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Ophthalmologist John Haines makes a difference through international eye care By VANESSA SALVIA BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS

Dr. John Haines, a Eugene ophthalmologist at Oregon Eye Center, was motivated to enter the medical field because he wanted to make a real difference in the world. Now 64, he has done just so by providing sight-saving surgeries and offering the latest eye surgery treatments right here in Eugene. Haines was born in Malaysia, where his parents were both Methodist missionaries. He lived there for 10 years, long enough for it to make a big impression on him. “I grew up in the third world,” he says. “I saw that there was a desperate need for health care. I dedicated myself to medicine and I wanted to go into a field where I could really make an impact.” He felt there were two areas where real contributions to world health could be made. The first was using plastic surgery training to treat cleft lip and cleft palate. The other was blindness. “I had read that the World Health Organization said there were 50 million people worldwide that were blind,” he recalls, “90 percent of which would go to their graves blind. And, that we have a means by which we could address that, we have the resources, we have the personnel, and yet it wasn’t being attended to. That’s when I chose ophthalmology.” That, and his realization while looking under the slit lamp — an instrument that focuses a thin beam of light into the eye for examinations — that eyes were really cool. “When I was a medical student I did a rotation in ophthalmology and when I looked through the slit lamp the first time, before I could even restrain myself, it just uttered out of my mouth, ‘Oh, wow,’ as I looked at an eye close up,” he says. “I knew I’d found my field.”

Haines, a tall, lean man with striking salt-and-pepper hair and neatly trimmed beard and mustache, dresses nicely in a suit and tie to see his patients. His demeanor is laid-back and cool, soft-spoken and friendly yet professional. He did not start out his career as an ophthalmologist. Rather, he graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and practiced as a physician’s assistant for just over four years. “I felt that I was capable of doing more and I wanted to go back to medical school,” he says. He began his ophthalmology residency in 1987 and moved to Eugene in 1991. “I’ve lived in the four corners of the world and traveled there and Eugene is the coolest place on the planet to live,” Haines says. “I’ve been here 24 years and I’ve never lived any place more than four years prior to coming here. This is a really, really kind community and I haven’t seen that any other place in the world.” Even Thailand, known as “the land of smiles,” is not as friendly as Eugene, he says. “You really don’t know what people are thinking behind that smile, and here you do.” His first trip abroad to perform eye surgeries was his first year in Eugene. He’s taken about 30 medical trips since then — to South America, Eastern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia. Over the past 15 years, he’s concentrated his efforts in Thailand and their neighbors, primarily, he says, to avoid the corruption that he experienced in those other countries. In Eastern Europe, for example, the party officials were pushed to the front of the line and the poor were not being served, he says. In South America, the leaders wanted Haines’ medical equipment but would send his team on “wild goose chases into the boonies.” Haines and

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Dr. John Haines, a Eugene ophthalmologist at Oregon Eye Center, was born in Malaysia and now travels to Thailand and Myanmar offering sight-saving surgeries. Page 1: Haines visits with many of his international patients. (Courtesy photo) his team were there to provide eye surgery to restore vision, but the people they ended up seeing there primarily just needed eye glasses. In Kenya, though Haines and his team was there doing surgeries pro bono, large sums of money were changing hands based on the number of surgeries they were performing. “I got really sick of that so we decided to do everything on our own,” he says. While living in Malaysia, Haines’ father was involved in disaster relief. “Every 11 days he had a disaster some

place — war, famine, natural disasters — and then he would assemble a team and do mop-up,” Haines says. Though his parents’ work was based on religion, Haines wanted his own efforts to be more humanistic, and not “church work,” per se. “I wanted it to be my own effort to make the world a better place,” he says. His efforts are strictly out of goodwill, not out of wanting the people he helps to make any sort of religious conversion. Not that he considers that a bad thing, he notes, it just wasn’t the right ap-

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proach for him. About four years ago, Haines and his wife, Joy, initiated a foundation they call Give Me Sight. The foundation was started in part because he had patients coming in to see him with checks that they wanted to donate to the cause, and the foundation allowed Haines to accept the donations and put them to use. This foundation also combines the threads of two of the things that have given Haines pleasure throughout his life — helping people and music.

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Penchant for music In addition to being an eye doctor, Haines is a musician who plays guitar, mandolin and dobro. He is a fan of the “soft rock” music of the 1960s and ‘70s, bands like the Beatles, Neil Young and Van Morrison. “I’ve always had a passion for music, always,” he says, “and I’ve seen many, many, many, many concerts. I’ve played around with a guitar a little bit ever since I was about 14.” His band, Caravan, plays primarily Van Morrison covers. It was when Caravan was playing a benefit concert for the foundation that its name, Give Me Sight, was christened. His next trip to Myanmar and Thailand is scheduled for two weeks in February. While there, he will operate on about 300 patients as well as film the experience for a documentary. The foundation recently donated $5,000 in seed money, which Bangkok General Hospital turned into $1 million for an eye hospital to be built in Myanmar. The foundation purchased a $20,000 autoclave so doctors there can sterilize their instruments. “It’s taken a momand-pop cataract camp to the next level,” Haines says.

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eye’s lens, often as a side effect of aging. Cataracts are more common in sunny areas, which is why tropical countries have a much higher incidence of the condition. Cataract surgery has greatly improved over the past few decades. Haines provides the latest eye surgery techniques in his office, including iLASIK, which is laser surgery that reshapes the cornea to correct problematic vision, and a new technique called femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery, which he plans to begin offering by the end of the year. The cataract surgery is a new, advanced technique using lasers to replace the cloudy lens with a new lens to

restore vision. In decades past, the cataract was removed and patients would wear large, dark glasses afterward. “In a normal cataract surgery a slight incision will be made on your eye so the doctor can stick a little metal rod through that can scrape away the lens that has become cloudy,” says marketing coordinator Matt Classen. “Once the lens is scraped away it is sucked out with a very small, precise vacuum, and once it is cleared out the doctor will fit in a new lens.” However, in this method the lens may not stay in place. It can fit asymmetrically or it might even become dislocated. Glasses may be needed following the surgery, because the lens placement can be less than 100 percent precise. With the laser technique that Haines will offer, laser pulses lasting only a femtosecond, or 10 to the minus 15 seconds, do the work of breaking up the cloudy lens, so there’s no need to scrape. “The laser can fit the lens much more precisely,” Classen says. “It’s almost like a tailored fit. It’s a far less invasive and much more precise surgery.” Eye surgery is a life-changing process. It’s a quick, easy, safe, outpatient procedure, whether the patient is right here in Eugene or on the other side of the globe in Thailand or Myanmar. “You can do a cataract

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Dr. John Haines will begin offering a new laserdirected cataract surgery that, he says, should allow a patient’s new lens to fit more properly. operation in 15 minutes and do 200 cases in three days,” he says. “You just can’t imagine what it’s like when their patches are taken off the next day and they have the realization that they can see their loved ones’ faces. When you know that you played a part in that, it sends shivers down your spine, it brings tears to your eyes. It’s totally addicting and you go back year after year because it feels so good. It’s about, how can this person’s life be improved? Vision is a big commodity … about one-third of the brain is devoted to vision so it’s high up there in the hierarchy of how we’re put together.” ■

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Food for Lane County has helped alleviate hunger in our community since 1984. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our emergency food boxes are designed to last a household three to five days,â&#x20AC;? says Dawn Marie Woodward, events and media coordinator, Food for Lane County. Most food box recipients experience only a short-term need, but â&#x20AC;&#x153;you can get up to 16 (food boxes) in a year through our partner agencies,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On average, people access an emergency food box maybe five times a year.â&#x20AC;?

