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(Left to right) Shirley Gauthier, Mary Phillips and Jo Tegge are all success stories with the Eugene chapter of Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS). Below, Phillips holds up pants that fit her when she was at her heaviest weight.

With 140 pounds lost, Mary Phillips reigns supreme

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Mary Phillips needs a walker to get around, but she

still moves with determination. And she’s a lot better off now that she’s lost 140 pounds. “One of my grandsons got married in July and I was with a lot of my family,” Phillips says. “My sister said to me, ‘Boy, you have lost weight.’ I’ve lost 15 more pounds since then. They were saying, ‘She looks fantastic.’” Phillips, 76, is the last remaining charter member of the Eugene chapter of TOPS, or Take Off Pounds Sensibly, which uses education and group support to help its members reach a healthy

weight. Phillips got involved with TOPS shortly after moving to Eugene from California in 1971. She sometimes looks at a pair of pants that shows how big she used to be. The pants look like they could hold two of her. She’s slowly getting rid of her “big clothes” and pretty soon will need to get rid of more. “I had pants that were 16 1/2 and I thought, can I get into them?” she says. “I’ve been into size 18s for several months and I tried them on and they fit. I said, ‘You’ve got to be kidding

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me!’ I was in a 3(X) and 4X when I started TOPS.” Phillips was 285 pounds when she first joined TOPS, and has struggled over the years to maintain a healthy weight, but recently she’s made tremendous progress. “My weight’s gone up and down, up and down, but the last couple years is when I realized I’ve got to do something about my weight,” she says. “I knew I was having trouble walking and doing things around my house.” Jo Tegge, 79, is the TOPS area captain with 33 chapters throughout Linn, Lane, Benton and Lincoln counties. Tegge herself is closing in on five years as a KOPS — Keeps off Pounds Sensibly — a designation for members who reach their goal weight and maintain it. TOPS encourages its members through numerous small incentives and prizes, such as pins for different levels of weight loss. Tegge appreciates the camaraderie, how much she learns from the other members, and how hard she sees members working to achieve their goals. “Many people think TOPS is a quick fix,” she says. “It’s not a quick fix. It’s a lifestyle change. It’s learning to eat portions and what a portion is and eating healthy foods. We say there’s not one food that you can’t eat if you eat it in portion.” When joining, members must bring a physician’s note, showing their healthy goal weight. But the group is open to anyone ages 7 and older. It was formed in 1948 by a housewife, Esther Manz, who was in a support group for other pregnant women as she awaited the birth of her fifth child. She recognized how much the group setting helped, and got together with two of her friends to support each other. “It started with three ladies drinking coffee and sitting around a table eating donuts,” Tegge says. “They were overweight and said they got to do something to lose the weight. Esther said she tried to get newspapers to cover TOPS and they said it would never work, that she might as well give up right now. And that

lady traveled all over Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a floor scale and a shopping bag and her little red and white suit, gloves and hat and talked to people on the streets about coming to her TOPS chapter and learning how to lose weight.”

Back in Eugene The Eugene chapter meets at 9 a.m. Fridays, at the Church of the Nazarene, 727 W. Broadway, Eugene. Members start with a weigh-in, followed by a general meeting where members sit in a circle and, one by one, share whether they’ve lost or gained, and the number of pounds. A statement of “I gained” is met with a unison “You can do it,” while “I lost” is followed by a round of applause. Members can also “turtle,” which means staying the same weight. Each meeting features information about how to cook a new food, or exercise ideas. At a November meeting, new member Dianne Adams gave a presentation on pumpkins. She passed around a plate of “skinny pumpkin pie” made with vanilla wafers, pumpkin butter and a little whipped cream. “If you only think of pumpkins as pie, get over it,” she announces, followed by a round of laughter from the 15 members in attendance. Awards go to weekly or monthly best losers, contest winners and members who’ve reached their goal. Contests are fun competitions such as dividing the members into two groups to see which group loses the most weight over a period of time. Winners get prizes, often pins. “It’s an incentive,” Phillips says. “It’s a reward. It shows something you accomplished and it makes you not want to go back up.” She likes the ideas and information she gets from the weekly programs. “We get different ideas from the group on losing weight and exercising,” she says. “We get ideas, simple ideas and we talk about our food plans because we don’t have all the same food plans, and we just talk. It’s really enjoyable.”

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“I believe it is a commitment to that scale every week to weigh in. It is a commitment to our members. We help each other. It is a motivation and a dedication to losing that weight and becoming a healthier person.” Jo Tegge, TOPS member

dent she’ll lose that weight that she recently organized a donation of 164 cans of tuna to the Eugene Mission in Phillips’ honor. Phillips knew she was losing weight “here and there,” but didn’t realize that anyone was keeping track of her weight loss. As of Oct. 10, Phillips joined the “century club,” for members who have lost more than 100 pounds and kept it off more than a year. Anyone who loses a significant amount of weight gets the royal treatment — TOPS crowns kings and queens every year. “I feel a lot better and I can walk a lot better, I have more strength to do things and do more activities in my house,” Phillips says. She does some walking and chair exercises. “It’s about 27 exercises and they go from the tip of your head to the tip of your toes,” she says. “Sometimes when I’m cooking I’ll use the chair and exercise my legs while I’m waiting for something to get done.” Shirley Gauthier is a TOPS Eugene member who herself

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has lost more than 40 pounds. Gauthier is a practicing nudist, so she always felt comfortable with no clothes on, she says, but it was a bathing suit that sparked her “moment of truth.” “I had two granddaughters who insisted on going to a water park and when I came home and saw the photos of myself in a swimsuit I decided it was time to take action,” she says. “I weighed 213 pounds in 2009 and as a nudist it’s very easy to gain weight and not feel uncomfortable.” Even though her doctors said her cholesterol, blood sugar and other baseline numbers were OK, Gauthier didn’t feel healthy. “I’d heard about TOPS and I went online and read just about everything on there and when I came to the success stories I realized those were real people,” she says. “And TOPS doesn’t have a one-size-fits-everybody mode. I thought that was something I could maybe work with.” When Gauthier joined, she weighed 192 pounds. “At first I didn’t think TOPS was a good fit for me because I’m more into exercise,” she recalls. “What did fit was the positive attitudes of everybody, the success stories within the group and the fact that I had to weigh in every Friday. That accountability worked for me.” Gauthier also felt comfortable coming to the Eugene group because of its long history in the same location. “I felt strength in this chapter because they’ve met for 40 years, and that told me there was some success going on there,” she says. “And then I started hearing successes. A woman lost 44 pounds, one woman lost over 70 and Mary lost way over 100, so, I’m sold on TOPS. I like the inclusiveness. We have three members in their 90s, several in their 80s and I’m 65 so I feel rather young. But it also shows that being a senior is no excuse for letting yourself go or not paying attention to your health or saying it’s too hard, because I’m seeing seniors do it every day and what keeps me going back is the fact that it’s so easy to put the weight back on.” TOPS has no off-limit foods, celebrity endorsements or a million-dollar advertising

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budget. But it does donate significantly to obesity research. Membership is $32 for the year, with each chapter paying its own dues. That money also ensures that members receive a monthly magazine, filled with recipes, exercise tips, success stories and inspiration.

