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This pool of water rings can befound at the Oregon Garden northeast of Salem.
One Day Stay-cations by Rick Rogers Here in the mid-valley we are really blessed with many options on how to spend our free time. For the most part, our weather is usually mild compared to the rest of the country, allowing us to plan for a lot of great family activities. We are only an hour or two away from the coast, the mountains, big cities, small rural towns, celebrations of all types, and an abundant array of state, county, and city parks. Sometimes we wind up with a day off, chores around home caught up, and the dilemma of whatto-do! May I first recommend a tour of mid-valley museums? Nearly every city and town has a museum highlighting local history and even more are in the planning stages. Don’t miss the Albany Regional Museum, the Pioneer Museums in Sweet Home and Brownsville, local history museums in Scio and Harrisburg, and you will certainly want to visit the museum in Philomath. Also plan on spending some time at the wonderful Mission Mill Museum and the historic A.C. Gilbert House in Salem, honoring the inventor of Erector Sets and many other nostalgic toys. These are just to name a few. While you are in these cities and towns, don’t forget to visit the many
Acres of vineyards are visible during a mid-valley wine country tour.
antique shops where you will find many treasures that allow you to take a piece of history home with you. Albany is also a great place to enjoy local history with tours of its two history districts and a large selection of Victorian homes. You may also want to design a day visiting the many wineries spread throughout the mid-valley. Or perhaps trips include jaunts off of Highway 22 east of Salem to visit the impressive Silver Creek Falls and the Oregon Garden, both near Silverton. The mid-valley also features one of the largest selections of old-time covered wooden bridges in the Northwest. Many of them are near park areas; perfect spots for a mid-summer picnic. Albany is really fortunate to have a knowledgeable, staffed office at Third Avenue and Lyon Street in the downtown area that can help you with maps, brochures, and up to date information on not only the local area, but the entire state and its many attractions. See their ad in this issue of High Points for complete contact information, or go online to: www.albanyvisitors.com. So the next time the family says, “I’m bored, there is nothing to do,” you can say, “Nonsense!” From all of us at High Points, have a great summer!
Silver Creek Falls near Silverton is a favorite spot for visitors.
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Crowds gather to watch the inflating of the giant balloons at the ATL Art and Air Festival.
by Rick Rogers Hot air balloons will fill the sky over Albany August 21 through 23 during the annual ATI Art and Air Festival at Timber Linn Park. Dozens of hot air balloons entusiasts come to the Albany event each year to launch their balloons into the sky at 6:45AM each of the three days, weather permitting. Viewers pack the park to watch the takeoffs each morning as the huge balloons fill the sky with color, but that is just the start of three days of fun, excitement, entertainment, and wonder for young and old alike. Those visiting the park will have a chance to wander through over seventy booths filled with art, craft, and food vendors. Saturday will be highlighted by an “Art of Cars” car show. Youngsters ages 8 through 17 will have a chance to take an airplane flight over Albany with the Young Eagles program at the adjacent Albany Municipal Airport. There will also be a Family Fun Zone filled with activities and family entertainment during the entire event. In addition, big name entertainment will be on the main stage at the park, featuring Curtis Salgado on Friday night, Daughtry on Saturday night, and Stone In Love on Sunday afternoon. One of the weekend’s highlights is the Night Glow event at dusk on Friday night where several of the colorful balloons are lit and inflated on the ground creating a panorama of color which is a must see for visitors to the park after dark. Admission to the ATI Art and Air Festival is free. However, there is a parking fee of five dollars per vehicle which takes effect each day after the early morning balloon liftoffs. For more information about this fun, family event, please see the large ad on the back page of this issue of High Points.
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All year long the mid-valley offers a wide variety of educational and interesting events for the whole family. Each month you will find a list of specially selected educational and entertaining events for you to enjoy. Keep this list handy so you can check it throughout the month.