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Emergency food boxes are available at 30 emergency food pantries throughout Lane County. Additionally, there are several meal sites that provide a hot, nutritious meal. Call Food for Lane County, 541343-2822, for more informa-

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out of the setback it created. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Another surprising thing weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re finding across the country, not just (in Lane County), is that the (group) most vulnerable for hunger right now is the baby-boomer, pre-boomer,â&#x20AC;? Woodward says. Many folks no longer are able to drive and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to

the sites where food boxes and meals are offered. Food for Lane County hosts two program to help meet the nutritional needs of older adults and the disabled. Senior Grocery â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This program delivers a monthly food box filled with nutritious staples to eligible low-income seniors. Meals on Wheels â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This program delivers fresh, nutri-

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tious meals once a day throughout the week. Regardless of income, some people only need help temporarily due to an illness or accident. This vital service was facilitated by the American Red Cross for 43 years before recently taken on by Food for Lane County, in partnership with Senior and Disability Services. “We’re limited some by funding, but mostly by number of volunteers,” Woodward says. “We can find funding to expand the program, but there’s a waiting list right now for those who want to receive meals. So even if we could fund it, the need is for volunteers.” There’s also a constant need for more volunteers. Whether an individual has one hour per month or a few hours a week, Food for Lane County is always in need of a strong volunteer base. Communities can be served by volunteers in many ways, from preparing food to delivering meals and boxes. There are other ways to participate in Food for Lane County’s mission to help individuals in your community. Turkey Trot – Eclectic Edge Racing benefits Food for Lane County by hosting the annual Thanksgiving Day morning Turkey Trot in Eugene, a 5K run/walk. Call 541-343-6414 or visit EER’s website at eclecticedgeracing. com. “It’s really been growing; the community has really embraced it,” Woodward says about the Turkey Trot. “The proceeds that come in from that we use to help provide meals.” It’s common to see folks being more generous during the holidays, she says. “Everyone wants to do their part and

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Catholic Community Services partners with Food for Lane County to serve as a food distribution site in Springfield. that’s wonderful. But don’t forget about them in January and February and March or in the summer. In the summer, hunger doesn’t take a vacation.” Because of that, food drives are vital to the organization’s mission and success in feeding the hungry. Letter Carriers Food Drive — “December is the Letter Carriers Food Drive and that is the largest food drive we have,” Woodward says. “The Letter Carriers Food Drive actually started here in Eugene with a postal carrier

named Mark Nelson who had a lot of senior citizens on his route. And so he would see things as a letter carrier, and he would see that the seniors in particular were having difficult times. So he and his letter carrier buddies decided to make up baskets and deliver them to people on his route that he knew were struggling.” A couple years later, those carriers expanded the food drive throughout their community, donating to the local food bank. “The National Letter Carriers then

saw what was happening here, thought it was great and said, ‘We can do that,’” Woodward says. “Except they didn’t want to do it in December because, they said, ‘We have all this other mail to deliver and it’d just be too hard on our carriers.’ And so they said, ‘We’ll do it in May. And that’s why we have Stamp-Out Hunger on the second Saturday of May – and that’s a nationwide food drive.” Lane County Carriers acknowledged the May drive was a good thing, but also realized the great need for food donations in the winter months as well. So in Lane County the carriers not only participate in the May food drive, but also continue their tradition to pick up the first two Saturdays in December. “For some people, November and December may be the only time (during the year) that they do access food at a food pantry or a meal site,” Woodward says, “because they just need that little extra bit to help them through the holidays.” The funds saved by not needing to purchase food items allows individuals and families to purchase other holiday items for family traditions. Stuff the Bus — Also during November, Food for Lane County and Toys for Tots partner with LTD, local merchants and 104.7KDUK radio station to hold the annual Stuff the Bus campaign. For more information on receiving food or volunteering, call Food for Lane County at 541-343-2822, or stop by the main office/warehouse at 770 Bailey Hill Road in Eugene. They can provide the pantry or meal site locations nearest you or share more information regarding their many programs. Information can also be found at foodforlanecounty.org. ■

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From finding the right plan to finding the right doctor, enrolling in Medicare requires strict attention

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Before Darla Clark signed up for her Medicare plan, she carefully examined her wants and needs. She wanted a nationwide company, in case she decided to relocate or travel. She wanted a billing system where the medical offices would submit the bills for her. She wanted her co-pays covered, and to be able to choose her own doctors and hospitals. “That’s what I needed, some flexibility,” Clark says. Little did she know how important those decisions would become when she was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer two years ago.

“I had a good experience with my insurance company,” she says. “I got excellent care. My plan allows me to go to any specialist as long as they accept that plan. And up until recently, most everybody does accept it.” Because of complications from her cancer surgery, Clark saw several types of specialists, and was unable to return to her work as a real estate agent in Woodburn until this year. “Overall, I’ve been happy with my insurance,” she says. “It’s not cheap, but I have had no denials, no false billings and no errors that I can tell. Considering that I was sick as I was, it was a blessing to have that.” In fact, she looks at her life in a much more positive way. “I had a lot of issues, and they were snowballing, they just kept coming and coming,” Clark says. But she persevered, looked at her options and fought her way through it all. She now has a 75 percent chance that her cancer will not return. Now, Clark is open to considering other insurance companies, but will stay with the same Medicare plan she has chosen. She knows others who have had trouble with finding doctors, particularly when

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Jason Stubbs, a health insurance agent who specializes in Medicare, says he contacts his clients twice a year, just to see whether they are happy with their Medicare plans and what changes might have occurred. they are new to an area. One couple she knows moved to Oregon from another state and could not find a doctor for the wife’s medical issues.