It’s the support Tegge got involved with TOPS 26 years ago. She helped start a Eugene group called the Eugene Friendship Club way back then, and the group quickly grew from four members to more than 300. One of the other group leaders invited her to a TOPS meeting and she was hooked. “I believe it is a commitment to that scale every week to weigh in,” she says. “It is a commitment to our members. We help each other. It is a motivation and a dedication to losing that weight and becoming a healthier person.” She turned 79 in November and has been area captain for 22 years. She describes the support she gets from TOPS as “like another family.” She endured a tough time six years ago when her husband was given only a short time to live, and she turned to her “second family” to get the strength she needed. Her husband was in the hospital when she received news she must immediately see him. “The doctor says, ‘Can you come in right away?’ and I said, ‘No, I need an hour,’ and I went to a TOPS meeting,” Tegge says. “I asked everybody to give me a group hug to give me the support I needed to go tell my husband. That’s what a true TOPS member is ... we are there for each other as we take off pounds sensibly.” ■

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Pet loss group mentors grieving JANUARY 2016 • www.nwboomerandseniornews.com

A new grief support group has an unusual — but needed — focus. This group focuses on the loss of a pet. It is a place where pet owners who have lost a cherished pet can come together and share their thoughts, feelings and stories, says Kathey Calin, group facilitator. “Death is not a topic that is easy to talk about in our society,” she says. “Add to that the fact that you are grieving over the loss of an animal and many people simply do not understand what you are going through. The result is often a feeling of isolation.” Calin started Friends of Cappie as a way to help pet owners through the process. A woman who attended the support group said, “I felt so guilty. I cried more when my dog died than when my parents died. I told this to my closest friend and she was shocked. After all, it was only a dog …” Another older male group member was overridden with guilt over having to euthanize his 12-year-old cat. “Paulie was so sick and I just didn’t have the money for all the medications he needed,” the man said. “My neighbor tried to give me another cat, but

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Tank and Sheeba have lost their family. At the ages of 11 and 13 years, respectively, they find themselves homeless and dependent upon an organization that has been sheltering Lane County’s homeless pets

Calin says Friends of Cappie is not a therapy group. It is run by individuals

since 1944. Greenhill Humane Society cares for thousands of animals each year. For dogs like Tank and Sheeba, the shelter means more than a bowl of kibble and a warm bed; it means a second chance at life and another opportunity to make someone else’s life more meaningful with their love

who have lost beloved companions. “People are often reluctant to join a support group because they are selfconscious about sharing their private feelings,” she says. “I have had people tell me that although Courtesy photo they would never Kathey think of joining a Calin lost group, they wouldn’t her beloved mind having a few Sheltie close friends that Cappie, who they could talk to and died from who would really liscancer just ten and empathize.” over a year So she organized ago. this support group in a way that makes it feel more comfortable. “It’s a small circle (six to eight) of friends who are willing to listen with an open, nonjudgmental heart, Calin says. “You don’t even have to talk if you don’t feel comfortable. Sometimes just being with people who have had a similar experience is enough. At each meeting, we try to provide some ‘tools’ that might be helpful in coping with a loss and, often, seemingly unbearable grief.” To join a group meeting, contact Calin by sending an email to friendsofcappie@yahoo.com. ■

and companionship. Greenhill does not put a time limit on pets’ stays. Tank and Sheeba are likely to wait a long time before someone finds it in their heart to take home two aged dogs. This New Year, think of the countless animal lives saved and human lives enriched by Greenhill’s work.

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Make a donation today at Green-Hill.org. Greenhill Humane Society is open for adoptions and visits 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday to Tuesday (closed Wednesday and Thursday), 88530 Green Hill Road, Eugene. For more information call 541-689-1503 or visit green-hill.org. ■

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Looking at two individuals who overcame serious addictions

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Regardless of race, financial status, age or where a person lives, the problem of substance abuse continues to escalate, infiltrating every facet of our society, and unraveling lives and families. Kevin Davis understands this problem all too well. He began abusing substances as a teenager, “just for fun.” By the time he was 18, Davis’ addictions led to a hefty prison sentence. But his first time in prison only exacerbated the problem. “For seven years, that institution just became a great big playground for me,” he says. “There was plenty of drugs. The only thing was, you couldn’t leave. So my addition flourished in there.” Davis became a walking

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Drug addiction led Kevin Davis to prison by the age of 18. Now in his mid-40s and clean for nearly 11 years, he says “no more.” He now holds a foreman position in the paint division of a commercial construction firm, and is active in taking the Narcotics Anonymous program to jails and hospitals. statistic. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, during 2013, 24.6 million Americans aged 12 and older (9.4 percent of the population) had used illicit

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drugs. “Abuse of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs is costly to our nation, exacting more than $700 billion annually in costs related to crime, lost work productivity and

health care.” (Read more at drugabuse.gov.) In Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority reported, “Since 1999, statistics show a dramatic increase in pre-

scription controlled substance sales, illicit and prescribed drug use, misuse, dependency, and overdose due to drugs of all types in Oregon. New data from Oregon’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program show that prescribed opioid use is endemic among Oregonians.” However, none of that mattered to Davis. His sole focus was on maintaining his current lifestyle, even after he was released from prison, where he was introduced to meth. Using the drug allowed him to work long hours, but it wasn’t long before the effects of the drug rendered him unemployable. Like so many drug users, he turned to crime to supply his habit. Again, Davis got caught and was sent to prison. But this time, things were different. “After a while in jail, your mind starts clearing up and you get a little more healthy,” Davis says. “You look back and can say (incarceration) was kind of a blessing – it gets you off the street, gets you away from doing crime — unless you’re

