement age, with theoldest boomers turning 66 this year. Thepet industry is already looking years aheadto when aging boomers eventually could betempted — or forced — to give up high-maintenance dogs and cats because of fixedincomes, smaller homes or physical limita-

tions. Rou-tine veteri-narian carealone can run$248 a yearfor a dog,according toan industrysurvey.

“I’m in abit of aconundrum. Iwant to owna dog untilthe day I die,but it hauntsme to thinkof dying andleaving a dogI’ve bondedwith withouta bestfriend,” saidMike Lewisof Anchorage,Alaska.

At 55,Lewis is healthy, but he is thinking ahead.Lewis and his wife have three dogs now,but he says given his age, he probably hasbought his last puppy. If he gets anothernew dog, it will be an older rescue.

It’s estimated that about 73 million Amer-

ican households keep pets. A report lastmonth from the market research companyPackaged Facts found that the generationafter the boomers, Gen X, actually hashigher pet ownership rates. But the spend-ing habits of boomers — a generation thatrepresents about a quarter of the population— is significant. And boomers do spend alot, particularly “empty nesters” with chil-dren gone from the home, Vetere said.

Boomers — with their desire for flexibili-ty and mobility — are sinking money intoproducts and services previous generationsnever considered, like automatic feedingdevices and litter boxes or pet-sitting serv-ices, Vetere said. They often treat their petslike humans, purchasing gluten-free dogfood and heated kitty beds. The NielsenCo. reported in 2010 that boomer house-holds spent $211 a year on pet food, morethan any other age group.

In suburban Detroit, Donna Blain haspurchased comfy beds for her Yorkshireterrier-Pomeranian mix, Lola, as well as awicker bike basket with a cage on the topand about 20 dresses.

“Lola likes the attention. Believe me, shelikes going anywhere,” said Blain, 56.“Does she like getting dressed up? Proba-bly not.”

Packaged Facts in its report noted that

Boomers’ love of pets could change as both age

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Harriet Buscombe is seen with her two dogs, Hazel the schnauzerand Wrigley the Lab mix recently in Champaign, Ill. The two dogsprotect her on her pre-dawn runs but are also great companions.

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My sister, Allene, had a natural talentfor writing. I got this from a friendafter Allene’s death; she died four

years ago from cancer. The story is one Allenewrote yearsbefore. Shelived in Bakerhalf her lifebefore mov-ing to Pendle-ton, whereshe worked inthe court-house. I didn’tget startedwriting until Iwas 69. I hadsome difficulty at first, then I got the hang of it.Here’s a sample of my sister’s storytelling.

Allene Culbertson Hunt The Tent Meeting

In the early 1930s there was a religiousmovement to rally people into the latest churchgathering. This was called a tent meeting. Theybecame popular after the stock market crash of1929.

Times were tough and just about anyone whodesired to carry a Bible and call himself apreacher could promote one of these gather-ings.

Our little town of Baker fell prey to these

people every so often. We were off the beatenpath, and all anyone had to do was find avacant lot and get permission from the localmayor to pitch a tent.

One summer, a few trucks movedonto the vacant lot located justbehind our house on Seventh Street.The big, old circus-like tent waspitched and ready to go with foldingchairs, a rostrum for the preacherand an old-fashioned pump organfor the preacher’s wife to play.

Grandma Culbertson decided togo the Tent Meeting and take my sis-ter, Frances, and me to the services. Irecall Gram taking our hands andwalking out the back door of our house to thetent.

Both Sis and I were excited and could hardlywait for the program to start. We both lovedmusic, and somehow, this had a little of theglamour connected with a stage show. Boy,were we in for a surprise.

As people arrived, the heat hit the top andradiated down inside the tent. It was like beingin a sauna, only worse, because of the duststirred up by people’s feet. Several men wentoutside and lifted the sides of the tent to let insome air.