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“They had one heck of a time finding a doctor that would even accept Medicare,” Clark says. “The only reason I didn’t, I believe, was because I was pre-estab-

lished. They found that no doctors would accept their plan and they ended up having to change their plan to something totally different.” Clark’s experience, as well as those of the couple she mentions, are not uncommon, says Lisa Emerson, program manager for Oregon’s Senior Health Insurance Benefits Association, or SHIBA. “Doctors are a business, and they have to look at their bottom line to keep their practice open,” she says, adding that each state sets its own reimbursement rates with doctors based on how healthy each state is. “The rate is lower in Oregon because we’ve had healthier people and provide better health care (than some other states),” Emerson says. “In other states, for example, a knee replacement surgery would cost four times more because of the rate structure.” SHIBA provides counseling to Medicare enrollees or those who might want to change their plan during open enrollment. Volunteers review plans, but can’t make recommendations. They often make presentations around the state, and can meet with individuals by appointment. “In Marion/Polk counties, SHIBA gets calls from people

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who are new or aging into Medicare,” Emerson says, “who might say that their doctor won’t keep them on once they go on Medicare, or saying that they didn’t have a doctor who will accept Medicare. It’s pretty rare, but it does happen.” Jason Stubbs, an independent insurance agent in Eugene specializing in Medicare, says one of the biggest issues he sees is for those who are already on Medicare trying to find a new doctor when they move, or keeping up with the changes in their current plan. “It’s hard finding a new doctor,” he says. “It’s a challenge because, in order to reestablish care, they find that many doctors aren’t accepting new Medicare patients.” Many who already are established with a doctor, then enroll in Medicare, find that their doctor will keep them on. But those doctors likely may not be accepting new Medicare patients. Dennis Gerke of Eagle Point found the opposite to be true. When he retired in 2002 from a teaching career, he was apprehensive about rolling his health care over into the Medicare system. “I started reading through Medicare, looking through what was available and what the options were, and I was scared to death,” he says. “I

had a good plan already as a teacher.” With the help of Stubbs, Gerke says the process actually became “smooth and easy,” and he now feels guilty when he hears his friends having difficulties with their plans. “It was a piece of cake,” Gerke says. “I can’t believe how smooth it was. Jason showed us the things you do and don’t do. We sat down with him, looked at our options of what it would cost us, what the plans were, how long they would extend, the depth of the policy — we discovered it was really easy to do.” Just as important, he says, was learning about the different prescription drug plans, where the holes were, and how to find a policy and program that would fill in those holes. He also was able to keep his doctors, even after he switched to Medicare. “My ducks were all lined up,” he says. “I’ve had several different doctors for several different reasons, and they’ve all been involved with Medicare, so there wasn’t a problem there.”

Getting coverage Oregon has one of the highest rates of Medicare Advantage plan enrollment at 45 percent, “which is pretty high,” Emerson says. “We’re close to Florida, and Oregon is second or third in the nation. That’s a good indica-

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tor of the economic climate in the medical world about why quite a few people are taking Medicare Advantage.” She says population density makes a big difference in controlling rates for medical services, with rural areas being harder hit because there are fewer choices for medical care. “The losses of the few are covered by the many,” she says. “The number of people who are insured in the pool has an effect.” A person who lives in Wasco or Umatilla counties

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will have fewer options than someone who lives in Marion or Multnomah counties, she adds. Shelly Dement of Shelly D Insurance in Cottage Grove says because Lane County offers so many insurance plans, it really benefits her clients. “We’re fortunate to have good competition with Medicare Advantage options, which equals very attractive coverage,” she says. She recommends finding a good doctor before enrolling in Medicare, and once you do, F O R

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take advantage of the preventive care. “Every single plan out there has good preventive care benefits,” Dement says. “They do it to take care of the small things before they become big things. Even Original Medicare now covers a full wellness exam each year. So there’s no reason not to do it.” To help with the frustrations that might come with finding a provider or figuring out which Medicare plan is best (“It’s rare that someone calls and says, ‘This is easy.’”) Emerson recommends calling providers and asking which plans they do accept. “They usually have a billing manager who’s in a position to know these things,” she says. “When someone talks to SHIBA for counseling, we always recommend talking to providers about what insurance they are currently accepting so we can do an informed comparison.” She also suggests looking at clinics that have various types of physicians – MD, DO, NP and PA. “Sometimes it’s a way into a clinic by being willing to see the nurse practitioner, but knowing that the clinic has some oversight if the care needed to be elevated.” Emerson says it’s important to pay attention to your mail because insurance companies make changes in their level of coverage. “It’s a message we can’t stress enough,”

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she says. “There are certain required notices that (the federal government) regulates by certain dates, such as the annual ‘notice of change’ letter. It has to go out in early October, as would a termination letter. If a clinic wants to leave (the plan), they need to let you know, and you need to act on it.” She also recommends reviewing your drug plan as they change yearly, from the formularies to the co-payments to even whether a specific drug will be included on the plan. “It’s great to do a checkup every year,” she says. And don’t feel bad about meeting with a SHIBA counselor or calling the 800-number to ask a question. “We get a lot of sentiment, a lot from those who feel they are an intelligent person but are having a difficult time comprehending all the things to think about,” Emerson says. “They have so much mail coming at them, and too many choices. There are timing issues and concerns unique to their situation. It can be overwhelming to people, and we can help interpret it.” Stubbs says he contacts all of his clients at least twice a year, on their birthdays and at the end of the year, “just to talk to them about the changes that are happening,”

Canine parvovirus is a highly contagious gastrointestinal disease that is preventable through vaccination. Puppies less than 6 months old and unvaccinated dogs are most at risk to contract a serious case of the disease, which can be fatal. he says. “Are they OK with those changes or do they want to change plans?” While Medicare supplement and Medigap plans never change, the premiums can and do change. Medicare Advantage and the Part D prescription plans change every year, Stubbs says. One plan had a premium that went from zero to nearly $50 a month, he says. “Your insurance companies might not be contacting their clients, so you are left to find out on your own what those changes are.” Dement believes that insurance companies want to stay competitive while working with an ever-decreasing budget, so the plans won’t

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change too much. However, with so many more people entering into the healthcare system, insurance premiums are going to rise next year – by at least 38 percent. “I’ve been in this business for almost 23 years, and you’ll see that lower premium ‘cloud’ float over this plan or that one,” she says. “Now, there’s no corner of good, low rates. I just can’t make it happen. Companies are trying to get more creative to account for the rate increase, but it will be painful.” ■

Transmission Parvovirus is transmitted primarily through exposure to infected feces. Don’t let your dog or puppy sniff other dogs’ waste. Parvo cannot be killed with general household cleaners and can persist in the environment for months to years if not killed with bleach. Dogs infected with parvovirus require veterinary care and should be isolated from other dogs.

Symptoms According to Dr. Jacque Harter with the Willamette Humane Society, “Symptoms include: vomiting, lethargy, severe and/or bloody diarrhea, lack of appetite and dehydration. If your dog shows these symp-

toms, contact your veterinarian immediately.”