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going to do crime in jail; there’s a lot going on there.” In hindsight, Davis says he is glad for that arrest because, at that point, “the way I was supplying my habit, the drugs were going to kill me or someone else was going to kill me.” He received a 40-month sentence, but because his charges were drug-related, he was offered a 20-month reduction if he would agree to enter a drug treatment program. He agreed, simply to reduce his time, but the experience left an impact on him. “You can’t stay in treatment for nine months of your life and not learn something about yourself whether you want to or not,” he says. After he was released from prison, he had to get through a 90-day transitional period. “You had to go to (Narcotics Anonymous) meetings, you had to get a job, you had to act like a real person should act,” Davis says. “Get up, go to work, pay bills and all that stuff.” He remembers hating that requirement to attend meetings. When he first started, it was December, cold and raining. He didn’t have a car and had to take the bus. “And in my mind, I was a little bit above that; so I really needed to be humbled, even then, after the treatment.” But at the meetings, he’d look around the room and notice how many people had smiles on their faces. They had jobs, their own transportation and meaningful relationships. He thought, “Ya know, that’s what I want. Because when you’re using, you’re not happy – you’re one of the most miserable people in the world. It’s misery. That’s what it turned out to be.” It’s been 11 years since Davis got clean and he’s

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now an avid member in one of the multiple NA meetings held throughout the EugeneSpringfield communities. At the meetings, he takes note of the wide spectrum of those who attend. “We have anywhere from attorneys to the junkie fresh off the street,” he says. Meetings like these are important. According to the OHA, “Unintentional and undetermined drug overdose death rates appear to have peaked in 2007 at 11.4 per 100,000 and declined to 8.9 per 100,000 in 2012. Nevertheless, the overdose death rate in 2012 remains four times higher than in 2000.” This statistic includes deaths caused by prescription opioids, heroin and methadone. Davis not only attends meetings, he takes them on the road, going into hospitals and other institutions, including the Lane County Jail. “We take meetings to people who can’t get out to them,” he says. From his perspective, illegal use of drugs remains a huge problem. According to one Oregon report released earlier this year, “Methamphetamine use and trafficking … reflects the area’s greatest drug threat, followed by heroin, marijuana, controlled prescription drugs, cocaine and designer drugs.” The Register Guard reported last November that

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some law enforcement officials view the rising use of methamphetamine as an epidemic, and that even though meth lab incidents in Oregon decreased sharply during the past decade, arrests for meth possession remain high — in 2014, there were 566 arrests in Eugene and 399 in Springfield. Like Davis, Cindy V. of Eugene got caught in the vicious cycle of drugs early in her life. She would use drugs, steal to support her habit, get caught, and stop using. Then, she’d move to a new town for a new beginning, only to end up meeting the wrong people and falling back into her old cycle. “I was 34, working in a local hospital, doing drugs all night to work the graveyard shift, to raise three boys on my own in the daytime,” she

says. “That caused a little bit of criminal behavior to support my habit. So I got in trouble and I went to a local treatment center here.” At first, walking into a treatment center is humbling, she says. “But once you get the shame and guilt and embarrassment behind you, then you can start rebuilding. That was then, this is now. What am I going to do about it? I will preach treatment centers and recovery centers until the day I stop breathing, because it saved my life.” Cindy says she’s thankful for the person who not only hired her fresh out of treatment, but became her best friend. “To this day, she doesn’t know why she gave me that second chance, she just did,” she says, “and I haven’t proved her wrong yet.” Fourteen years later, Cindy still works for the same company, and knows other recovering addicts like her who share the same

strong work ethic. She attributes it all to “an attitude of gratitude,” and says, “I’ve been on the other end and I don’t want to go back. So (myself and other NA members) put forth so much more effort to not have to go back to there.” She remembers all too clearly how her life was crippled by addiction mixed with fear. “There were times when I wouldn’t even leave my bathroom or my house – feardriven of the world, of you guys, fear-driven if I’m on drugs, fear-driven if I’m not on drugs, just the whole gamut … with the 12 Steps (treatment program), I was able to work through those fears.” Now, with the support of her husband, friends and NA peers, Cindy feels confident. “Out of the blue, you could put a line of meth here and, beyond a shadow of a doubt, it is not even gonna happen for this girl,” she says. “If I was to choose to use methamphetamine or another drug — cocaine or whatever — I’d go right back into the depths of hell. I’d lose the family, the job. Because I’ve been able to rebuild such a life, all bets are off for me.” Of her new life, Cindy says “the sky’s the limit. I was in Jamaica a few months ago and I got my advanced open-water diving certificate.” Fear is no longer a stronghold in her life.

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For help with a drug or alcohol addiction contact one of these local organizations: ■ Narcotics Anonymous, lanecountyarea-na.org. Helpline: 541-729-0080. ■ Alcoholics Anonymous-Emerald Valley Intergroup, eviaa.org. Helpline: 541-342-4113. ■ Willamette Family Inc., 541-344-0031. ■ Willamette Family Inc., Buckley House 541-3436512. ■ Willamette Family Inc., Cottage Grove 541-7679956. ■ White Bird Clinic-Chrysalis Program, 541-6831641. ■ Looking Glass-Pathways, 541-682-7979. ■ Serenity Lane, 541-687-1110 or 541-484-2156. ■ Lane County Methadone Treatment Program, 541-682-4464. ■ Celebrate Recovery, celebraterecovery.com. ■ Center for Family Development, 541-342-8437. ■ Centro Latino Americano, 541-687-2667. Davis holds the same resolve. “If I drank today, I probably wouldn’t be here in a month,” he says. “That’s the difference between an addict and a person who is not an addict. What would it cost me if I got loaded? What would happen to my daughter? What would happen with my job? It would all go away. I don’t want to have to pay that no more. It’s easier here, ‘cause doing drugs is hard – it’s hard every day. Especially if you don’t have a job, and I guarantee ya, after some time, you won’t. Our time here is limited, so you want to make the best of it if you can.” He says a person addicted to drugs must have a desire to get clean. “It’s impossible to force somebody to do something

they aren’t ready to do,” Davis says. “Especially with addiction. If they’re not ready to get clean, then they’re not gonna get clean. It’s just waking up and realizing that living in misery isn’t what you want to do. Ya, know, what a wasted life to do that.” He just needs to take one look at his own life to understand those words. “I didn’t get clean until I was 44 years old, so there’s a lot of time lost,” Davis says. “And you don’t think about that when you’re using – you’re just thinking about means and ways of getting more.” ■ Watch for our upcoming article: Part 2 "Help for the hurting -- when someone you care about is addicted to drugs or alcohol."