The program started out with a hymn and aprayer. The preacher then started his sermonwith his arms waving and pounding the pulpit. Irecall it being scary to hear and just knew

everyone in that place was going to hell, andprobably that afternoon.

By this time I was wishing I’d stayed homeand began squirming in my chair. Gram

nudged me to “sit up!” I tried to, but Icould taste dust in my mouth, and thepreacher’s words were so full of doomthat I just wanted to run back home. Iremember slipping down in my chairand Gram grabbing the back of mycollar and pulling me back up with alook that let me know I’d had it. Thatlook has stayed in my memory allthese years. She was such a quiet,gentle person that it took me by sur-prise.

The preacher finally stopped with the pass-ing of the offering plate. I don’t know if westayed to the end of the service or not, but Iremember the cool breeze hitting my sweatybody as we left the place. Gram never asked usto go again.

I remember seeing Gram read her Biblemany times, usually just before she went tobed, sitting at her oak library table with the oillamp turned up. I never pick up my Bible toread that it doesn’t bring back a few memoriesof Gram.

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

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Caregiver support groups to meet

Family caregiver support groupsare meeting in four sites again thismonth. There’s no charge to partici-pate.

Schedules are as follows: Roseburg — 1:30 to 3 p.m. June

6, Room 2, Mercy CommunityEducation Center, 2459 StewartParkway.

Sutherlin — 10 to 11:30 a.m.June 14, Sutherlin CommunityCenter, 10 S. Willamette St.

Canyonville — 2 to 3:30 p.m.June 21, Chapel, Forest GlenSenior Residence, 200 S.W.Frontage Road.

Winston — 2 to 3:30 p.m. June27, Wooley Board Room, WinstonCommunity Center, 440 GrapeStreet.

Information: Nancy Hudson,541-440-3677.

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Blood pressure screenings set

Mercy Medical Center Auxiliarywill provide free blood pressurescreenings at the following sites inJune:

• Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00p.m., Roseburg Valley Mall, 1444N.W. Garden Valley Road

• Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Central Douglas County FamilyYMCA, 1151 Stewart Parkway,Roseburg

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“pet product makers cannot afford to takeBoomers for granted.”

Already, the industry is promoting thebenefits of pets for older people. The petassociation is a founding sponsor (alongwith Petco and Pfizer Animal Health) of theHuman Animal Bond Research Initiative, anonprofit dedicated to promoting the posi-tive role animals play in people’s health.

The group’s website touts the role ani-mals have in lowering blood pressure and

reducing anxiety.The pets-have-a-benefit message applies to

people of all ages, but the argument mightstrike a deep chord with older people.

“For us, they bring a really a tremendousamount of joy, you know, because after yourkids are gone your house is kind of emptyand they’re just a lot of fun, good company,”said 70-year-old Phyllis Singler, of Philadel-phia. She and her 61-year-old husband leadan active retirement with boating and trips toFlorida and Europe.

The couple owns two biewers, Natty andGio, that go almost everywhere they do. Andwhen they can’t, they hire a sitter. There’s a

provision in their will to set aside money sotheir children can care for the dogs, if needbe.

Some researchers caution that the good ofpet ownership has to be weighed against thebad. Hal Herzog, a professor of psychologyat Western Carolina University, said there areso many studies on the “pet effect” with con-flicting results that it remains an “uncorrobo-rated hypothesis.” Herzog, author of “SomeWe Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat”noted, for instance, that the Centers for Dis-ease Control estimated there are almost87,000 falling injuries each year related tocats and dogs.

Pets:CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11

All of us of a certain age have them:senior moments. We will stride pur-posefully into a room then freeze and

stand there,as if lost intime andspace, won-dering whywe venturedhere from ourpreviouslocation.Sometimes,like an imagecaptured by aperiscopeemerging from the deep, our intent willcome to us and we will carry on with ourbusiness, unfazed by our brief brain snag.Other times, we will accept defeat andretrace our steps, hoping to awaken from anannoying, but presumably transient, bout ofamnesia. In either case, the thought isalways there beneath the surface: “Am Islipping?”

