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Malina Gamble, 9, personally named each of her family’s seven chickens living in their backyard. Having the chickens has been a worthwhile family activity and gives them enough eggs to eat for breakfast almost daily. Below, Alecia Gamble and her son Josiah, 3.

■ Have farmfresh eggs from your own backyard

By DEB ALLEN

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For the past several years, Mike and Alecia Gamble of Springfield have raised chickens in their backyard. The Gambles currently have seven chickens who supply enough eggs to feed their family of six an egg breakfast every other day. They also give a lot of eggs away. “It’s kind of neat that you know where it’s coming from,” Mike Gamble says. “The eggs

in the store are usually six to eight weeks old when you’re getting them. Chickens lay on a light-cycle, and so (mass-production farms) turn the lights on and off four or five times a day to get them to lay more and more eggs. (With home grown eggs,) usually the shell is harder, and the yolk is a lot brighter in color because the chicken is not over-producing.” Gamble gathers the fresh eggs every morning from the coop in the back corner of their backyard. The wood-paneled, fully enclosed roosting area makes eggs easily accessible through hinged-doors on two sides of the roost. “They like a dark area to lay their eggs,” he says. The roost is the most important area to keep clean. Gamble uses a hand-shovel to scrape the area and change out the

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wood shavings of nesting material. On the other end of the coop is a much larger fenced-in area open only on the bottom where the chickens can forage on the bare ground. This area also holds their food and water containers. Gamble built a chute on the side to pour their daily food down through a pipe without having to open the coop door. A rope hangs from the ceiling where the Gambles attach leftover garden vegetables, plants and food scraps. “It gives them something to do,” Gamble says. “You’re not supposed to give them uncooked beans, or anything acidic, so no tomatoes, and no potatoes for some reason,” he says. “But they love gourds and all the squash, the insides of Halloween

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pumpkins, most fruits, watermelons. They eat weeds and grass, but I don’t give them a lot of grass because we put fertilizer on our grass.” As Gamble speaks about his chickens, he calls out to them, “Here, ladies,” and then tosses them a large handful of meal worms, something he adds to their diet to provide more protein and help in their egg production. “They’re very curious animals and so they’ll check out anything,” Gamble says as all the chickens rally toward the fence to check out a long strand of grass his 9-year-old daughter Malina offers through the fencing — quickly gobbled up — first come, first served. The Gambles purchase their chickens and feed at Wilco in Springfield, and say the em-

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“Raising small flocks of chickens within city limits is becoming a popular pastime for many families,” writes James Hermes for “Raising Chickens in Urban Environments, an OSU Extension Service publication.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ployees are a great resource when it comes to information about the animals and the feed. Last summer, Gamble collected all the leftover watermelons from his local church events, and cut them into chunks to store in the freezer. Frozen watermelon makes for a welcomed chicken treat during hot summer days. “When it’s super-hot I spray them down,” he says, “they kind of bathe in it and do their thing. But they’re pretty low maintenance. You don’t do a lot with them or to them. You just feed them and keep them watered and they’re happy. In the winter, even when it got super cold, they just got in their roost.” Egg production goes down during cold winter months. “The chickens naturally shut down for the winter,” Gamble says. “If you put a light in there to heat it you can keep them making eggs, but it’s kind of a natural thing to shut down so we just let it go that way. We may get like one a day instead of five, six, seven a day.” A chicken’s peak for eggproduction only lasts about two or three years, so the Gambles regularly rotate out the older chickens and replace them with new ones. They have a pen in the garage for raising up baby chicks, which must be kept away from the larger chickens

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Mike Gamble, here with daughters Malina and Mayzie, built a coop in his backyard for their seven chickens.The Gambles share their bounty with neighbors. until they are grown. “They won’t lay for about six or eight months,” Gamble says. “If you get baby chicks (in April) then you’ll probably get eggs in August or September.” Alecia Gamble brings out a carton of eggs ranging in shape and color. “Store these with the point up because there’s a little bubble inside, and it helps to keep them fresh,” she says. “You don’t have to store them in the fridge. You can leave them on the counter and they can last for a couple of weeks. If you would rather, you can wash

them right away and put them in the fridge, because once you wash them you take off what’s called their bloom and so then they’re more susceptible to bacteria. So, we usually don’t wash them until we’re ready to eat them.” Roosters are not allowed within city limits due to their crowing, but most hens are unobtrusive. “Early in the morning we’ll kind of hear them squawk because I think that’s when they’re laying their eggs,” Gamble says. “But we haven’t had any complaints or anything, they’re fairly quiet. And

all the (neighbors), we give them all eggs, so that probably helps.” The Gambles spend about $20 in chicken feed about every five weeks. “So, you’re definitely not profiting at this level,” Gamble says of his small brood of chickens. “If we didn’t have eggs available, we wouldn’t eat eggs every other day like we do now. If we were to buy eggs from a store to eat every other day then it probably would be a wash. But we’re eating healthier and better and more, instead of eating Cocoa Puffs. But when eggs are only