Here are my favorite plants of 2015 JANUARY 2016 â&#x20AC;˘ www.nwboomerandseniornews.com

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By GRACE PETERSON MASTER GARDENER

I will always be a plant collector. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty sure itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in my DNA because, from the time I was a little kid, I loved plants. For decades, one of my favorite pastimes has been visiting nurseries and bringing home new treasures to plant in my garden. While I will undoubtedly be tempted by new offerings come April, I am grateful for the plants that performed beautifully in previous years. I thought Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d mention a few of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorites. The winner for best new plant of 2015 is a pink-flowering Speedwell called Veronica First Love. What a stellar plant. All of the information Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve read says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a summer bloomer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; June through August. But my plant started blooming in May and was still pushing out bee-attracting flower spikes well into October. The plant itself grew to a little over a foot tall and wide, and looked great in the front of the border but could also do well in a container. I can think of two or three more spots in my garden where Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to have this plant so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to be on the lookout for it this spring. Another winning plant came to me in disguise while perusing a plant sale last spring. The label said it was

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a dwarf Lily of the Nile, (Agapanthus) but when the blossoms opened, I learned it was actually Allium nutans, a summer-blooming ornamental onion. It only gets about a foot tall and the honeybees went nuts over the month-long, lavender, orbshaped blossoms. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had Lime Zinger Stonecrop (Sedum) for a few years now and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say enough good things about it. I have it creeping along the ground, over rocks and in containers. The plant boasts uniform, succulent, blue-green foliage with red edges. New leaves look like rose petals as they emerge from the tips of the six-inch trailing stems. In late summer, the honeybees delight over the pink flower clusters. Lime Zinger is just one of the varieties in the fantastic SunSparkler Sedum series. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve mentioned Coreopsis Big Bang Mercury Rising in past columns but the plant is such a winner, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help touting its merits once more. Thousands of deep, cherryred flowers with specks of yellow adorn the two-foot tall plants from late spring through mid-fall. Deadheading will improve the

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Winner for the best new plant of 2015 is Veronica First Love. plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance but isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a requirement. I have several plants now growing in my sunny borders. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also

worth mentioning that unlike the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Limerockâ&#x20AC;? series of Coreopsis that were beautiful but never able to survive the winter, the vastly improved Big Bang series handles cold temperatures just fine. Despite being a gardener for over 30 years, there are still plants that escape my radar. Up until a few years ago, I had erroneously assumed that perennial asters (also called Michaelmas Daisies) were strictly fallblooming plants. But seeing Aster x frikartii Monch all abloom in a friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s July garden, I became fascinated with it. Two-inch lavender, bee-loving daisies appear on two- to three-foot tall plants and keep coming until the fall blooming asters take over the show. Needless to say, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve now got several plants adorning my sunny borders. Space doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow me to

extol the virtues of the many plants that have won me over through the years: hydrangeas, fuchsias, clematis, phlox, not to mention the many foliage plants that complement all the blossoms. There is much to look forward to in the 2016 garden. And spring is right around the corner. Happy New Year.

Tips for January: If the weather is conducive, we can get outdoors to tidy up and prune fruit trees and everblooming raspberry canes. Be sure to check the soil for shrubs that grow under the eaves. If the soil is dry a good soaking is in order. Be sure to check your birdbaths and feeders, keeping them clean and fresh for winter visitors. Please visit my garden blog more gardening ideas and photos: gracepete.blogspot.com. â&#x2013;

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This Retirement Living directory can be a valuable resource when making lifestyle environment decisions. Save it for future reference or pass it along to a friend. See more listings on p. 13

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BrightStar Care of Lane County Home Care and Medical Staffing 935 Oak Street, Suite B Eugene, OR 97401 Call us 24/7 at: 541-632-7800 www.brightstarcare.com/ lane-county

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Can we afford a wage increase?

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By DAN CHRISTOPHER BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS

You don’t have to look far to find folks who would welcome a pay hike, especially if the pay they now receive is well below $15 an hour. To be sure, there are plenty of folks in that category, from teens to seniors. There are also plenty of advocates who suggest that the quick and easy path to lighten the burden for workers is simply for employers to give their employees more money. Then, as the argument goes, more money will be pumped into the economy and financially struggling workers will be much better prepared to take care of their personal needs. Therein lies support for Oregon’s proposed $15 Minimum Wage Initiative which petitioners hope to get on the ballot later this year. But hitting up employers to write bigger checks for their workers has several twists, not only for the adolescents flipping burgers, but especially for those focused on health care and health care facilities for older adults: nursing assistants, home health aides and personal care aides. “I love my caregivers,” says Dan Ogle, CEO of Eugenebased New Horizons In-Home Care, “I want to give them every dime I can. They are worth it. I pay everyone well

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above the current minimum wage.” But with 1,100 caregivers on the payroll, Ogle adds, company survival is on the line. “My people, who are currently making $15 an hour,” he says, “are not going to be happy because all my new people will be making what they make. So I have to raise them up as well, then find new funding revenue sources.” Revenue sources for companies like New Horizons typically come from clients, insurance companies and state Medicaid budgets. Charging these sources more can, in turn, hike the cost of food, transportation, facility maintenance and services being provided to clients in need. In Oregon, salaries for most of those in assisted living, retirement care, memory care and long term care start at the

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$9.25 minimum wage, almost the highest in the nation. Federal statistics show that of the nation’s two million workers who provide in-home care for the elderly and disabled, one in four are immigrants, more than 90 percent are women, one in five are single mothers, and three out of five rely on public assistance. Their pay stubs frequently lag below the poverty level. At the same time, health care companies also feel the squeeze. To our north, the Washington Health Care Association says that, among the factors driving up costs, is the Affordable Care Act, which requires employers to pay employee health insurance. Another factor, the association says, is the cost of retaining certified nursing aides in assisted living facilities, when those workers could potentially make more in hospitals and certified nursing homes. Of course, a higher minimum wage could drive costs still higher. Hiking the minimum wage is a raging debate at the national level and is getting increased attention on the presidential campaign trail. But localized proposals vary among cities and states where higher mandatory wage guidelines are being considered. Oregon’s proposal would raise the minimum wage from its current $9.25 an hour (the

second-highest of any state except Washington’s $9.47) to $11.50 in 2017, $13.25 in 2018, and $15 in 2019. The federal minimum is now $7.25. Because Oregon’s minimum wage is pegged to the national inflation index, which was flat this year, there will be no state-mandated raise in 2016. If approved, the $15 Minimum Wage Initiative in Oregon would phase in hikes that would give a half-time worker currently earning $9.25 an hour, an extra $115 in their weekly paycheck; $230 for a full-timer. That would give Oregon the highest minimum wage in the country. But considering inflation and other factors, would that lift someone out of poverty? Would that solve the financial burden that many face today? Or could it, as some argue, exacerbate the problem? And what will that mean for health care and health care facilities for older adults? At New Horizons, Ogle says higher costs mean “wealthy people will pay for it. The people who can’t (afford it) will run out of money quickly and then depend on the government and welfare system to take care of them much earlier in life.” He cautions lawmakers and voters alike against rushing to hike the minimum wage; preferring increments spread over