The answer probably is “yes and no.”While modern neurological research indi-cates that brain function begins to decline asearly as age 40 and continues to decline withadvancing age, an occasional episode of for-getfulness by seniors is considered normal.

Furthermore, according to experts citedby Gini Kopecky Wallace in an article in theJan. 8 issue of Prevention magazine, “NineReasons You Can’t Concentrate,” fuzzy-mindedness can be caused by factors notnecessarily related to advanced aging. Thesefactors are:

1. Vitamin or hormone deficiency2. The onset of menopause3. Changes in medications4. Nicotine withdrawal5. Poor eating habits6. Physical inactivity7. Anxiety8. A lengthy to-do list9. Inherent attention deficit.So that occasional lapse of memory you

experience, or that feeling you get some-times that your mind is not as sharp as itshould be, may have more to do with whoyou are and how you live than how long youhave lived.

The good news here, as Wallace pointsout in her article, is that each of these causesof mental sluggishness is identifiable andcan be improved by lifestyle changes.

Then again, there are those mental lapsesthat force you to question what toll the yearsof use have taken on your brain. Here is oneof mine:

It was late morning. I was home. I wantedto make a phone call but couldn’t find thehandset to the cordless phone, which shouldhave been sitting on its base in my office.No problem, I thought. I’ll just use the loca-tor button on the base, which, when pressed,causes the handset to ring a distinctive tone.

So I pressed the button and was pleased tohear the locator ring tone. The phone wasobviously close by, certainly in the officewith me. I glanced around the room but did-n’t see the handset. I searched my desktop,scanned bookshelves high and low, lookedunder clutter, in corners. I found no phone.

The locator ring tone continued to sound.It jangled in my ears, taunting me likespook-house noises, and I began to think itwas my ears that were deceiving me and notmy eyes. If the phone had been in the room,I would have seen it.

I walked down the hallway and into thefamily room. Aha! I had been defrauded.The handset was in this room. I knew it tobe so because I could clearly hear the locatorring tone. I searched the room but, to myastonishment, discovered no cordless phone.

I stood there listening sharply to the bleat-ing of the locator ring tone. I perceived adistinctive echo, as if the walls of the househad absorbed the ringing and were nowtransmitting it in stereo.

At once perturbed and fascinated by thisphenomenon, I went from room to roomthroughout the house and listened to thereverberations of the ring tone. The sound

was similar in each room, but there was nophone to be found there.

Confused, I went to consult with my wifeon this mystery.

“This is crazy,” I told her.“When did you last use the phone?” she

asked.“Earlier this morning, when I called — ”Up periscope.I reached down and slapped my side. Hid-

den underneath the tail of my sweatshirt,

attached to my belt, there it was — thehandset to the cordless phone.

My wife laughed. I laughed. But it was apainful laugh.

Was I slipping?The answer probably was “yes and no.”

Bob Mayo is a retired public schoolsemployee who has lived in Douglas Countysince 1990. His passion is writing. You canreach him at [email protected].


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Are you dreaming of faraway places?Are you looking for exotic surround-ings away from the humdrum? Do

you enjoy God’s creatures, big and small?Consider spending some of your volunteertime at Wildlife Safari and you’ll have it all.

You can help prepare food for the animalsor be part of the crew that tends to thegrounds. You can drive the train encirclingthe park or be a docent on a walkabout asyou listen to the “oohs” and “ahs” of adultsand children as they venture into the wildkingdom. The choice is yours. If you’reinterested in this extraordinary volunteer sta-tion, call Barbara at 541-530-1582.

Other places that need your helping

hands include:The Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical

Center needs ten van drivers to transportveteran patients to doctor’s appointments.The logistics department is looking forseven new volunteers. Six require standingfor extended periods and lifting up to 25lbs., two will need to have computer skills.Training and supervision will be provided.Call 541-440-1000 and ask for voluntaryservices or Sam at 541-492-3917.