a $1.20 to $2 a dozen they’re pretty cheap; but you get what you pay for in the store.” The Gambles have found the clerks at the local farm supply stores who sell chicks to be very helpful, but they have found nearly everything they need to know through online searches and YouTube. “Some people treat their chickens like pets, but ours aren’t really pets, they’re farm animals,” Gamble says. Perhaps the hens hold a bit more fondness with Malina. “I know all their names,” she says. “I named them … the spotted one is Spotty. The white one is Tail Flapper. The big orange one is Cuddly. The small orange one is Jumpy. The black one is Blackberry, as in pie. The one with the big horn, with yellow spots down its neck, is Big Horn. The other one that looks exactly the same, but with the little horn, is Little Horn.” So, perhaps even better than knowing where your eggs come from, is knowing from whom. ■

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CONSCIOUS AGING

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■ Research supports a ‘plasticity’ of the brain that we can learn from

By VANESSA SALVIA BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS

We all know we’re getting older, don’t we? After all, it’s hard not to wake up in the morning and realize you’re a day older. The physical changes become more obvious, and there are mental changes as well — it can be depressing. Eugene’s Emily Rice, 62, and Nancy Sawtelle, 60, have been helping women navigate these changes through a series of “conscious aging” workshops, which focus on the mental and spiritual aspects of the aging process. “The Conscious Aging Workshop for Women was designed by the Institute of Noetic Sciences, so it’s based on research, and then it was developed for people over 55 or so,” Rice says. “This is primarily because there’s a large

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Nancy Sawtelle and Emily Rice are two Eugene residents who teach a class that focuses on the mental and spiritual aspects of the aging process.

number of boomers in the population, combined with people living longer and the desire for people to live the third stage of their life in a productive and happy way and not be grumpy old people, so they developed this workshop.” The Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) was founded in 1973 by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who, in 1971, became the sixth man to walk on the moon. He reported a sense of “universal connectedness” on the way back from outer space. In his words, “The presence of divinity became almost palpable, and I knew that life in the universe was not just an accident based on random processes … The knowledge came to me directly.” IONS studies the knowledge systems surrounding this inner and outer awareness that many people experience or want to understand more fully. The website outlines their areas of study, which include the effects of meditation, prayer and even how chocolate affects mood. Conscious Aging fits under the education category, and IONS provides resources for facilitators to offer an eightsession workshop series on Conscious Aging in their local communities.

Currently, more than 600 IONS Conscious Aging facilitators are conducting workshops around the world. The goal of the workshops is to empower participants to celebrate the later stages of their lives, and harvest all the wisdom and experiences they have sewn with less fear and anxiety about growing older. “We put our workshop on just for women,” Rice says. “Women sit together in small groups of three or four and talk about these topics. And I can tell you without a doubt, out of the three workshops we’ve held so far, one of the greatest benefits is talking with other people.” Rice says the workshops can be taken online, but the benefit of the workshop is intentionally getting together with others in your same situation to take on the topic of aging. “We talk about reviewing the past, learning what you can from the past, letting go of something from the past, setting intentions for the future and rethinking some of the information we have been given about aging so we can think about it in a more positive way,” she says. Getting Involved Sawtelle says she is “smack

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Lions Club hosts raffle to fund its local programs

The Eugene Downtown Lions Annual Raffle sells tickets to raise funds for its various causes. Tickets are sold at various locations in Eugene, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, with the drawing at 4 p.m. June 24. Raffle tickets are $5 each and can be purchased at selected locations of Market of Choice, Bi-Mart and Albertson’s. All proceeds are used to fund local projects. Prizes include a $3,000 travel voucher from Eugene Tour and Travel, a $1,400 Herman Miller office chair, an iPad2, a men’s or woman’s bicycle from Hutches, and two $500 gift certificates from Bi-Mart. The raffle drawing takes place outside Bi-Mart, at 18th and Chambers.

Adult summer daycamp volunteers needed

Volunteers are needed to work with local children in local parks. Every summer, Nearby Nature runs a series of weeklong outdoor daycamps in local parks. At each camp, an adult volunteer and a youth outdoor leader (1318 years old) help our staff with games, outdoor science, crafts, music, and more. Volunteers commit to helping with at least one weeklong camp per summer, for three to four hours per day. Summer daycamp volunteer trainings are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 24 to 25. Contact ShyAnne Woods, programs@nearbynature.org, or call 541-232-4706, for more information about volunteer needs and training.