five years. “If they put it in too fast,” he says, “we have to dramatically increase costs quickly. It will be a shock to our financial system that we are not prepared to handle. It’s going to take down a lot of people.” Finding a balance seems to be the key in this debate. If the minimum wage is to be raised, how much should it be raised? One Oregon group is pressing for a $13.50 minimum wage and also is mounting an initiative campaign. However, lawmakers could step in before any initiatives make it to the ballot and take action on a plan of their own. Perhaps an even bigger challenge facing the industry today is simply — as one professional says — “finding the people who have the heart and will and skills to be in the health care business – who are also willing to work for low-end wages.” Fortunately, many do the work, concerned less about the money than for the opportunity to make a positive contribution in the community. As our population ages, home care work is among the fastest-growing occupations in the country. Yet, the turnover rate is a whopping 50 percent. Question is, will the uncertainties of a higher minimum wage really address the battle cries coming from both sides? ■

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Book review

10 LANE COUNTY EDITION “Being Mortal,” by Atul Gawande; published by Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt & Co.

For those with a New Year’s resolution to better understand aging and health care delivery issues, here is a book of potentially great assistance, or the makings of a big turn-off. Authored by Atul Gawande, a physician and surgeon as well as prolific writer on the subject of health, “Being Mortal” can certainly help those willing to take a clear look at what goes on with the inevitable decline of aging bodies. In addition, Gawande presents an indictment of how we treat aging and dying in this country, exploring how the medical profession handles, or perhaps more accurately mishandles, the health care delivery process. That’s one side. On the

other hand, for the fainthearted or those who choose to remain in denial about the realities of getting old and even older, the book perhaps is best avoided, for the physician/author neither minces words nor paints a rosy picture. As an example, here is a passage from the book’s introduction: “Our reluctance to honestly examine the expe-

NW BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS • JANUARY 2016 rience of aging and dying has increased the harm we inflict on people and denied them the basic comforts they most need. Lacking a coherent view of how people might live successfully all the way to their very end, we have allowed our fates to be controlled by the imperatives of medicine, technology, and strangers.” Even more, Gawande provides a strong indictment of the way we are treated at the end of life: “The waning days of our lives are given over to treatments that addle our brains and sap our bodies for a sliver’s chance of benefit. They are spent in institutions — nursing homes and intensive care units – where regimented, anonymous routines cut us off from all the things that matter to us in life.” Expanding on these themes, Gawande draws on his own experience as a surgeon as well as providing personal anecdotes about members of his family, including his father. Indeed, one of the most moving parts of the

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book has to do with following the uncertain course of his father’s final days. Along the way, Gawande also explores issues surrounding assisted suicide at life’s end. From his perspective, “suffering at the end of life is sometimes unavoidable and unbearable, and helping people end their misery may be necessary.” The problems explored in the book were clear even when Gawande was just starting practice as a young doctor, where he “encountered patients forced to face the realities of decline and mortality, and it did not take me long to realize how unready I was to help.” Even a decade into surgical practice, he still found that “neither I nor my patients find the surgical practice tolerable.” The book is filled with anecdotes and insights that will resonate with older readers who each day face navigating their way through the nation’s health care system. Yet not all fault is with the system, for Gawande finds that patients themselves may

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not make the best choices: “Patients tend to be optimists, even if that makes them prefer doctors who are more likely to be wrong.” The book puts into perspective the story of how medicine changed. “In the middle part of the 20th century, medicine was undergoing a rapid and historic transformation,” Gawande explains. Before that time, if you fell seriously ill, “doctors tended to treat you in your own bed.” But the advent of better drugs meant more people could be cured, and hospitals proliferated, thus sending more people to hospitals. Building on that framework, the widespread existence of poor houses evolved into the proliferation of nursing homes. From there came the development of assisted living facilities, though through the years, the original idea and ideal of that concept evolved and changed to mean many different things today. In the end, Gawande has no specific answers to the ills that beset the way health care delivery and end-of-life issues are handled. As he puts it, “I have also found it unclear what the answers should be, or even whether any adequate ones are possible.” But from his perspective of being a doctor in the middle of the medical practice world, what he does is offer hope that change is possible. He writes, “I have the writer’s and scientist’s faith, however, that by pulling back the veil and peering in close, a person can make sense of what is most confusing or strange or disturbing.” Reviewed by DAVID R. NEWMAN

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types and is smart at figuring out how to capture the toy. She likes to sleep on your bed and will stay on her own special blanket if you put one on your bed for her. She would probably love being your only pet and getting all the attention (she can get stressed by other cats). Custard would do best in a quiet home with adults, and she would also be OK as an indoor/outdoor cat where there is a safe outdoor environment. She will make the right person a loving and devoted companion. Her adoption fee is $60, which is strictly to help cover our costs. She has been tested for feline leukemia and FIV (she is negative), spayed, microchipped, vaccinated, defleaed and dewormed — plus you get a free vet visit. Custard is now in the cat room at Petsmart in South Eugene (28th and Willamette). For more info, call Beth at 541-255-9296. Visit West Coast Dog and Cat Rescue, westcoastdogandcat.org, for more adoptable pets. ■

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Community Ecstatic Dance, 7 to 9 p.m., WOW Hall, 291 E. 8th Ave., Eugene. Free. meyercounseling@gmail.com.

Intro to the Internet, 10 a.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450.

Celebrating Shakespeare’s “First Folio,” 3 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541682-5450.

Traditional Jazz Society of Oregon, 1 to 5 p.m., Springfield Elks, 1701 Centennial Blvd., Springfield. $10.

Pruning: Neglected apple trees, 10 a.m. to noon, Oak Hill School, 86397 Eldon Schafer Dr., Eugene. extension.oregonstate.edu/ lane/gardens.

(through Jan. 9) Free Fitness Week, Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. 541-682-5318. (through Jan. 8) Free Fitness Week, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C St., Springfield. 541-736-4444.

Open Jam, 7 p.m., Sonrise Christian Church, 1300 Irvington Dr., Eugene. 541-689-3335.

(also Jan. 18) +55 Support Group, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Garden Way Retirement Community, 175 S. Garden Way, Eugene. Gwen.burkard@gmail.com. Try Spanish for Free, 1 to 3 p.m., Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. 541-682-5318.

Intro to Computers, 2:30 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450.

(through Feb. 7) “First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare,” an exhibition, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon. Free. Evening auditions for Eugene Concert Choir, Emmaus Lutheran Church, 1250 W. 18th Ave., Eugene. Eugeneconcertchoir.org, 541-6876865 or choir@eugeneconcertchoir.org.