Douglas County Cancer Services wantsvolunteer greeters at the Community CancerCenter. Duties include assisting patientswith financial and personal needs. Dodiewill be happy to take your call at 541-680-5396.

Community Cancer Center needs driversfor its van to bring in patients on Fridays for

treatment as needed. Schedules are issuedweekly. Give Sam a call at 541-492-3917 orsend email to her [email protected] to get more details.

Mercy Medical Center has openings forvolunteers in the emergency room. Dutiesare to escort patients to their car, assist thosein wheelchairs and give directions whenneeded. Mercy’s Family Birthplace needsvolunteers to assist staff and provide infor-mation to visitors. Pick the day and shiftthat’s convenient for you. Shifts are fromnoon to 4 p.m. from 4 to 8 p.m. or 8 p.m. tomidnight. If you can help, call Mercy Volun-teer Services at 541-677-4465.

United Community Action Network’smedical transportation is looking for volun-teers willing to use their own vehicles totake Translink clients to and from medical

appointments in Douglas County. Mileagereimbursement will be provided. Hours anddays vary. If you’re interested, call Sam541-492-3917 or send email to her [email protected].

Manor House Memory Care needs thefollowing: two volunteers to help with bustrips on Mondays and Wednesdays, two vol-unteers to help with ball toss and two volun-teer helpers for simple gardening. ManorHouse also can use chair yoga instructorsand anyone who would like to share theirmusic or craft talents. Call 541-464-5600 formore details.

Senior Services’ Meals-on-Wheels islooking for volunteers at any of the sevendining sites in the county. For more informa-tion, call Sam at 541-492-3917 or sendemail to her at [email protected].

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Learning about our family’s past cangive us a greater understanding ofhistory. We find that our ancestors

lived the history we learned in school.Often we

can find sto-ries aboutour ancestorsin historybooks,diaries andletters. Suchis the casewith mygreat-great-great grand-father, Dr.Langley Hall,from Mansfield Park, England. His largefamily came to America in several groupsin the 1830s, settling in Illinois.

Most family members sailed to the portof New York. Their journey from there toIllinois —by river, canal, lake, canal again,river again, and last by wagon — isdescribed in the book, “Stark County andIts Pioneers.”

Hall sailed by way of New Orleans, thathe might, at less expense, bring with himpurebred greyhounds and Leicestershiresheep. He suffered through a shipwreck offthe Florida coast, but after being reducedto great straits of hunger and fatigue, wasrescued with his shipmates. Steaming upthe Mississippi River, he finally arrived inthe Osceola settlement in Illinois.

The last group of Hall siblings to arrivein Illinois was made up of John, Georgeand Fanny, accompanied by Miss SarahLigo, who soon became Mrs. LangleyHall.

In 1853, Hall and his family, with broth-ers John and George, again took up theline of march westward on the OregonTrail, lured by the promise of free land andmild winters.

At the Malheur River near Vale, thewagon train was met by a man named Eli-jah Elliott, who told them of a new roadthrough the Cascade Mountains that wouldshorten the difficult journey by manymiles. Elliott told them that he was takinghis family back over the new trail andwould lead any other outfits that wished togo with him.

One thousand people with their wagonsand livestock chose to follow him, only tolearn that the promised road was littlemore than a blazed trail. This party becameknown as the Lost Wagon Train of 1853,and nearly became another Donner Party.The little-known story of their toil and suf-fering and eventual rescue is a fascinatingone.

Two excellent books have been writtenabout it. One is “Cut-off Fever” by LeahMenefee. It was published in sections inthe Oregon Historical Quarterly from

December 1976 through March 1978. Theother book is “Our Wagon Train is Lost”by Pete Peterson. Both books are availablethrough the Douglas County Library Sys-tem.