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AGING CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 dab” in the beginning process of “eldering,” or reenvisioning herself as growing older. She became involved with IONS as a student of neuroplasticity, which is the scientific belief that many aspects of the brain can be altered (like “plastic”) even into adulthood. Before this new research, it was widely believed that the brain developed in early childhood and then remained essentially unchanged. Behavior, environmental stimuli, thought and emotions may all affect brain structure. “I found the ideas of reframing our belief system, letting go and forgiving (to be) profoundly liberating,” Sawtelle says. Since retiring, she’s completed training as a life coach and women’s retreat leader. “There is so much re-

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Sawtelle and Rice will lead Conscious Aging workshops in September. Contact Emily Rice at 541-517-0757 or eannrice@gmail.com.

search into neuroplasticity that changing your thinking, even when you’re older, can change how you feel,” Sawtelle says. “It’s easy to have a pessimistic bent, but the research is demonstrating how to create practices for yourself to shift that so we can be happier as we age.” Rice took the online course on the advice of a friend, then became a facilitator — and friend — with Sawtelle. “We found these topics really resonate with us,” Rice says, “the review, forgiveness, letting go, setting your intention. We decided to get authorized to facilitate the workshops and put one

Eye Doctor Helps Seattle Legally Blind to See

High Technology For Low Vision Patients Allows Many To Drive Again

or many patients with macular degeneration and other vision related conditions, the loss of central visual detail also signals the end to one of the last bastion of independence: driving. A Kirkland optometrist, Dr. Ross Cusic, is using miniaturized telescopes that are mounted in glasses to help people who have lost vision from macular degeneration and other eye conditions. “Some of my patients consider me the last stop for people who have vision loss,” said Dr. Cusic, one of only a few doctors in the world who specialize in fitting bioptic telescopes to help those who have lost vision due to macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and other debilitating eye diseases. Imagine a pair of glasses that can improve your vision enough to change your life. If you’re a low vision patient, you’ve probably not only imagined them, but have been searching for them. Bioptic telescopes may be the breakthrough in optical technology that will give you the independence you’ve been looking for. Patients with vision in the 20/200 range can many times be improved to 20/50 or better. Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness and vision loss in people over 50. Despite this, most adults are not familiar with the condition. As many as 25% of those over the age of 50 have some degree of macular degeneration. The macula is

only one small part of the retina; however, it is the most sensitive and gives us sharp central vision. When it degenerates, macular degeneration leaves a blind spot right in the center of vision, making it difficult or impossible to recognize faces, read a book, or pass the driver’s vision test. Nine out of 10 people who have macular degeneration have the dry form. New research suggests vitamins can help. The British medical journal BMC Ophthalmology recently reported that

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56% of patients treated with a high-dose combination of vitamins experienced improved vision after six months. TOZAL Comprehensive Eye Health Formula is now available by prescription from eye doctors. While age is the most significant risk factor for developing the disease, heredity, smoking, cardiovascular disease, and high blood pressure have also been identified as risk factors. Macular degeneration accounts for 90% of new legal blindness in the U.S. While there is currently no cure, promising research is being done on many fronts. “My job is to figure out everything and anything possible to keep a person functioning, especially driving,” says Dr. Cusic. A patient came to see Dr. Cusic; she wanted to keep her driver’s license and

was prescribed bioptic telescopic glasses to read signs and see traffic lights farther away. Dr. Cusic also prescribed microsope glasses for reading newspapers and menus in restaurants. As the patient puts it, “My regular glasses didn’t help too much – it was like looking through a fog. These new telescopic glasses not only allow me to read signs from a farther distance, but make driving much easier. I’ve also used them to watch television so I don’t have to sit so close. I don’t know why I waited to do this; I should have come sooner.” “Bioptic telescopes can cost over $2,000,” said Dr. Cusic, “especially if we build them with an automatic sunglass.” “The major benefit of the bioptic telescope is that the lens automatically focuses on whatever you’re looking at,” said Dr. Cusic. “It’s like a self-focusing camera, but much more precise.” To learn more about bioptic telescopes or to schedule a consultation with Dr. Cusic, give us a call at 1-877-823-2020. You can also visit our website at: www.seattlelowvision.com

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on last winter. The response has been wonderful and we continued to do it.” They’ve offered their workshops at Eugene’s Unity of the Valley and Willamalane Adult Activity Center. When they offered their first workshop for women ages 55 to 70, “we got corrected by a few women who said workshops are a matter of mind not age and since then we’ve had women who are over 70,” Rice says. “It’s been very rewarding to see the interaction between the people in their 60s and 70s.” Who goes to the workshops? Workshop participants come from a wide background, from homemakers to those with careers. “Different walks of life, but they find they have a lot in common and that’s very reassuring,” Rice says. “It’s comforting to know that other women are thinking and having issues about some of the same things that they are, and that they’re open to talking about it. It’s amazing that after one or two sessions women open their heart to what’s going on.” As women, they felt more comfortable teaching the workshop to women only, and participants say they appreciate it because women have a different perspective. Rice and Sawtelle are open to conducting the workshops for men, or for men and women combined, if they can find a male facilitator. The workshops are six to eight sessions of individual modules. Each weekly session is a combination of inspirational readings, small group discussions, individual writing, guided meditation, and large group sharing limited to 16 women. It’s “not for wimps,” Rice says with a smile. The discussions are a lot of work, and it takes emotional strength to accept and acknowledge some things that can be difficult. At Unity of the Valley, for example, the topic was forgiveness. “It brings things up that you maybe haven’t dealt with yet,” Sawtelle says. “It’s like going to self-compassion training.” They charged a sliding scale fee of $80 to $100 at Unity of the Valley, which included the course workbook and other materials. “We don’t talk about physical things, we talk about mental and spiritual aspects of aging,” Rice says. “It’s more aligned with personal growth. We want to make it available to everyone and not so expensive that we exclude people. What keeps me doing this is not the money. It’s really a service opportunity, and people say they haven’t found another venue that is offering this.” ■