Family caregiver education/support group, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, Sheldon Park Assisted Living, 2440 Willakenzie Road, Eugene. 541-3441078. Cuba Today, 6 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450. Pruning: Fruit trees and berries, 9 to 11:30 a.m., Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St. extension.oregonstate.edu/ lane/gardens.

Newcomer’s Social, 3 p.m., Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. 541-682-5318.

Old-Time Music Afternoon with Bruce McLennan, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C St., Springfield. 541-736-4444. Memory and More support group for family, friends and care partners of those with memory loss, "Compassion and Fatigue," by Chaplain Rebecca Delzell, 10 a.m., First Baptist Church, 3550 Fox Meadow Dr., Eugene.

iPhone for Beginners, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C St., Springfield. $11/$13. 541-736-4444.

Hiking the Alps and Cruising the Med by Lana Lindstrom, 1:30 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C St., Springfield. 541-736-4444.

Eugene/Springfield Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, 10:30 a.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 777 Coburg Road, Eugene. 541-345-2988. Open Mic musical benefit for Habitat for Humanity, 6:30 p.m., Axe and Fiddle Music Pub, 657 E. Main St., Cottage Grove. 541-942-3878.

Pruning: Apples, Peaches, Blueberries, 10 a.m. to noon, Thistledown Farm, 91455 River Road, Junction City. extension.oregonstate. edu/lane/gardens.

Emerald Valley Opry, 6 p.m., Powers Auditorium, Willamette High School, 1801 Echo Hollow Road, Eugene. $8/$5. Benefits Bethel schools music programs. Weaving with Northwest Bark, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., EPUD, 33733 Seavey Loop Road, Eugene. $40/$45 plus $18 materials fee. 541-747-3817. AAUW: Douglas Card, speaking on early Oregon history, 10 a.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 777 Coburg Road, Eugene. 541-344-4572.

(also 5:30 p.m. Jan. 20) iPad for Beginners, 2:30 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450.

Write Winning Grant Proposals: A Workshop, 6 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541682-5450. The Art of Biography, by H.W. Smith, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., UO Baker Downtown Center, 975 High St., Eugene. 541-3460697. Parkinson’s Disease PD+ Support Group, 1:30 p.m., Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon, 207 E. 5th Ave., Eugene. 541-345-2988. (also Jan. 28) One-on-One Job Hunt Help, 4 to 6 p.m. by appointment, Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541682-5450.

“Third Sunday at 3:30” concert: Matthew Pavilanis, piano, 3:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 705 W. 10th Ave., Junction City. Donations taken. 541-998-3547.

Life Among the Mosses Walk, 10 a.m. to noon, Mount Pisgah Arboretum, Eugene. $5. Pruning: Tree fruits, GrassRoots Garden, 1465 Coburg Road, Eugene. extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/gardens.

Ross Penhallegon, “International Lessons for Domestic Gardening,” noon, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. 541-968-1822. Email 101 (The Basics), 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. $29. 541-682-5318. American Rhododendron Society, Siuslaw chapter, 4 p.m., with presenter Jack Olson, Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw, 3996 Hwy. 101, Florence. 541997-3082. Parkinson’s Disease Alternative and Supplemental Support Group, 1:30 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C St., Springfield. 541-345-2988. Introduction to Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia, 2 p.m., Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. 541-682-5318.

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Garden Way Retirement Community 175 South Garden Way Eugene, OR 97401 541-393-2797 Terrie & Jim Powell

Mennonite Village 5353 Columbus St. SE Albany, OR 97322 541-928-7232 Whitney Olsen, Marketing info@mennonitevillage.org www.mennonitevillage.org www.facebook.com/ mennonitevillage

Sorgenfri/Hawthorne “A Community of Friends”

If qualified, rent as low as $25 per month, including electricity.

3400 Hawthorne Ave. Eugene, OR 97402 541-689-4451 TTY: 711

Terpening Terrace Resort Style Retirement 50 Ruby Avenue Eugene, OR 97404 541-689-0619 800-818-7518 Donna www.terpeningterrace.com

Waterford Grand

600 Waterford Way Eugene, OR 97401 541-636-3329 Dorian Arcuri www.waterfordgrand.com

YA-PO-AH TERRACE Retirement Apartments 350 Pearl Street Eugene, OR 97401 541-342-5329 TDD 541-342-5329

“No Buy In” Studio 1 BR/1 BA 2 BR/2 BA Call for pricing &more information.

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A Not-for-Profit Continuing Care Residential Community providing Life-Enriching Services to People of All Faiths and Beliefs.

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No buy-in or long term lease Luxury Studio, 1- & 2- Bedroom Apartment ● Homes Call for a complimentary lunch & tour. 94 Units “No Buy In” Studio: $2850-$3900 1 BR/1 BA: $3350-$4975 2 BR/1 BA: $4625-$5325

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AMENITIES Crescent Park Senior Living residents lead a healthy, happy life without worrying about housekeeping, maintenance, transportation or cooking. Spacious studio, one or two-bedroom apartment homes, affordable month-tomonth rental. Small pets are welcomed. The wellness center has fitness equipment and professionals to be of assistance. Many daily activities. Restaurant-style, chef prepared meals. Movie theater, on-site massage, full service beauty salon, transportation at no additional charge. The Eugene Abbey apartments are uniquely beautiful, completely secure, with fine dining for adults 55 & older. Contains 48 elegant living units of one- & two-bedrooms, within easy walking distance of business and cultural districts downtown. You’ll find plenty of common living area and 12,000 sq. ft. of landscaped rooftop decks and terraces. Free wifi and many other amenities. Closed circuit TV security & parking garage.

Centrally located near the University of Oregon in Eugene, Garden Way is an ideal retirement community for seniors with a zest for life and an active lifestyle. We offer many amenities to simplify your life, including our state-of-the-art movie theater and wellness center, so you can focus on enjoying each and every day. Onsite managers, 24/7/365; safety call system in every apartment. A 275-acre community in a rural setting, Mennonite Village provides living spaces for all levels of retirement - close to Corvallis, Eugene, or Salem. With an award-winning chef and beautifully landscaped grounds Mennonite Village is an inclusive, all-faith community of amazing people. Services include: independent living, assisted living, nursing & rehab, memory care, foster care, respite care, and in-home care.

All ground floor garden apartments. Paid utilities except phone & cable TV. 24-hr. maintenance for emergencies. Residents’ Association plans activities. Near city bus line and bank.