The Hall brothers, after resting brieflyfrom their ordeal, settled on donation landclaims in English Settlement, seven mileseast of Oakland.

Dr. Hall continued to practice medicineas well as farming and raising livestock.Unlike many settlers, he became a champi-on among the American Indians. He treat-

ed them when they were sick and fed themwhen they were hungry. They called him“King George Man,” apparently becausehe was English. As he looked after the sickas far south as Medford and north toSalem, no Indian ever bothered him.

A few years ago, my husband and Ibackpacked from Lake Timpanogos downthe Middle Fork of the Willamette River.Part of the trail was on the Emigrant Roadfirst traveled by the Lost Wagon Train.

Last year we were staying with somefriends in a vacation rental in Sunriver.While walking in the neighborhood, I wassurprised to find a historical marker sayingthat the wagon train had gone throughthere.

Once again, I was thrilled to walk wheremy ancestors walked.

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

PhotoS courtesy of Patricia Gausnell

Patricia Gausnell of Melrose stands beside a historical marker near Sunriver inOctober. The marker describes the Lost Wagon Train of 1853, which passed nearthe site and which carried some of Gausnell’s ancestors.

Dr. Langley Hall, a native of Englandwho emigrated to Douglas County, isseen in middle age. Patricia Gausnell, adescendant of Hall’s, says the physicianwas on good terms with American Indi-ans.

Langley Hall made his mark on early Douglas County

Patricia GausnellFamily Tree

So you know...The following free classes will be held this

month at the Family History Center in Rose-burg:

“Genealogy for Children,” 7 p.m. June 14and 10 a.m. June 15

“Internet Genealogy,” 7 p.m. June 21 and

10 a.m. June 22.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.

ATLANTA (AP) — For the first time,the government is proposing that all babyboomers get tested for hepatitis C.

Anyone born from 1945 to 1965 shouldget a one-time blood test to see if theyhave the liver-destroying virus, the Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention said indraft recommendations issued Friday.

Baby boomers account for more than 2

million of the 3.2 million Americansinfected with the blood-borne virus. It cantake decades to cause liver damage, andmany people don’t know they’re infected.

CDC officials believe the new measurecould lead 800,000 more baby boomers toget treatment and could save more than120,000 lives.

“The CDC views hepatitis C as an

unrecognized health crisis for the country,and we believe the time is now for a boldresponse,” said Dr. John W. Ward, theCDC’s hepatitis chief.

Several developments drove the CDC’spush for wider testing, he said.

Recent data has shown that from 1999 to2007, the number of Americans dyingfrom hepatitis C-related diseases nearly

doubled. Also, two drugs hit the marketlast year that promise to cure many morepeople than was previously possible.

The virus can gradually scar the liverand lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer, and isthe leading cause of liver transplant. It cantrigger damage in other parts of the body.All told, more than 15,000 Americans die

CDC recommends baby boomers get tested for Hepatitis C

Please see HEPATITIS, page 15


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each year from hepatitis C-relatedillnesses, according to the CDC.

The hepatitis C virus is mostcommonly spread today throughsharing needles to inject drugs.Before widespread screening ofblood donations began in 1992, itwas also spread through bloodtransfusions.

Health officials believe hun-dreds of thousands of new hepati-tis C infections were occurringeach year in the 1970s and 1980s,most of them in the younger adultsof the era — the baby boomers.The hepatitis C virus was firstidentified in 1989.

Today, about 17,000 infectionsoccur annually, according to CDCestimates.

About 3 percent of babyboomers test positive for the virus,the CDC estimates.

Of those, some manage to clearthe infection from their bodieswithout treatment, but still havelingering antibodies that give apositive initial test result. That’swhy confirmatory tests are need-ed.

Still, only a quarter of infectedpeople are that lucky. Most have

active and dangerous infections,Ward said.

The agency’s current guidelinesrecommend testing people knownto be at high risk, including currentand past injection drug users.