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David Coon is on a mission. Not exactly a Mission Impossible save-the-world mission; more of a quest. He’s out to educate others about the potential for unusual vegetables in the garden and the kitchen. Coon, an Oregon State University Extension Service master gardener, knew he was on to something when he’d be stopped in the grocery store by shoppers fascinated by the produce he was sending through the checkstand. “For instance, a few years ago when I could finally find fennel in the store, I would take it up to the cashier and nine times out of 10 someone would ask me what it was,” he says. “I got used to giving my spiel. I realized a lot of people don’t know about these vegetables. That’s one reason I got interested.” The lifelong gardener became aware of what people in the United States were missing back in the 1970s when he was stationed in Germany. “I saw a lot of things that people were eating and I came back here and didn’t see any of it,” he says. “After a period of time I could see them gradually moving into the U.S. and wondered how they moved

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Broccoli rabe has a pleasantly peppery flavor, but shouldn’t be eaten raw. around. They’re like little ambassadors all over the world.” As much as he can, Coon helps them on their way. He buys them, grows them and urges them on others. In that vein, he offers eight of his favorite largely unknown vegetables. Though seeds can be hard to find, a search online will pull up some sources. Some nurseries will sell starts of a few, including cardoon, kohlrabi and broccoli rabe. Try them out and see what you think. Shishito pepper: A small,

usually sweet pepper that runs around 2 inches. Perhaps one in 10 will surprise you with a little kick, but “never crying hot,” Coon says. He turns the green pepper into snacks by throwing them in a hot pan with some oil for a few seconds and then dresses them with a dash of kosher salt. The plant originally came from the Americas and was one of the first new world peppers to make it around the world, first gathered by Europeans, then passed along to the Far East.

This is a warm-weather plant that does best in soil that’s about 80 degrees. Kohlrabi: Coon’s research shows kohlrabi originating in central Asia and now popping up occasionally on grocery shelves. It looks like a bulb about the size of a baseball and tastes like a cross between cabbage and broccoli. Use it raw, sautéed, steamed, roasted or stuffed. He recommends the variety White Vienna. Kohlrabi is another cool-weather plant to put in the garden spring and fall. Broccoli rabe or rapini: Related to turnips, rapini arrived in the United States in 1927 from Italy. It looks a little like mustard with tiny broccoli heads and features a pleasantly peppery taste. Coon has been known to sauté, braise, stir-fry and steam it, but advises not eating it raw. Plant in spring and fall. Mache (also known as lamb's lettuce — not lamb's quarters — corn salad and field salad): This plant — related to broccoli but with small heads — has been cultivated in temperate Europe since Neolithic times, according to Coon. “I saw it when I was in Germany, but never saw it again until recently,” he says. Mache sometimes shows up in the grocery store nowadays, but then drops out of

sight when it doesn’t sell. Coon thinks that should change. It’s easy to grow and tastes like sweet, nutty lettuce with no bitterness. Leaves are used in salads. Plant in spring and summer; it overwinters beautifully in much of Oregon. Spigarello: Common in southern Italy, spigarello is related to broccoli but doesn’t form large heads. Eat the small heads, stems and curly leaves in salads, steam, sauté or throw in soup. The flavor, Coon says, is sweet and grassy, a mix of kale and broccoli. Plant in spring and fall. Frost hardy, but will die out after a freeze. Sorrel (also called spinach dock or narrow-leaved dock): A perennial herb or salad vegetable native to Europe, western Asia and north Africa, sorrel has leaves used raw in salads or in sauces and soups. The flavor is tart and lemony with a crunch when raw. Coon said it makes a great pesto and pairs well with eggs, cream and pasta. Plant in spring for summer harvest. ■ About Gardening News From the OSU Extension Service: The Extension Service provides a variety of gardening information on its website at http://extension. oregonstate.edu/community/ gardening.