Prevention Vaccinations should begin when puppies are six to eight weeks of age, with follow-up booster shots. “A single vaccine is not adequate protection,” says Dr. Harter. “Puppies should receive a series of booster vaccines between the ages of six and 16 weeks and adult dogs should receive a booster shot regularly at your veterinarian’s direction.” Until your puppy receives its complete series of shots, or if your adult dog is not current on its booster, you should be cautious when socializing your pet at kennels, pet shops, parks, obedience classes, daycare, and the groomer. The Oregon Veterinary Medical Association is a nonprofit organization of veterinarians who are dedicated to helping people give their animals a high quality of life. For more pet health care tips, visit oregonvma.org or talk to your veterinarian. ■

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A limited number of the newly-released 2015-16 Oregon Blue Book are still available. This edition features an expanded color section exploring Oregon’s early rural schools with photos, artwork and memorabilia from Oregon’s historical societies. The purpose of the exhibit is to look back at the colorful history of rural education in Oregon before World War II when small town life revolved around the local schoolhouse. The 2015-16 Blue Book also features – for the first time – winning essays from a statewide contest that asked elementary and middle school children what they loved about Oregon. These essays provide a fresh perspective on our state and create a time capsule for Oregonians in the future. The Oregon Blue Book, Oregon’s official fact book and almanac, has been updated and re-published every two years since 1911. “It is an institution, a state icon and a collector’s item,” says Julie Yamaka, managing editor. The Blue Book can be purchased from the State Archives online at secure.sos.state.or.us/prs/shopBlueBook.do or at the Capitol Gift Shop, Powell’s Portland locations and a limited number of bookstores around the state. ■

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BARKER Barker is a fluffy, adorable young male kitty who is white with cute black patches on his head and back (sometimes called a “cow kitty”), and a

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NW BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS • NOVEMBER 2015 would do best in a home with another playful young animal. He was an indoor-outdoor kitty before being rescued, so he will either need to continue being an indoor-outdoor cat where there is a safe outdoor environment, or he will have to be carefully monitored (and perhaps have another playful animal indoors to keep him stimulated). Barker’s adoption fee is $75, which is strictly to help cover our costs. He has been tested for feline leukemia and FIV (he is negative), neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, defleaed and dewormed

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LUCY Lucy is a pretty black and white female tuxedo kitty with the most adorable moustache and goatee you’ve ever seen. She has a big personality. This 5-year-old kitty is super friendly. She is energetic and playful, and will gaze at you adoringly hoping that you will pet her or scratch her chin. Lucy is good with being

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Water Knifeâ&#x20AC;? by Paolo Bacigalupi Published 2015 by Alfred A. Knopf

Sometimes science fiction can come closer to real life than might be expected. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Water Knife,â&#x20AC;? by award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi, is a case in point. Taking off from the current conditions of â&#x20AC;&#x153;climate change, and dust storms and fires and droughtsâ&#x20AC;? in the American Southwest, Bacigalupi spins a yarn set in the not-too-distant future where lack of water is so dire that the worst of human nature collides with survival needs of an increasingly uprooted population. With as many twists and turns as a meandering stream bed, the main plot revolves around a rumored water rights document that is senior to all others, and hence carries with it vast financial implications. In a land where those who control increasingly scarce water resources control life itself, chaos and the rule of law vie for the upper hand. As the book opens, smart but ruthless Catherine Case, the powerful boss of the Southern Nevada Water Authority â&#x20AC;&#x201D; home base Las Vegas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has dispatched her

evil but canny enforcer, Angel Velasquez, her â&#x20AC;&#x153;water knife,â&#x20AC;? to destroy the water supply processing system for a California city. Her reasoning: The rights to water for that city are in legal question, and the issue is to be decided by a judge the next day. So before a ruling can be made against her, Case has her troops, including the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national guard, swoop in by helicopter. With Velasquez in charge, the plant is evacuated and destroyed, leaving the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population with no water supply, only what can be brought in. That is how things are done. Then there is Phoenix, where Velasquez next goes and where much of the bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plot about the mysterious water rights document unfolds. Here is a city that, from both lack of water and from environmental degradation, is in the throes of dying. Well, almost, for there are the haves, and the have-nots. For the former, the massive self-contained, high-rise â&#x20AC;&#x153;archologiesâ&#x20AC;? that have arisen in

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several cities, including Phoenix and Las Ve g a s , a l l o w people to prosper â&#x20AC;&#x153;inside triple-filter apartmentsâ&#x20AC;? with â&#x20AC;&#x153;clean air, perfectly recycled water, their own farms, everything they needed to live â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? One of these massive selfcontained ghettos for the rich built, of course, by the Chinese, is felt to exist â&#x20AC;&#x153;as if it were entirely removed from the dust and smoke and collapse of the greater city beyond.â&#x20AC;? For the less fortunate living in the city, it is a life of scrambling asylum seekers and survivors in a world with tightly rationed water, devastating heat, smoke from massive fires, and imaginative hustlers. It is â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Śthat odd mix of broken souls, bleeding hearts and predators who occupied the shattered places of the world.

Human spackle, filling in the cracks of disaster.â&#x20AC;? In the midst of the real-life mass migrations of refugees from Africa and Asia who are fleeing toward Europe, along with finding a number of dead among those supposedly heading to a better life, it is difficult not to draw real-life conclusions from this fictional account, which, for example, has large numbers of bodies found in the desert near Phoenix. These are the bodies of those who paid others to supposedly lead them to a place with water and with life. They are â&#x20AC;&#x153;piled corpses who had tried to buy their way north to places with water and jobs and hope.â&#x20AC;? One reason for this forced migration: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone had to leave because they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to be trucking in water anymore.â&#x20AC;? A main source of the authorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s factual basis for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Water Knifeâ&#x20AC;? is a real-life non-fiction book that has an ironic role in this work of fiction. The book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cadillac Desert,â&#x20AC;? written in 1986, is about land development and

water policy in the West. One reviewer summed up â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cadillac Desertâ&#x20AC;? this way: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main conclusion is that development-driven policies, formed when settling the West was the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main concern, are having serious long-term negative effects on the environment and water quantity.â&#x20AC;? Bacigalupi acknowledges help from a number of other sources knowledgeable about the water situation in the Southwest. The author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Water Knifeâ&#x20AC;? is no stranger to spinning possible outcomes from current issues. In an earlier work, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Windup Girl,â&#x20AC;? Bacigalupi tackled a fictional scenario of what can happen when genetically modified food becomes the norm, and the huge companies that control the modified seeds also essentially can control the world. As one of the characters puts it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;America may be broken, but it still exists.â&#x20AC;? Reviewed by DAVID R. NEWMAN

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Amber Reese wears a full suit when working with her bees. She blows smoke on the hive to help calm the bees and make them easier to work with.