Enjoy an active, independent retirement lifestyle with luxurious surroundings & unparalleled resident services. Amenities include flexible restaurant-style ALL-DAY dining, stimulating activity & social programs, weekly housekeeping & linen service, private dining room, gift shop, library, community kitchens, TV theater, fitness center, computer room, card/game rooms, beauty & barber shop, recreation room, interior courtyard w/walking paths, secured underground parking, & 24-hr. staffing for your peace of mind.

Live the Grand Life! Waterford Grand sits majestically on the banks of the Willamette River featuring amenities, services and programs designed to nurture your mind, body and spirit. Offering independent living, assisted living and memory care services with resort style amenities - all conveniently located near shopping, entertainment and healthcare service providers. Senior living redefined. Located on 3.5 acres in downtown Eugene, gardens, dining room, grocery store, beauty/barber shop, social activities, YaPoAh bus trips, 24-hour on-site staff. Pets OK. *3rd Floor has special services: 2 meals daily, weekly housekeeping, personal laundry, transportation to scheduled doctors appointments.

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NW BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS • JANUARY 2016 Peter Case, 7:30 p.m., House Concert, 755 River Road, Eugene. $20. mmeyer@efn.org.

CALENDAR CONTINUED FROM P. 12

Emerald City Roller Girls: Discussion and Demo, 6 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C St., Springfield. 541-736-4444.

Danny Schmidt, 8 p.m., 755 River Road, Eugene. $12$15. mmeyer@ efn.org.

Winter Bird Walk, 8:30 to 10 a.m., Mount Pisgah Arboretum, Eugene. $5. NARFE, Lane County chapter, “Honor Flight Program,” noon, Sizzler Restaurant, 1010 Postal Way, Springfield.

AARP-OR Lane County ALeRT, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Elsie’s Room, Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene.

Pruning: Tree fruits, raspberries and blackberries, 1 to 3 p.m., Nearby

Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Drive, Cottage Grove. $25/$20.

Nature, Alton Baker Park, Eugene. extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/gardens. Understanding Disability: Family and Community Stories, 6 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541682-5450.

541-942-8001.

Singing Shakespeare, 6 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450.

What is Parkinson’s disease?, 1:30 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C St., Springfield. 541-736-4444. (through Feb. 14) “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” 8 p.m. (2 p.m. Sundays),

Pruning: Tree fruits and blueberries, 10 a.m. to noon, Urban Farm, UO. extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/gardens.

Send your calendar items to: Calendar, 4120 River Road N., Keizer, OR 97303 or email mte@nwseniornews.com by the 6th of the month for the following month’s publication.

Great Spot for Holiday Parties!

Come enjoy our

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Artistic Arborist

No Cost / Obligation Consultation

Professional Pruning of All Trees, Hedges & Shrubs

Call 503-362-8558 Reverse Mortgage Specialists Amber Johnson, Branch Manager/Reverse Mortgage Specialist, #368855 Karla Winans, Loan Officer/Reverse Mortgage Specialist, NMLS #1103071 NMLS

5605 Inland Shores Way N, Suite 108 & 202, Keizer, OR 97303 Universal American Mortgage Company, LLC dba Eagle Home Mortgage - Company NMLS #1058, Company Mortgage License #ML-5079-8, Branch NMLS #803368, WA #CL-803368 This is not a commitment to lend. Applicants must apply.

SENIOR SUPPORT SERVICES

Tree Service Specialist in Eugene, OR

15% OFF

ALL TREE CARE for Seniors

Doug Hornaday

ISA Certified Arborist & Certified Tree Climber Specialist

541-510-7293

CCB#181356

www.treeserviceineugeneoregon.com

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• Companionship • Meal Preparation • Light Housekeeping • Escort for Shopping, Errands & Appointments •Respite & Relief for Family

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Author Events & Writing Workshops Poetry Readings and Slams Acoustic Concerts & CD Release Parties Drop in to pick up our monthly schedule of events

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River Grove renovates memory care units JANUARY 2016 • www.nwboomerandseniornews.com

Residents of the River Grove community now can enjoy a new and improved memory care support experience. An open house and celebration took place on Dec. 10. Visitors received tours of the facility and information about the upgrades. The River Grove campus has four separate buildings on the campus. Currently only two buildings are designated to provide memory care. Now, with the addition of a secure courtyard, exit controls and upgrades, all four building will be able to provide memory care. Services will also include Medicaid-

reimbursed residents. Memory care buildings will include social gathering areas with casual furniture, craft/TV spaces, dining areas and outdoor areas. Residents enjoy the fully enclosed raised gardens and walking paths. The campus offers four separate care homes — called neighborhoods — on one campus. Each neighborhood cares for just 15 residents. Along with the remodeling also came an upgrade to resident safety with the installation of a wireless nurse call system in each building. The wireless call system will allow residents to wear

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a pendant and will page directly to staff, who carry iPods that report activated calls. Staff will also be able to communicate with one another instantly through their iPods. Some of the services that will be provided to patients at River Grove include: daily living assistance, health and mental health care, assistance with transportation and scheduling transportation, and wandering and elopement preventive services. Call 541-461-4898 or visit rivergrovemc.com for more information. River Grove Memory Care is operated by Benicia, LLC

which also manages Spring Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care in Tacoma, Wash.; Heartwood Place Memory Care Community in Woodburn; Rose Linn Care

Center in West Linn; and Conifer House Assisted living and Memory Care in Corvallis. River Grove is located at 140 Green Lane, Eugene. ■

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9 Vacation Rental LINCOLN CITY OCEAN FRONT, fantastic view, fireplace, TV/VCR/ DVD, 2 bdrms, kit/ dishwasher, no smoking, no pets. Very comfortable. 503843-3157. Email: holton@macnet.com.

10 Mfg. Home for Rent FOR LEASE, NICE & CLEAN 2006, 3bdrm, 2ba mobile home. Rural setting. Damascus area. $1895+ deposits. No smoking. 503-780-0454

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HUD SUBISDIZED APARTMENTS for senior citizens, 62 or older. We offer spacious one bedroom apartments with private balconies, on-site laundry facility, community room & a courtyard with a nice Koi pond. All in the heart of downtown Eugene! Call 541-343-0433 for more information! Lawrence Court Apartments provides equal housing opportunities. Emerald Property Management, 541-741-4676.

available at this time. We are committed to providing equal housing opportunities. All utilities paid. Briarwood Manor, 643 Manbrin, Keizer, OR 97303, 503-9818614.