• FARMER’S MARKETS are open in various cities and towns around the mid-valley. - ALBANY – Every Saturday, 9AM until 1PM, at the corner of 4th Ave. and Ellsworth St. - CORVALLIS – Every Saturday and every Wednesday, 9AM until 1PM, corner of First and Jackson Sts. - LEBANON – Thursdays, 2PM until 6PM, corner of Main and Grant Sts. - BROWNSVILLE – Every Saturday, 9AM until 1PM, corner of Main and Park Sts. - SWEET HOME – Every Saturday, 10AM until 2PM, in the Thriftway parking lot. • ALBANY RIVER RHYTHEMS - Thursday night free concert series at Monteith Park in downtown Albany beginning at 7PM. July 30, Frankie Ballard – August 6, Three Dog Night • FREE MOVIE NIGHTS IN ALBANY AND LEBANON: - ALBANY - MOVIES AT MONTEITH RIVERPARK each Friday night starting at dusk. July 31, “Jaws” – August 7, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”– August 14, “The Lorax” - LEBANON – Free movies at the historic Scroggin’s Mill, on Sherman St., next to the Santiam Station. July 30, “Road to Bali” - August 6, “House On Haunted Hill” - August 18, Abbott and Costello in “Jack And The Beanstalk” • CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWHIP will be holding its 5-day clubs at various locations throughout the area during August. For more information on dates, times and locations call: 541-258-7150. • MID-WILLAMETTE VALLEY SUMMER DAY CAMP will take place at various times during August. Get more info at: www.ymcaalbany.org. • BENTON COUNTY FAIR AND RODEO, July 29, 30, 31 and August 1 at the Fairgrounds located on 53rd
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St. in Corvallis. Details at: www.bentoncountyfair.net. LAFTA PRESENTS “MARY POPPINS” ON STAGE with performances on July 30, 31, August 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. For times and ticket info email: laftaboard@gmail.com. BROWNSVILLE ANTIQUE FAIRE will take place Saturday, August 1 starting at 8AM. For more information go to: www.historicbrownsville.com. MID-SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL will take place August 1 in Monteith Park in downtown Albany. Many events throughout the day. For details go online to: www.midsummerarts.org. POLK COUUNTY FAIR at the fairgrounds in Rickreall is scheduled August 6, 7 and 8. More information: www.polk.or.us/fair. “GUITARS UNDER THE STARS” is scheduled for August 7 through 9 at Cheadle Lake Park in Lebanon. Details are available at: www. oregoncommunityconcerts.com. CCC PICNIC AND 150TH BIRTHDAY OF GIFFORD PINCHOW will take place August 11 starting at 11AM at the Longbow Organizational Camp in Sweet Home. You can call for more information: 541-367-5158. ALBANY WOMEN’S CONNECTION MONTHLY BRUNCH will take place at 10AM on Wednesday August 12, at the Phoenix Inn Suites Hotel, across from Home Depot. This month will feature an inspirational speaker and “Putting A New Ring To Life” with the “Praise Ringers” had bell choir. All women are welcome. For cost, details and reservations by August 7, call: 541-928-2286. CHRISTIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE meets at 7:30AM the second Thursday of each month for a no-host breakfast. Note: for August the meeting will be held at Elmer’s restaurant on Santiam Highway in Albany. There is no additional charge for attending. The next Christian Chamber meeting will be on the morning of August 13 and will be a special prayer and planning session. Great networking opportunity for Christian business owners. Go online: www.cccnw.org. or call: 541-791-2901 for more information.