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Amber Reese is fascinated by honeybees. “It all started when I learned about colony collapse in 2006,” Reese says. “I thought, ‘What’s going on with the bees?’ I started doing more reading and research, and when I learned how much beekeeping cost, I decided to find a way to do it to help the environment around us have more honeybees.” She’s referring to colony collapse disorder, a syndrome that can wipe out the majority of worker bees in a hive, leaving behind a queen, food and a few nurse bees. Since 2006, 10 million beehives have been lost to this disorder, according to a 2012 U.S. Department of Agriculture report. It has many causes, including diseases and poor nutrition. This information is not new, but still relevant — one in three of the foods you eat, in fact, depends directly or indirectly on pollination by honeybees, says Reese, who does not want to imagine a world without the honeybee. So three and a half years ago, she became a beekeeper. Now, the Philomath woman keeps three hives at home and

two at a friend’s property. She has also mastered the “journey” level of the Oregon Master Beekeeper program, which is similar to Master Gardeners and also overseen by Oregon State University. She started out in this program studying and reading about honeybees, and tutored with a mentor who helped her out with her hives. She will soon herself become a mentor to a new novice student. As a “journey-woman” beekeeper in this program, Reese gives presentations on beekeeping and does community service. She carts along all the books that helped her learn more about the bees she loves — volumes like Kim Flottum’s “The Backyard Beekeeper” guide for beginners, or D.M. Caron and L. Connor’s “Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping.” She wants people to know how easy it is, and how important, to get started as a hobbyist beekeeper. “I work full-time and have other hobbies and two kids with all their activities; the time it takes is what you want to put into it,” Reese says. When she first started, Reese contacted the city of Philomath, to find out if the city had any ordinances banning backyard beekeeping. The city did not. Next, she got in touch with her neighbors, just to be a good neighbor. “One of our neighbors says he couldn’t stand them. But he was actually thinking about our wasp friends,” Reese says. “It took some education about the benefits of honeybees and then he was OK with it.” In fact, as time went on, her neighbors say they saw a positive effect from Reese’s honeybees in their own gardens with more flowers in bloom. She also gives them some of the honey she harvests. As for the cost, Reese says you should start with at least two hives, in case something goes wrong with one of the hives that first year. For those two hives, including a bee suit and other basic gear, you can spend a total of approximately $691 to $791, excluding supplemental feeding, disease control and honey extracting

See BEES p. 14

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equipment. That can purchase this picture of a day in the life of a beekeeper. Reese usually wears her full suit, from the boots to the veil, even after three and a half years of doing the hobby. She wears goatskin gloves, which are flexible when she needs to lift objects. When she is all geared up, she will light her smoker, typically using cut-up burlap, which smokes well and stays lit. The smoker is a signal to the bees that she’s there. She uses a Jhook tool to pry open the frames of the hive. These frames can often collect propolis, a hard red or brown substance collected from tree buds by honeybees, which the honeybees will use to fill crevices in their hive. She always carries a toolbox with her that contains a bee brush, scissors, a lighter,

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matches, a permanent marker and, of all things, ground cinnamon. She uses the cinnamon to shoo away ants, which do not like the spice. Her busy season is spring and summer, slowing down in winter. This picture would not be complete without mentioning honey, which is a major benefit of keeping your own hives. A typical hive population numbers about 40,000-60,000 bees. These bees will go out and collect approximately six pounds of nectar per day, on the higher end of this at their peak season when blackberries are in bloom in late June and early July. “What that translates to as far as honey is ... two and a half pounds of honey per day,” Reese says. “They are busy, busy, busy guys. To make one pound of honey, it’s going to take bees roughly 55,000 miles to gather one pound of honey from 2 million flowers.” From her three primary hives, Reese will harvest nine

Amber Reese lights up her smudge pot and gathers her tools before opening her hive. She often involves her twin daughters in the process of working with the bees. Photo by Dan Wise

milk-sized gallons of honey, or 70-80 pounds of it. She will leave some so that the bees have food over the winter. “It’s just a fun hobby for us to do, but you don’t have to extract the honey,” Reese says. “You can let the bees have it all.” Reese’s whole family gets in on the action, too. Her twin

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daughters, Megan and Elise, both fourth-graders, have their own bee suits sized to fit them. They are present for everything and help out with the honey extraction. That way, she also passes on her passion for conserving honeybees to the next generation of beekeepers. She does not only have to

juggle a family with her beekeeping. Reese also holds down a day job as an instructional assistant at Clemens Elementary School. Despite the extra work, she learns something new every day about these insects that continues to hold her fascination even three and a half years later. Facts such as a honeybee’s highly sensitive sense of smell; they can recognize the smells of different hives, and if the pheromones a queen gives off do not match those of the queen they know from birth, they might attack the queen on smell alone. Even if you can’t keep hives of your own, you can still do your part to keep the honeybee population thriving. You can grow in your garden plants that attract bees, Reese says. Keep in mind that bees cannot see the color red, Reese says. They gravitate to purple, pink and blue colors. Native plants should be your first choice, including currant, goldenrod, huckleberry, Oregon grape, sunflowers and serviceberry. Other bee-friendly choices include purple coneflower, basil, English lavender, marjoram and hardy sages. There is no study at this time documenting the impact

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Thousands of bees are getting ready to bed down for the night in the fall’s cooler temperatures. Reese keeps three hives at home, and two with a friend. Photo by Dan Wise

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that backyard beekeepers such as Amber Reese have had in staving off colony collapse disorder, says Dr. Ramesh Sagili, director of the Honey Bee Lab at OSU. But he believes they are making a difference. “We expect that backyard beekeepers will help increase the genetic diversity of honeybees and that in turn might help with resistance to mites and diseases in the long term,” Sagili says. ■

Of note

Hive cost with brand new equipment: $160-$190 Two hives: $320-$380, Bee suit: $70-$90, Gloves: $28 Hive tool: $6, Smoker: $27, Bees: Two-pound box $120-130; starting with two boxes: $240-260

Local bee supply vendors: GloryBee Foods, 29548 B Airport Road, Eugene, 800-4567923, glorybee.com

More resources Oregon State University Honeybee Lab: honeybeelab.oregonstate.edu Oregon State Beekeepers Association: www.orsba.org Western Apicultural Society: ucanr.edu/sites/was2 Oregon Master Beekeepers: extension.oregonstate.edu/mb

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DIGGIN’ IT!