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Be proactive about your health ... now By MAGGI WHITE BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS

Do you have time to take a 15-minute walk around the block every day? Doing so would be your first step toward better health, and combining that walk with good nutrition are positive ways toward a healthier life. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that simple. Diane Stadler, director of the OHSU Graduate Program in Human Nutrition, says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never too late to start, even if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in your 70 or 80s. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dedicated to finding ways to convince the public to start new, healthier habits. But selling lifestyle changes is a challenging field, despite the basic concepts that diet and exercise are critical in heading off illnesses or lessening their symptoms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure what the barrier is for people who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy-in to these concepts,â&#x20AC;? she admits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The media is a huge influence. It is more concerned with whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sexy, on the edge, the new extravagant.â&#x20AC;? For example, she cites questions she gets from the media about â&#x20AC;&#x153;healthyâ&#x20AC;? treats. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have had newspaper reporters call me and ask whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the healthiest candies for Halloween and when I tell them there are no healthy candies they look elsewhere for quotations. That same reporter will call again for Thanksgiving and ask what are the healthiest pies? They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the point. There are no healthy pies. Sugar is not healthy. Yes, pumpkin is full of vitamin C but a healthier pie is made with a whole-wheat crust and nonfat or skim evaporated milk. Most people do not want to work with those ingredients.â&#x20AC;? Stadler deplores babies being given lollipops or fruit juice in their bottle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Juice boxes are all sugar,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sugar is sugar.â&#x20AC;? Marketing healthy habits on prime-time TV wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen until society is willing to finance it, Stadler says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to market the consequences of not addressing the seriousness of poor nutrition as well as how small changes add up and make a big difference in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nutrition and exercise go hand in hand. A 15-minute walk on a regular basis is a beginning. People need to make a conscientious decision to make one small change. It could be scheduled on their calendar or cell phone that at 10 a.m., no matter what, I will walk around the block.â&#x20AC;? Getting up and moving makes the heart rate faster, in-

creases the metabolic rate and sustains energy, she says. Stadler walks all over the extensive OHSU campus for meetings. However, she made a choice to use the stairs instead of the elevator to get to the third-floor School of Nursing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My lung function improved,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am not winded. Her other advice? â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you go out to eat always order a salad or a side salad. Most people need more vegetables. Eat a half sandwich instead of a whole.â&#x20AC;? She recommends the Dash diet, which focuses on eating vegetables, whole grains, lowfat dairy, lean meats and foods that are low in salt. In her research, she finds that young adults, in general, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think good nutrition and exercise apply to them, or they feel they are too busy to deal with it. Those in middle age might decide they still feel OK, or theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all too busy. Finally, when they do have time to think about it, illness hits and they start wishing theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d changed in the past â&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;If I had only â&#x20AC;Ś exercised, watched that gradual weight gain, not sat so much at the computer.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Because now they have elevated blood pressure, they are overweight and have other issues. At 50 or 60, they start taking medications or statins, they are at higher risk for heart attacks, their bone density is decreasing. All these because they did not make time.â&#x20AC;? Stadler adds that a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bone density peaks between the ages of 22 to 32. At menopause, the rate of bone density loss really increases. OHSU is conducting a number of studies on metabolic feeding, foods that cause weight loss, and how to improve all the markers of health, including muscle mass. In one study, the participants eat nutritious meals for six weeks or longer. And while it is difficult for them to get used to new flavors, â&#x20AC;&#x153;they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe how salty (their old) food is when they go back to what they were eating,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x2013;

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■ Unique store in Newport sells antique, vintage telephones By MICHELLE TE BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS

It’s rare these days to see any teenager walking around without a mobile phone in their hands at all times. The phone represents their connection to the outside world, an opportunity to talk, text and message a wide variety of people. Most of us can understand that need and desire to connect through a phone — we’ve been doing it our whole lives for both personal and professional use. What kind of phone did you use while growing up? What kind of phone did your grandma have? What kind of phone did you use at work? How often did you sit in your room and talk on the phone with your friends? How about a life-changing phone call, or the chance to talk with long-lost relatives? “Most of us have an emotional connection with a phone,” says George Valenzuela, owner of The Olde Telephone Company in Newport, who has been selling antique and vintage phones for 30 years in both California and Oregon. A retired police officer, Valenzuela started collecting old phones in the late 1970s, and joined the Antique Telephone Collectors Association. He’s now the president of more than 1,000 members in

the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. He opened his first antique telephone store in Hermosa Beach, California, in 1979 and business was booming. After he retired in the mid-‘80s, Valenzuela moved to central California, where he reopened his store. About 10 years later, he took a job with an aerospace corporation, putting his store on hiatus. After 21 years there, he retired, moved to Oregon and reopened the store here. He bought the property on 9th Street, and set up shop with the vision he’s been carrying with him. The store’s walls are lined with antique telephones, starting with Post and Company’s 1878 “coffin” phone, the first commercial telephone produced for home or office use, and moving through the ages as phone designs improved and changed. Each phone in the store has been disassembled, cleaned and updated with enough modern parts to make it a completely usable phone. The trick, Valenzuela says, is to use a special Bluetooth device that connects through your mobile phone and allows the antique phone to be used just like the old landline phones. Even better, he adds, is the clarity of the call will probably be much improved over your mobile phone.