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• BI-MART WILLAMETTE COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL will take place August 14 through 16 at the festival site near Brownsville. Details are available at: www.willamettecountrymudicfestival.com. • ALBANY CIVIC THEATER PRESENTS “Peter Pan” with performances on August 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28 and 29 The theater is located at 111 W. First Avenue in downtown Albany. Ticket and other information is available at: www.albanycivic.org. • VETS HELPING VETS HQ 8TH ANNUAL PICNIC honoring Veterans, active duty military personnel and their families. See the special story in the Points for Profit section of this issue of High Points or call 541791-HELP for details. • ALBANY HALF-MARATHON begins at 7AM on August 15 at Timber Linn Park in Albany. For more information call 541-974-1667. • HERITAGE MALL KIDS CLUB meets at 11AM on Saturday, August 15, in the mall at 14th and Clay Sts. In Albany. Get information online: www.heritagemall. com. • POINTS FOR PROFIT MONTHLY DINNER starts at 6PM on August 25 at the Eagles Lodge, corner of Water and Broadalbin St. in downtown Albany. For more information about the Points for Profit program linking local businesses with local non-profit organizations call InSpirit Marketing at 541-791-2901, or go online to: www.pointsforprofit.org. • HERITAGE MALL FAMILY SAFETY FAIR is scheduled for 10AM until 1PM on August 29 at the Mall located at 14th and Clay St. in Albany. This is a free family event. Get details at: www.heritagemall. com.
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Everybody loves these tasty teething rings! Buttered and toasted or slathered with cream cheese, they’re irresistible and easy to make. Measure 2 C warm water into a mixer bowl. Add 1 package or 1 ½ tsp yeast and 1 tbsp sugar and let proof until very foamy. Sift together 1 C flour, ½ C gluten flour and 2 tsp salt and add to yeast. Mix well. Add about 3- 3 ½ C flour to make a firm dough. Let rise to double. Meanwhile, line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Do NOT attempt to bake these on a greased sheet!!! They will stick so bad even dynamite won’t loosen them! Pre -heat the oven to 400 degrees. In a small bowl, beat 1 egg and set aside. Turn the dough out and cut into 12 pieces and round them into balls. Let rest about 5 minutes. Place your thumbs back to back and push them through the center of each ball and gently stretch the dough until it forms a circle about 4 inches in diameter. Let the bagels rest, covered with a towel about 30 minutes. Fill a non-reactive pan with about 4 inches of water. Add 2 tbsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt and 2 tbsp sugar and
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bring just to a simmer. Poach the bagels, three or four at a time, for 30 seconds per side. Lift and drain and place on the parchment. Brush the bagels with the beaten egg and add poppy seeds, sesame seeds or dried onion. Bake 15 – 20 minutes until browned and 200 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. Cool on racks. To vary them, add 1 tbsp cinnamon and ¼ C sugar to the sifted flour and add ½ C golden raisins. These freeze beautifully and 20 seconds in the microwave revive them perfectly, so they’re always ready for brekkie or snack time. Enjoy!
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We’ve had unseasonably high temperatures this summer and it’s not likely to cool down in August! Hot weather contributes to dehydration risk, particularly in the very young, elderly, and diabetics. The body needs to maintain a certain water balance for normal functioning. Dehydration occurs when fluid loss from the body (in our breath, sweat, urine, and stools) is greater than the amount taken in. An average adult needs to replenish about 2 liters (64oz) of water loss daily. This volume is higher for diabetics, as they often have greater daily urinary output than non-diabetics. Hot weather compounds water loss as the body increases perspiration to try to cool down. Early symptoms of dehydration include dry eyes and throat, increased thirst, constipation, fatigue, headache, and dizziness/lightheadedness. People with advanced dehydration may be confused, have decreased urinary output, muscle pain/ cramping, back pain, fever, heart palpitations, seizures, or loss of consciousness. Since many of the early symptoms of dehydration maybe mistaken for other ailments; the best indicator of hydration status is the color of one’s urine. Well-hydrated individuals have clear or very light colored urine. Yellow or amber urine occurs when the body’s water level is too low. (And yes, most of us tend to be under-hydrated!)