By GRACE PETERSON MASTER GARDENER

Let’s face it, gardening can be kind of depressing this time of year. There is a lot of cleaning up to do and not very many blossoms to enjoy. Skies are generally gray and the ground is probably saturated with recent rains. Only diehard gardeners with a vision for next year’s garden are willing to ignore the drizzle and brave the elements to tend to their beloved landscapes. My somewhat futile attempts to tidy the November garden are fueled by my vision for next year’s beauty. One of the ways to counter the drudgery of that cleanup is to sprin-

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This flower, Dichelostemma, is native to the Northwest and is known by several common names.

kle in a few fun projects, like planting bulbs. There are the usual suspects — tulips, daffodil, hyacinth and crocus — all special in their own way. Last year I got serious about researching a plant I’d seen growing in a field for years, usually around mid-May. Sprinkled throughout indigenous grass, thin stems jutted upward to about three feet topped with pretty, medium lavender flower clusters. Exquisitely beautiful in their simplicity, I had to know what they were. I learned that there are several common names for Dichelostemma congesta, a bulb native to the Pacific Northwest — field cluster-lily, fork-toothed ookow, congested

snake lily, to name a few. And I was pleasantly surprised to see that several online bulb companies have it for sale and it’s not expensive. I also learned that this bulb has two cousins of equal allure. Dichelostemma congesta “Pink Diamond” and Dichelostemma ida-maia — a red and white version of “Pink Diamond.” In May, the stately, towering spikes of foxtail lily (Eremurus ssp.) are a sight to behold in a garden that can accommodate them. Their roots require lots of room, and my small garden isn’t suitable. So instead I’m comforting myself with flowering onions (Allium

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Bayberry Commons offers an active elder community with knowledgeable and friendly 24-hour staff to serve you, while respecting your privacy. At Bayberry Commons, we feel this is ● ● ● ● ● ● your home and you are our customer! We strive to provide you with the services you desire while maintaining your independence. We are an Assisted Living and Memory Care Community.

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Eugene’s Distinguished and Accredited Continuing Care Retirement Community serving seniors since 1967. Offering spacious high-end Independent Living apartments, excellent cuisine, pool & spa, fitness center, library and hair salon. On site In-home Care, Skilled Nursing, and Rehabili-tation. Eugene’s only 5 Star rated Skilled Nursing Center is now open to public admissions. We serve elders diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or other age-related dementia. Private & Semi-private rooms. Our elder-directed services & memory loss programs are designed to improve independence, health & quality of life. We integrate Validation: The Feil Method® and Best Friends Approach into our programming. We are proud members of nationally accredited Institute for Professional Care Education.

Low-cost senior housing located close to Sheldon Shopping Plaza. Monthly rent includes hot and cold water, city sewer, and garbage. Tenants pay for electric, cable, phone. All independent living with other residents who like being independent without paying for services they don’t need. Call Max for an appointment to view your new housing options at 541-484-1980

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October 30 Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd, 8 p.m., House Concert, 755 River Road, Eugene. $10-$12. mmeyer@efn.org. November Mushroom Walk, 10 a.m. to noon, $5; Mushroom Photography, noon to 5 p.m., $30/$35, Mount Pisgah Arboretum, Eugene. 541-747-3817. Print Your Book, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450. Avoid Buying a Technology Problem: Tips for Frustration Free Tech Purchases, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. Free. 541736-4444. (through Nov. 23) Basic Woodworking for Women, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Campbell Community Center, 155 High St., Eugene. $45 plus materials. 541-682-5318. (also Nov. 16) +55 Support Group, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Garden Way Retirement Community, 175 S. Garden Way, Eugene. Chrz.redmond55@gmail.com. Health Insurance for Oregon, 5 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450. (also Nov. 18) Cork’s Crew, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., The Embers, 1811 Hwy. 99N, Eugene. Finding a Job After 50, 5:30 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450. Ancient Secrets for Modern Living: 5 Tips for Avoiding Colds and Flu, 1:30 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $12/$14. 541-736-4444. Become a Senior Companion, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. Free. 541-736-4444.

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First Friday Free Concert: Celebrate Eugene Symphony, 6 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450. “Get Connected, Be a Good Neighbor. Be a Gatekeeper,” 2 p.m., Campbell Community Center, 155 High St., Eugene. 541-682-5318. First Friday: Art is for Everyone, 5 to 7 p.m., Lower Umpqua Hospital, 600 Ranch Road, Reedsport. 541-2712101. Casey Neill, 8 p.m., House Concert, 755 River Road, Eugene. $12-$15. mmeyer@efn.org. Intro to Online Genealogy, 10 a.m. to noon, Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450. Hearing loss fundraiser: Free hearing aid cleanings and hearing screenings, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Eugene Miracle Ear Center, 3007 North Delta Hwy., Suite 204. No appointment needed. 541-736-5035. Intro to Word: Holiday Newsletter, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450. World War II: 70th Anniversary, 6 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450. Medicare Part D assistance, 5 p.m., Campbell Community Center, 155 High St., Eugene. 541-682-5318. Tech Time, 6 to 7 p.m., Sheldon Branch of Eugene Public Library, 1566 Coburg Road. 541-682-5450. Parkinson’s Disease Support Group of Lane County, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 777 Coburg Road, Eugene. 541-3452988 or libby@parkinsons resources.org.

Support group for people with Parkinson’s plus other atypical Parkinson’s diseases, and their partners, 1:30 p.m., Parkinson’s Resources office, 207 E. 5th Ave., Suite 241, Eugene. Free. 541-345-2988 or libby@parkinsonsresources.org. Physical Activity for Healthy Aging, 1 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-6825450. South Willamette Valley Honor Flight fundraising spaghetti dinner, $7, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Crescent Park Senior Living, 2951 Coburg Road, Eugene. 541-342-1755. Memory and More support group, with speaker Frank Hales, 10 to 11 a.m., First Baptist Church, 3550 Fox Meadow Dr., Eugene. 541-345-0341. Come to the Cabaret, dinner, auction and show for Eugene Symphony Guild, Hilton Inn, Springfield. $70. 760-550-0515 or 541-349-9943. iPhone for Beginners, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $11/$13. 541736-4444. Annual Art for Animals, a benefit for Greenhill Humane Society, 7 p.m., Ninkasi Administration Building, 155 Blair Blvd., Eugene. $35/$60. GreenHill.org. Holiday Gifts Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450.

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AAUW: Holiday Fitness Program, with Cindy O’Brien, 10:30 a.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 777 Coburg Road, Eugene. 541-344-4572. Make and Take Home: Spa Gifts, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dorris Ranch Tomseth House, S. 2nd and Dorris St., Springfield. $31/$37. 541-736-4444. Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Campbell Community Center, 155 High St., Eugene. 541-682-5318. Open Microphone Musical Benefit for Habitat for Humanity, 6:30 p.m., Axe and Fiddle Music Pub, 657 E. Main St., Cottage Grove. Donations accepted. 541-942-3878. Lincoln City Chowder CookOff and Shopping, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., leaving from Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $47/$55. 541-736-4444. Late Fall Bird Walk, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Mount Pisgah Arboretum, Eugene. $5. Download eBooks and More, 5:40 to 6:30 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450. Gerry O’Beirne, 7 p.m., House Concert, 755 River Road, Eugene. $20. mmeyer@efn.org. Alternatives to Pesticides that Really Work, 1 p.m., Eugene Garden Club, 1465 High St., Eugene. Free. 541-357-4987. Nathaniel Talbot Trio, with guests, 7:30 p.m., House Concert, 755 River Road, Eugene. $12$15. mmeyer@efn.org. Donna Peterson, gerontologist and counselor, 2:30 p.m., Crescent Park Senior Living, 2951 Coburg Road, Eugene. 541-342-1755. Retired Senior Providers of Lane County, “Go Safe Program,” 2 p.m., Sheldon Oaks Retirement, 2525 Cal Young Road, Eugene. 541-342-1983.