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Far left, an early-20th century rotary telephone. Above left, a row of push-button touch-tone phones from the 1970s. Above, store owner George Valenzuela opens the door to his prized possession, an 1890s Gray phone booth with a Silver Dollar pay phone from Portland. of his three employees delightfully explains the time period, design and inner workings of every phone in the store. “You can invest in a real phone designed to last forever, or a cell phone that will be obsolete in a few years,” he says. Maybe your grandma or great-grandma had a candlestick phone, or worked as a switchboard operator? Maybe you’re in your 30s or 40s and remember the classic pushbutton phones of the 1970s and ‘80s? How about having a pig phone, Mickey Mouse phone, or the classic “duck” phone? Valenzuela has them all, but he refuses to take part in the mobile generation. “No two phones in the store are exactly alike,” he says. His back room has a host of old phones either ready to be set out on the store floor, or ready to be worked on. He recently purchased several box phones from the late 1800s, and also sent four boxes of phones to a collector for a show in Morocco. The idea that antique phones receive so much attention around the world makes Valenzuela smile. He loves them so much he even updated and self-published a book about antique telephones, hosted an antique collector’s association regional show in May, and spends time every day in his store, even at the age of 69. Running a business is more than greeting customers, though. Valenzuela does about 65 percent of his sales online. He also does radio advertising, and he buys old phones to fix up and sell in his store. He also attends collector’s events. “I just have a passion for

restoring old phones and getting them back into service,” he says. “I love getting them back into service. I never worked for a phone company, but I do know a lot. I do appraisals, and I sell and trade phones and parts. I’m the window to the past.” He enjoys talking with customers about old phones, educating them on what the various parts of the phone were used for. He sells glass mouthpieces, for example, explaining that they were used during the 1920s outbreak of the Spanish flu. The mouthpiece would need to be removed and sterilized. A person would bring along their own glass mouthpiece and install it onto public phones so as to avoid spreading germs. “This is my retirement,” Valenzuela says of his daily tasks. “Nothing compares to this anywhere. To try and reproduce these phones is next to impossible. The idea is to keep preservation into the hands of those that will care about them.” As a business owner, he’s learned to be flexible. When he first opened his store, he only sold phones made from the 1880s through the 1940s. But as Millenials visited his store, he realized there was a market for phones made between the 1950s and the 1980s — they aren’t antiques, but they are vintage and there is a market for them. “I sold four colored phones to one individual for his business,” Valenzuela says. Another phone he was selling online had three bids from buyers around the world. “It’s an interesting business,” he says. ■

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Mennonite Village is a fee-for-service community that offers a continuum of residential and healthcare options. It’s an “open campus” that welcomes new residents to all areas of the Village—you are not required to start in independent living. Should a need arise for additional health care or support, they’re available on campus, and you’ll pay only for the services you use. Independent Living Homes in the Village (including NEW CONSTRUCTION) Independent Living Apartments at Ashwood Courts I & II Assisted Living Apartments at Quail Run Adult Foster Memory Care Home at Mary's Place Memory Care at Lydia's House Long Term Nursing Care at Mennonite Home Inpatient and Outpatient Rehabilitation Services at Mennonite Home In-Home Care to Residents of Linn, Benton, and Southern Marion Counties 541-928-7232 www.mennonitevillage.org www.facebook.com/mennonitevillage 5353 Columbus St SE, Albany, OR 97322

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Cloud Computing, 9 a.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $14/$16. 541-736-4444.

(through Aug. 31) Tai Chi in the Park Blocks, 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, next to the fountain at 8th and Oak streets, Eugene. 541-6825318.

Retired Senior Providers of Lane County: A report on the “Age Friendly” pins, 2 p.m., Sheldon Oaks Retirement, 2525 Cal Young Road, Eugene. 541-342-1983.

(through Aug. 31) Summer Reading for All Ages, “Build a Better World,” Eugene Public Library. 541-682-5450. Johanna Beekman Kirtan concert, 7:30 p.m., 755 River Road, Eugene. $10-$15. mmyer@ efn.org.

Fefafe: African Dance and Drumming, 6 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450.

The Chinese Mind: Traditional Wisdom and its Transformation in Modern Times, 2 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450. Mossbacks Volkssport Club, 8 a.m., Willamalane AAC, 215 W. C St., Springfield. Carpool to Willamette Mission State Park. Mossbacks.org. SymFest, Eugene Symphony’s brewfest-meets-concert, 5:30 p.m., Hult Center, Eugene. $21+.

(also June 11 and 18) Parkinson’s Dance Eugene/Dancing for Life, 1 p.m., Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. Donations taken. Elly, 541-510-4629. The Jewish Oregon Story: 1950-2010, 2 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541682-5450. Traditional Jazz Society of Oregon, featuring Cork’s Crew, Elks Lodge, 1701 Centennial Blvd., Springfield. $10.

iPad Advanced Beginners, 1:30 p.m., Willamalane AAC, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $14/$16. 541-736-4444.

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Basic Soldering Skills, (Advanced class on June 26) 5:30 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $22/$27, plus $15 kit fee. 541-736-4444.

(through June 27) Meditation & Visualization, 5:30 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $25/$29. 541-736-4444.