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Bar-B-Que Comes to Points for Profit By Rick Rogers We want to welcome one of our newest Points for Profit business partners, Backyard B-B-Q Catering Company. The business was founded a little over a year ago by Tracy and Randy Simi who had actually dreamed of owning their own food service business for over a decade. The couples love for barbeque after Randy lost his job giving them the time and opportunity to start up their idea for an outdoor catering business. Points for Profit business and non-profit members have already had a chance to taste the delicious work of Tracy and Randy at our monthly meetings. They knew they had a hit when they catered a picnic for a large company last year and picnic goers lined up after the meal to buy gallon bags of their pulled pork to take home. Randy told the group gathered for the Points
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“Do you love the savior?”, “Don’t you folks ever read your Bibles?”, “Come to the front of the class you backsliders!” were just a few of the quotes from a Professor and class I will never forget. It was September 1st, 1988, a pleasant warm, fall day. I remember walking up the slight hill from Multnomah School of the Bible to Central Bible Church. I walked into the large auditorium, put down my blue backpack, and settled in for an hour lecture by the 96-year-old professor, Dr. John G. Mitchell. He started the class with an immediate exhortation; “Come to the front of the class you backsliders” to all those that wanted to grab a few winks. It was this very day that I realized why God brought me to Multnomah and it came from two simple questions from the wise professor. “Do you love the savior?”, and “Don’t you folks ever read your Bibles?” That semester God taught me the valuable lesson of how I could love Him more. I believe Dr. Mitchell asked those two questions because he knew that in order for a person to fall in love with God he must immerse himself in the 66 volume book, called the Bible. Joe Aldrich, President during the time I was at Multnomah makes this statement about John Mitchell.
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Xylitol is most commonly found in sugar free gum and breath mints like Orbit and Trident. Xylitol is also popular in human dental products such as toothpaste and mouthwash. It’s also present in many sugar free hard candies and can be found in sweets marketed as being diabetic friendly. Xylitol is available for purchase to be used in baked goods for diabetic households. One of the worst cases of xylitol intoxication I’ve ever seen involved a Labrador that got into a bag of pure xylitol that the owner used to sweeten home made cookies. More recently xylitol has been included in a variety of reduced sugar peanut butter products and various other nut butters including almond butters. This could present a problem for certain dog owners who occasionally share their peanut butter with their dogs. Xylitol is VERY
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One of the constant pressures of working in a bookstore is the need to be able to recommend a good author or book to someone. Although I occasionally succumb to the numbers and tell people to read a certain bestseller just because so many others have enjoyed it, I usually like to make a more personalized recommendation. So, it is a relief to me when I come across a book that I can heartily recommend for certain readers. John Hart’s Edgarwinning novel The Last Child is one such book. With only four books to his name (two of which have won the Edgar Award, the highest prize for mysteries), Hart is not one of the most prolific writers: but my theory is that authors who write more slowly often write better. Last Child is proof of this, with finely drawn characters, a complex plot, and an easily imaginable setting. Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon’s family has been destroyed by the abduction and assumed murder of his twin sister: his father has run off, and his mother has become a drug addict
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Bibles continued from page 7 controversial topics and yet the authors speak in harmony with one another. Paul tells us in 2 Timothy 3:16, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” The author of Hebrews says, “For the Word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” Dr. Mitchell went on to tell us that God’s Word addresses every question of natural life: Tells of creation, gives a true picture of man, only book that can explain truth, it’s in harmony with true science, true history, and exhaustible in its truth. What challenged me as a young freshman was the reality that the Bible meets every need
of the spiritual life: Presents a supreme character of Christ (Colossians 1:15), makes us wise onto salvation, gives life (John 6:63, James 1:18), guides us through life (Psalms 119:105), keeps us from sin (Psalms 119:11), Keeps us clean (Psalms 119:9), and gives us confidence of our future (John 5:39, 40, 44, 54) I not only believe that it is important to study the Bible because it is profitable and our spiritual weapon in time of temptation, but it is God’s revelation of who He is to you and I. He wants us to know Him and make Him known. Although the founder of Multnomah School of the Bible, Dr. John G. Mitchell went on to Glory in 1990, his questions still motivate me spiritually. Do you love the Savior? Do you read your Bibles? I will never forget him or his class
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