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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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ssp.) which don’t require nearly as much root space. If you go online and search “allium flowers” you’ll be amazed at the selection available to home gardeners. They come in large, medium and small, and can bloom from spring through summer. And they’re all honeybee-magnets. I found a cute rock garden variety called “curly chives” or Allium spirale. It blooms in mid- to late-summer on short gray stems, perfect for the rock garden or container. On the flip side, the huge orbs on “tumbleweed onion” or Allium schubertii are as big as a basketball and hold their shape even after the mid-spring flowers fade. Among the worthy allium garden contenders is a plant with several botanical monikers. I’ll go with Nectaroscordum siculum here. The

flowers are different from its many allium cousins with a bevy of one-inch burgundy, cream, and green bells hanging downward on three foot tall stems. Nicknamed Sicilian honey lily, Mediterranean bells, I was surprised last spring when I saw hummingbirds boldly raise the bells upward with their beaks to sip the sweet nectar. There are a few things to remember when planting bulbs, the most important being good drainage. Bulbs planted in water-logged soil will turn to mush. One way to test for good drainage is to pour water into the hole. If it doesn’t drain away quickly, it probably won’t be a good spot for bulbs. You can add compost, grit and create a raised bed to improve drainage or plant your bulbs in pots with fresh potting soil and drainage holes in the bottom. And let the foliage die naturally to nourish the bulb for future flowers. ■

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An Afternoon with Bob Welch, 1:30 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. Free. 541-736-4444.

Intro to Ancestry and Heritage Quest, 10 a.m. to noon, Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450. Front Porch Players, Americana and Celtic music, 2 to 3 p.m., The Atrium, 10th and Olive, Eugene. Free. 541-344-1445. Medicinal Trees Walk, 10 a.m. to noon, Mount Pisgah Arboretum, Eugene. $5. Open Jam, Sonrise Christian Church, 7 to 9 p.m., 1300 Irvington Dr., Eugene. 541-6893335. Thad Beckman, 8 p.m., House Concert, 755 River Road, Eugene. $10-$12. mmeyer@efn.org. NARFE, Lane County chapter, “Alzheimer’s Research and Progress,” noon, Sizzler Restaurant, 1010 Postal Way, Springfield. AARP-OR Lane County Team (ALeRT), 1 to 2:30 p.m., Elsie’s Room, Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. 541343-1042.

Thanksgiving Luncheon, noon, Viking Sal Senior Center, 245 W. 5th Ave., Junction City. $5. 541-998-1556. Kindista Holiday Market: Buy Nothing and Share Freely, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 1300 Pearl St., Eugene. Kindista.org. (through Dec. 25) Christmas at the Village Green, 5 to 9 p.m., 725 Row River Road, Cottage Grove. Urban Homesteading: Eating Well on a Tight Budget, 6:45 p.m., Campbell Community Center, 155 High St., Eugene. $18. 541-682-5318.

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Coming up: December 5 Eugene Hotel Holiday Bazaar and High Tea, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 222 E. Broadway. High Tea: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., $10. 541-343-8574.

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Medicare Plan Guide Here’s what some major providers have to offer. For more detailed information, contact each company directly. PacificSource Medicare PacificSource Medicare Explorer Rx 4 Medical PPO Essentials Rx 15 Medical with Rx - 888-863-3637 HMO with Rx - 888-863-3637 TTY: 800-735-2900 TTY: 800-735-2900

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$0 copay

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Emergency Care, USA/Foreign

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While technically not on Skye, Eilean Donan Castle is a usual stop for visitors because of its proximity to the island's only bridge connection. It's haunting beauty makes it the most photographed castle in Scotland.

Isle of Skye has few residents, but all seasons, and all types of terrain By PAT SNIDER BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS

Ambulance Skilled Nursing Care

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In network: $40/day (1-20), $125/day (21-100); Out of network: 30% coinsurance

Prescription Drug Enhanced Part D drug benefit Enhanced Part D drug benefit Plan

Prescription Drug Copay, Deductible

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No Part D drug benefit

No Part D coverage

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$40 copay/visit

In network: $35 copay/visit Out of network: 30% coinsurance

In network: $40 copay/visit Out of network: 30% coinsurance

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Lane County Plans available in additional counties

Lane, Coos & Curry Counties Plans available in additional counties

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Retain this chart for future reference. Prices and terms are subject to change. Be sure to contact your provider or prospective provider for complete coverage details and possible updated information. Chart information is current as of Oct. 6, 2015.

If you want to experience four seasons in a single day, the Isle of Skye is the perfect destination. Rain, blustery winds, blue skies and dark, angry storm clouds — it can go from sunny to downpour in a flash. As is often remarked on the island, you don’t come to Scotland for the weather. Located in the northwestern corner of Scotland, the Isle of Skye is the largest and best known of the Inner Hebrides Islands. Its 640-square miles are home to 9,000 residents and probably as many, if not more, sheep. The landscape is every bit as changeable as the weather and ranges from rugged seascapes, stark moors, craggy peaks, heather-covered hills, and treeless vistas. Parts of it are often compared to its northern neighbors like Norway, Ireland and Iceland, as well as southern counterparts in Patagonia and the south island of New Zealand. The Cullin Hills, Britain’s most dramatic mountain range, dominates the landscape on the south side of the island while the Trotterish Peninsula, Skye’s rocky northern region, offers some of the island’s most dramatic scenery and unusual geology. Two sites of note are the Old Man of Storr, a jagged, basalt pinnacle set in lunar-like hills, and Kilt Rock, a 200-foot sea cliff with a spectacular waterfall plunging from the top to the sea below. The folds in the rock are said to resemble the pleats in a kilt, hence the name. All this striking terrain is connected by a network of curvy, single-track roads used by sheep as well as autos. A few small villages and the occasional crofter’s (farmer) house dot the landscape, but it’s really all about the view. The island’s main town,