Happy for No Reason: Uncover how to choose to live happy, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $25/$30. 541-7364444.

Dr., Cottage Grove. $25/$15. 541-9428001.

Author Carola Dunn speaks about the changing roles of British women after World War I, 10:30 a.m., AAUW, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Eugene. Free. Emerald Valley Opry, 6 p.m., Powers Auditorium, Willamette High School, 1801 Echo Hollow Road, Eugene. $8/$5.

(also June 21) World Problem Consensus Discussion, 2 p.m., Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. 541-6825318.

Writer Janet Fisher, 2 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-6825450.

(also June 21) Cork’s Crew, 6:30 p.m., The Embers, 1811 Hwy. 99N., Eugene.

Memory and More, “Creative Solutions,” 10 a.m., First Baptist Church, 3550 Fox Meadow Dr., Eugene. 541-345-0341. Ahhh! Neck and Shoulder Tension Release, noon to 1:30 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $14/$17. 541736-4444. Hearing Loss Association, “Share Your Personal Experiences,” 7 p.m., 2580 Hilyard St., Eugene. Free. Make it: Arts and Tech greeting cards, 3:30 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-6825450.

Travel Buenos Aires, 1:30 to 3 p.m., Willa-

malane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. Free. 541-736-4444. (through June 25) “The Importance of Being Earnest,” 8 p.m. (with 2:30

p.m. Sunday shows), Cottage Theatre, 700 Village

Eugene Symphony Guild’s Music in the Garden, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., a self-guided garden tour. $15/$18. 541-228-1805. The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s, 3:30 p.m., Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. 541-6825318. Technology Lecture: Understanding Social Media, 6 p.m., Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. $5. 541-6825318.

(also June 20) Summer Sketchbook, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $33/$39. 541-7364444. Dealing with the Debt Monster, 5:30 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450. Open Microphone Musical Benefit for Habitat for Humanity, 6:30 p.m., Axe and Fiddle Music Pub, 657 E. Main St., Cottage Grove. Donations taken. 541-942-3878.

The Art of Henna, 6 p.m. Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $48/$58. 541736-4444. So You’re Going On Medicare …, 1:30 p.m., Campbell Center, 155 High

(through June 21) Sustainable Landscape Training, 996 Jefferson St., Eugene. $25. 541-3445859.

Successful Internet Searching, 1:30 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541-682-5450. Mossbacks Volkssport Club, 6 p.m. walk, 7 p.m. meeting, Willamalane AAC, 215 W. C St., Springfield. Mossbacks.org.

Managing Diabetes Optimistically, 1:30 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. Free. 541-736-4444. Bridge Tournament, 1 to 4 pm., Campbell Center, 155 High St. $7. 541-682-5318 by June 22.

Mossbacks Volkssport Club, 8 a.m., Willamalane AAC, 215 W. C St., Springfield. Carpool to Albany. Mossbacks.org.

Poetry Writing Workshop with Toni Hanner, 6 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 541682-5450.

Cottage Grove Art Walk, 6 to 8 p.m., downtown Cottage

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COMING UP: July 2-4 Art and the Vineyard Festival, and Freedom Festival Fireworks, Alton Baker Park, Eugene. 541-345-1571 or artandthevineyard.org.

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.

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By VANESSA SALVIA BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS

Rod Minarik likes to drive. In fact, it was a trip “passing through” Oregon with a 35foot trailer that changed his life. He’s originally from southern California, but 17 years ago, he was just expecting to pass through Oregon on a tour when he quickly realized his trailer was too big. So he parked it in Eugene and stayed awhile. “I like Eugene,” he says. “It’s the right size.” But the 75-year-old also realized there wasn’t as much social activity here as he was used to. “There’s also not a lot going on sometimes,” he says. “Not the right kind of events or the really nice restaurant you want to go to. That’s why the driving is appealing, because I live here but I get to experience Portland, where there’s always something exciting happening.” He’s referring to his new business, Eugene Star Tours, which offers customized tours to just about any place you want to go. It’s a natural extension of his varied careers. Minarik has been a programmer, a cab driver, a driver for the ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft, and a website developer, mostly in the telemessaging business. Most of that work is in the form of call

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Rod Minarik takes along his mini-poodle MarZ when his passengers are OK with it, but normally she stays at home while he’s driving. centers and telephone answering services. Like many others, he has found ways to supplement his income. He drove a taxicab in Eugene for 12 years and when Uber came to town, he drove for that company. But in April 2015, Uber pulled its service from Eugene after the city charged the company thousands of dollars in fines for vi-

olating city code. The city said that for Uber to legally operate within the city limits, it was required to have a public passenger vehicle company license, the same that is required of taxicabs. After Uber faced a penalty of $1,500 a day to continue its operation in Eugene, the ride service decided to leave. But larger cities, like Port-

land, welcomed the ride-sharing services, so Minarik has been driving from his home in Eugene to drive for Uber and Lyft in Portland. Last year, he came up with the idea of taking passengers around on customized tours, from Eugene to Portland, Corvallis, the Oregon Coast, Salem, Woodburn Company Stores, sporting events, and more. He started Eugene Star Tours with the hopes of providing an alternative to the transportation market that can be expensive, crowded and inconvenient. “There’s not really an easy way for people to get to Portland and have a good time,” Minarik says of some other transportation options. “You can take the train or bus, or a bus like Bolt, but you have to get to the station and be on their schedule.” Amtrak provides two round-trip routes from Eugene to Portland daily, but Minarik argues that it takes nearly three hours each way, the trains can be late and make several stops en route. Additionally, the BoltBus