But as many as a quarter ofinfected baby boomers say theydon’t recall engaging in a riskybehavior.

It’s possible some people wereinfected in ways other than injec-tion drug use or long-ago bloodtransfusions. Some experts say tat-toos, piercings, shared razor bladesand toothbrushes, manicures andsniffed cocaine may have causedthe virus to spread in some cases.

Those kinds of experiencesmight not raise flags in the mindsof many patients or their physi-cians, experts said.

A recent Harris Interactive sur-vey of 1,000 baby boomers foundother forms of ignorance abouthepatitis C. Fewer than 20 percentknew they belonged to the genera-tion most likely to be infected, andonly a similar percent were awareit can be cured in many patients.

Also, only about 25 percent saidthey had been tested, according tothe survey, done on behalf of theAmerican GastroenterologicalAssociation and Vertex Pharma-ceuticals, which makes one of thehepatitis C medications.

Hepatitis:CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14

When you are away fromhome, one thing you don’twant to worry about is how

you will receive your next monthlySocial Security payment. That iswhy it is important for everyonereceiving Social Security or Supple-mental Security Income benefits tosign up for electronic payments.

These days, almost everyone getsbenefit payments electronically.Today, about 90 percent of all SocialSecurity and SSI beneficiaries receive their pay-ments electronically. That number is increasingbecause the law requires that by March 1, 2013, allfederal benefit payments, including Social Securityand SSI payments, be made electronically.Whether you receive Social Security or SSI, youcan depend on your payment arriving in youraccount on time, every time.

If you don’t already receive electronic payments,there are many good reasons to sign up. For one, itcan mean less money and less time spent driving tothe bank to cash your check, which helps you save.Second, fewer paper checks, envelopes, andstamps, and less fuel to deliver the checks all meansavings for the government.

Hurricane season is here for some areas of thecountry. Other regions bear the brunt of flooding.Some areas of the nation are plagued by tornadoes,

and still others must deal with wild-fires, severe thunderstorms, or evenearthquakes. If you are unfortunateenough to be in the path of a naturaldisaster, the last thing you want isfor your income to be interruptedbecause of an evacuation or a miss-ing mailbox. With electronic pay-ments, you know your money willbe in your account on time, no mat-ter what.

When you’re on vacation, anelectronic payment ensures deposits will be madeinto your account on time, so there’s no reason toworry about the safety of your benefit or to ask aneighbor to look out for your check when you areaway.

As an added bonus, many banks offer freechecking accounts for people who use directdeposit, because it saves the bank the cost of pro-cessing paper payments.

Skip the line at the bank, save money, get yourpayment faster, and know you can depend on yourpayment being in the bank no matter what happensor where you are. You can do all of this with elec-tronic payments. Learn more about it atwww.socialsecurity.gov/deposit.

Alan Edwards is an information specialist withthe Social Security Administration.

Summertime’s the right timefor electronic payments

Alan EdwardsSocial Security

People are depending on you. Don’t let arthritis slow you down.Studies show that regular, moderate physical activity can reduce your arthritis pain and fatigue and improve your mood.

Physical Activity. The Arthritis Pain Reliever.

Even with arthritisI need to stay strong.

www.cdc.gov/Arthritis


Douglas County’s Specialists in:

Jeff Byars had multifocal lens surgery in October 2011.

Before the Surgery

“At the time I had to wear

trifocals. I needed corrective

lenses to drive and read road

signs on the freeway, reading

glasses to read and interim for

the computer. I chose Weston

Eye Center because I feel very

comfortable with the polite

staff and have confi dence in

Doctor Weston.”

After the Surgery

“I no longer need glasses to

read or drive. I can read street

signs a long way off now. It

has just been amazing! I even

have to go get my drivers

license changed because it says

I have to use corrective lenses

and now I don’t have to!”

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“I feel very comfortable with the polite staff and have confi dence in Doctor Weston”

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