Portree, boasts a population of 2,500 and offers an array of services for island visitors. Most of the accommodations are concentrated here, everything from hostels, bed and breakfasts, to historic hotels. The town’s waterfront, with its pastel-painted row of commercial buildings, is a popular postcard photo. While most of the attractions on the island are provided by Mother Nature, man has made a few contributions as well. No place in Scotland is complete without a castle or distillery and Skye is no exception. Dunvegan Castle, home to the MacLeod clan, has sections dating back to the ninth century, and has been in the same family for eight generations. A self-guided tour leads through a series of furnished rooms filled with family photos, trophies and weapons; but the gardens — an oasis of plants, paths and water features — are what make the place special. Eilean Donan Castle, while technically not on Skye, is a usual stop for visitors because of its proximity to the island’s only bridge connection. No one could drive by and not be drawn in by the haunting beauty that makes it the most photographed castle in Scotland. Fans of the popular television series Outlander, as well as James Bond movies, will recognize its dramatic backdrop. Talisker Distillery, bonded in 1830, produces a single malt scotch whiskey noted for its distinct, smoky flavor, the result of peat smoke used in the distilling process. Tours are available that include a wee dram to taste. To enjoy the countryside it is imperative to have an automobile. Naturally, many Americans shy away from driving on the left side, and car rental

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The annual picnic of the Military Officers Association of America’s Eugene chapter begins with a few words spoken to greet everyone, lots of laughter and the Pledge of Allegiance. This year, the approximately 50 attendees, all current or former military officers and their families, introduced themselves then dug in to plates of hot dogs and hamburgers, corn and cookies. Richard “Dick” Norton is the chapter president who addressed the crowd before everyone tucked into their lunch. He spoke about their work to raise funds to build a replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Eugene and their upcoming Thanksgiving sale to raise money for the ROTC scholarships they fund. Later, he spoke about how important it is for members of the military to have groups like MOAA to keep an eye on legislation that affects the military, and equally important, to provide camaraderie for veterans with other veterans. “‘The loudest voice on the hill,’ we call it.” ◆ “I spent 39 years in the military and when you retire it’s kind of a shock to the system

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Mike Reuter, 93, a retired lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Army, attended the MOAA summer picnic for the camaraderie of his fellow officers. In February, Reuter received the Knight of the Legion of Honor, the highest award for soldiers serving in France in World War II.

to not be around the uniforms,” says Norton, 75, who was an enlisted soldier in the Air Force for 16 years before getting a commission. He re-

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break 400,000 by the end of this year. The Emerald Empire (Eugene) chapter has seen steady growth in recent months, with 27 new members joining in the past year, which he believes indicates that people are concerned about how the military is being affected by congressional legislation. The chapter has plans to install a replica of the Vietnam Memorial at Skinner Butte Park in Eugene next September. They hope to get approval from the city of Eugene soon, and begin raising funds for the estimated $30,000 for materials and installation of the 146foot-long wall. Two yearly sales coordinated by Marcy Prevics raise funds for two $1,000 University of Oregon ROTC scholarships that are given to worthy juniors each spring. Prevics also is raising funds so that the Eugene chapter has $25,000 in the scholarship foundation, which was formed by MOAA

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“I spent 39 years in the military and when you retire it’s kind of a shock to the system to not be around the uniforms.” ~ Richard “Dick” Norton Lane County chapter president member Dick Kimbell in 2007. Prevics got involved with MOAA because her father, Martin Prevics, who retired from the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel, was one of the charter members in the early 1960s. “I would come home from college and attend some of the picnics and do all those sorts of things with him,” she recalls. “He was very active for many years.” Martin had open-heart surgery in 2001 and no longer drove, so Marcy would take him to the chapter’s monthly luncheons held at the Veterans Memorial Building in downtown Eugene. “He really enjoyed MOAA and especially the luncheons and things,” she says. “I became his chauffeur, so over a period of seven years until he passed away I would take him to the lunches or whatever event they happened to have.” After he passed, Prevics missed the camaraderie as well, so she began attending the luncheons on her own. Soon, someone asked Prevics if she would make a few phone calls to invite people to the next luncheon. Then she was asked to take over as calling committee chair, which also meant she had to attend the board meetings. Then at one of the board meetings, they happened to mention that they needed more money for the UO ROTC scholarship foundation. She quickly volunteered her fundraising services and they’ve since been holding successful summer garage sales and a Five-Star Holiday Sale near Thanksgiving. Last year’s garage sale brought in around $2,000.

Anything earned over $2,000 goes into the scholarship foundation. The holiday sale includes fine goods such as pottery, jewelry, photography, soaps, lotions and skin care, wood items, paintings, jams and jellies. “Wonderful cakes,” Prevics stresses. “This will be the third year for the holiday sale and we have grown so much that we have moved from the downstairs room to the upstairs ballroom,” she says. Prevics has rented several spaces and tables. One table will be specifically Christmas items. “The community has been wonderful in backing us up by giving us items that we can auction off in silent auction or raffles,” she says. “People and businesses have given us so many wonderful things to offer at the sale.” Prevics is happy to accept donations from the general public — leftovers from garage sales, moving, cleaning house, etc., — to store for the sales. MOAA holds lunches at Eugene’s Veterans Memorial Building on the second Wednesday of every month, except during July and August. In September, the group holds its annual picnic at Jasper Park in Pleasant Hill. “Most of us, when we retire we miss the association of people who have done the same kinds of things,” says retired Lt. Col. Pat Simpson, U.S. Army. Simpson points out the retired 93-year-old Lt. Col. Mike Reuter, at the picnic with his wife, Beverly, and son, Kevin, and says, “He’s a really interesting person.” Without missing a beat, Reuter replies, “Have you told my wife that?”

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Lt. Col. Dick Norton retired from the U.S. Air Force. He is president of the Emerald Empire (Eugene) chapter of the Military Officers Association of America and gave opening remarks at the September picnic attended by chapter members and their families.

Everyone at the table laughs, but they know Reuter is just being modest. In February, the French government awarded him the Knight of the Legion of Honor, the highest award for soldiers serving in France in World War II. He’s also received the Purple Heart and other military honors. “I’m here for the association of people you have things in common with,” he says. Reuter speaks quietly, but has many memories he is willing to share. He joined the Army at the age of 20 and in 1944 was sent to Italy as a replacement. He fought and was wounded at Anzio beachhead. He was rifle platoon leader in B company of the 509 Parachute Infantry Battalion, and parachuted into southern France near Saint Tropez. “My battalion liberated the cities of the French Riviera — Cannes, Nice, Antibes,” he says. “We fought in the Battle of the Bulge against the Germans. After that there were so few left of our platoon that they disbanded us and we were sent to the 82nd Airborne Division.” There were 12 men out of 150 left. In September, Reuter traveled to his hometown of

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Tacoma, Washington, for a reunion of members of his parachute battalion. There were only three men left. Organizations like MOAA help to keep men like this together, allow them a place to remember their experiences with others who had similar ones, and share their stories so they aren’t lost. “There’s a lot of history here,” Simpson says. ■

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