HUD SUBSIDIZED UNITS for senior citizens 62 or older, disabled and/or handicapped, available at this time. We are committed to providing equal housing opportunities. All utilities paid. Glenwood Manor, 1687 NW Division St., HUD SUBSIDIZED UN- Corvallis. 541-753ITS for senior citizens 3408. 62 or older, disabled Help Wanted and/or handicapped, available at this time. We are committed to LOOKING FOR A LIVEproviding equal hous- IN CAREGIVER. 5 days ing opportunities. All or 2 days. Call 1-877utilities paid. Surf- 735-7525, TTY, then wood Manor, 4545 5 4 1 - 9 3 5 - 0 7 0 4 . SW Hwy 101, Lincoln Veneta, OR. Thanks, City, 541-996-3477. Maryanne.

HUD SUBSIDIZED UNITS for senior citizens 62 or older, disabled and/or handicapped, available at this time. We are committed to providing equal housing opportunities. All utilities paid. MillServices HUD SUBSIDIZED UNwood Manor, 2550 ITS for senior citizens 14th Ave SE, Albany. & 62 or older, disabled HOUSESITTING 541-928-2545. and/or handicapped, PETSITTING FOR SEN-

IORS. $15 per day. Experienced, references. Eugene/ Springfield. Book now for 2016. 541-7070951.

SUNSET HILLS MEMORIAL PARK, Good Shepherd, space 3 & 4, lot 324. $6000 includes transfer fees, obo. 503-843-3067.

29 Miscellaneous 33 Wanted SINGING HU TO CONQUER fears & open your Heart to Love, Joy & Spiritual freedom. Online: www. miraclesinyourlife.org. Or: www.eckankaroregon.org.

OLD SPORTS CARS WANTED: 1948-1972. Alfa, Austin Healey, Ferrari, Jaguar, Mercedes, MG, Porsche. “American Classics also!” 503-538-8096

or vintage. Please call WANTED 1960’S & 503-422-8478. BACK, old car or pickup for grandfather/ MUSICAL INSTRU- grandson project. Or MENTS WANTED. parts. Call Bill at 971Portland Music Co. 263-1788. always buying! Reputable since 1927. Not enough room for all the great Free appraisals. 531 stuff you got for SE M.L.K. Blvd. Ask Christmas? Sell for Doug. 503-226your “excess” in 3719. the Classifieds! BASEBALL & SPORTS Oregon MEMORABILIA want- NOTICE: state law (ORS 701) ed. Buying old cards, requires anyone who pennants, auto- contracts for congraphs, photographs, struction work to be tickets, programs, licensed with the ConPacific Coast League, Construction tractors Board. An etc. Alan, 503-481- active license means 0719. the contrctor is bon-

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CASH FOR PRE 1970 sport & non-sport gum or cigarette cards, model kits, comic books, old toys, old car or?? Private collector. 503- CASH for DIABETIC TEST STRIPS. Help 313-7538. those in need. Paying CASH FOR GOOD CON- up to $30 per box. DITION reloading eq- Free pickup! Call Shauipment & supplies. ron, 503-679-3605. 541-905-5453.

TWO PREMIUM VIEW LOTS. Belcrest Memorial, lots 1 & 2. Section 94, block 13. Transfer fee included. $7000, obo. 503-8776897, 503-873-2291.

30+ YEARS TRUSTED, REPUTABLE ANTIQUES BUYER. ALWAYS BUYING: old photos, postcards, costume jewelry, most anything antique

30 For Sale THE GIFT THAT “Stands Up For Cats.” Chocolate cookbook: cakes, candy, cookies, fruit, ice-cream, pies & treats. $24. Anne Ackley, 503-4287856.

ded and insured. Verify the contractor’s CCB license through the CCB Consumer Website www.hirali censedcontractor.co m or call 503-378-4621.

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

JOIN THE FRIENDSHIP CLUB — $20 FOR 30 WORDS! Changes have been made to the existing Friendship Club format. All Friendship Ads now appear in all four ATTENTION! editions...and you can access the ad form online at: www.nwboomerandseniornews.com MAIL responses to: NW Boomer & Senior News, 4120 River Rd. N., Keizer, OR 97303; (include listing # you’re responding to)

LOOKING for pleasant, responsible man. Positive outlook. Sixties or seventies. Home life, some traveling. Enjoy country, letters, phone. Let’s see if we can make something good happen. #5630 WWCF, good health, mentally sound, 76, 5’4”, 148 pounds. College degree, ex-teacher/ director. Non smoker/drinker. Active: square, round & contra

dancing weekly. ISO male dance partner/willing to learn & other day outings. Albany area. #5632 WDM, 5’7”, 150 lbs, N/S, N/D, trim, healthy, attractive, sincere, warm. Gentle, respectful, extremely romantic, affectionate, passionate man, (real man). Seeking compatible partner for LTR based on mutual trust & respect. I know how to

Ad Abbreviations M = Male F = Female S = Single D = Divorced W = White A = Asian B = Black H = Hispanic J = Jewish C = Christian

N/S = Non-smoker N/D = Non-drinker ISO = In Search Of LTR = Long Term Relationship WW = Widowed White

WB = Widowed Black WA = Widowed Asian WH = Widowed Hispanic LGBT= Lesbian/Gay/ Bisexual/Transgender

treat a lady. Own beautiful mobile home in the most beautiful mobile home park in Salem, OR. I do not want to relocate. I am a serious bornagain Christian attending church 3 or more times per week. Seeking petite, slim, female, 5’2”-5’6”. 60-70, lady with ALL the above attributes. No games please. Recent photo a must. #5634 LET’S have fun! WWF, 5’4”, blonde/hazel, physically fit, healthy, secure income, home owner. ISO WWM, 60-70. Fishing, camping, target practice, slow dancing, animals. LTR. Soul mates enjoy life. Photo.

#5635 WWF. Looking for SWM, 70+. Life too short to be alone. Let’s start 2016 out together. N/S, N/D. Love activities. #5636 WWF, 62, N/S, N/D. ISO honest, caring & loving SM, age 55-67 who is N/S. Enjoy traveling, gardening, BBQ’s, hiking & a simple life. Please include phone number. Salem. #5637 WWCF, N/S, N/D. I am an active, young 70’s. I like to wallk, golf, read, cook, movies, travel, long/short trips. ISO congenial man for friendship, possible romance. LTR. Eugene. #5638

SWM, N/D, N/S. Looking for stable lady who likes traveling, long/short trips, BBQ’s, doing fun things. Own home, romantic, simple life with good moral character. Dinner out. LTR. Photo, phone. Eugene area. #5639 WSF, 66, retired, 5’11”. New to Albany. Enjoy walking, biking, beaches, Pickleball, kayaking, snowshoeing. ISO tall man, 6372, N/S, N/D. Positive, active, enjoys family, financially secure, to share life’s adventures. #5640

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