(operated by Greyhound) goes from Eugene to Albany and Portland, and costs a minimal $30, but also takes up to 2 ½ hours to get to Portland. Minarik sees multiple problems with these options: They take too long, they don’t stop at the rider’s convenience, and the rider can’t be on his or her own schedule. What about potty breaks, or an opportunity to stop at shops or other attractions along the route? And what of the added expense of getting from your home to the train or bus station? He believes his business solves these problems by offering convenience and door-to-door service. Minarik charges $125 per person, or $200 per couple. Seniors and veterans receive a 30 percent discount. He believes the prices are reasonable, considering a rider doesn’t have to spend extra money on a hotel, and gets to choose individualized schedules and stops. “The best way to get up to Portland and back, and have fun at the same time, is to have a designated driver,” he says. “I can run people up and back. The whole idea is ‘customized tours.’ I’m on your schedule. I go where you want to go. We stop where you want to stop.” He understands older adults might not feel safe taking a night bus or train, and they might not want to wait at a station with their luggage and

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Brushing your teeth may seem like a simple routine but it boasts extensive benefits ranging from fresh breath to gum disease prevention as well as a great smile. Not only that, but good oral hygiene can also translate to a healthy heart. The overarching reason? Scientists believe inflammation caused by gum disease could increase the risk of heart disease. Some studies have identified a link between gum disease and heart disease, though a cause-and-effect relationship hasn’t yet been firmly established. There are two types of gum disease to watch out

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“You don’t want to drive if you’re going to have a glass of wine at every stop along the way all day,” he says. “If there’s a certain neighborhood in Portland where you want to go eat and shop, I’ll drop you off right in that neighborhood and pick you back up whenever you’re done.” While passengers on the BoltBus might have to share with 59 other riders, Minarik’s tours offer a more intimate and personal experience. You can chat, ask for a rest stop or do your own thing while someone else drives. Minarik has a new, clean and comfortable 12-passenger Ford Transit and a Toyota Sienna that can carry six passengers. “I advertise that I’m willing to take people wherever they want to go and back the same day,” he says. “This eliminates the extra expense of getting a hotel or motel, or a cab to get around. You can go up for breakfast, lunch and dinner and whatever you want to do in between and be back the same day.” Of course, businesses don’t always work out as perfectly as you imagined them. Minarik doesn’t like having to promote his business and he’s looking for partners who might want to help out or take over, so he can just be in the driver’s seat. “I just want to be driving,” he says. “I’m a developer, I’m a creative. I like to drive. It keeps me talking to people and keeps me from getting too introverted.” With Eugene Star Tours, Minarik says he can share some of those experiences with other people who can’t drive, or don’t want to drive. “I want to offer a unique alternative one-day excursion to events, in Portland or wherever people want to go, bottom line,” Minarik says. ■

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 bags. Limousines offer a similar service as Minarik’s, but at a much-higher cost and not what someone wants to pay for a day trip to go shopping and have lunch. Those who take their own cars also have to deal with finding a place to park and fighting through Portland traffic. Minarik says there are endless ways to take advantage of a private car service, including bridal showers, wedding parties, music events, special anniversary dinners or sporting events, like attending a Blazer basketball game. Grandparents who want to plan a fun trip with their grandchildren without having to be responsible for driving could arrange a trip to The Oregon Zoo or OMSI in Portland. He also believes his service is ideal for those who want to visit out-of-town wineries and breweries.

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Part of the aging process is understanding how to deal with the legal issues that might come up — and are hard to avoid on your own. incompetent — an expensive and time-consuming challenge — while also managing all of the spouse’s finances. What happens if you decide the house is now too big, you want to move closer to your children, or you want to access the IRA or PERS? Once in the court system, he says, you have to account for event cent you spend. It’s like probate for the rest of your life, Friedenberg says. It’s expensive and intrusive, so get a power of attorney tailored to your circumstances.

Healthcare directive Get it. A POLST is a physician’s order for life-sustaining treatment. A health care directive is there for all health care decisions. It’s called Oregon Advance Directive, doesn’t require a lawyer, and can be found online. However, Friedenberg says, it may be helpful to receive guidance from a lawyer if there are fractured family situations that could be problematic if a POLST is needed. He gives the example of a woman who was spoon-fed by her family, even though she had

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with no young kids. He will make a wonderful kitty for a quiet person or couple looking for a delightful and loving companion. He has been tested for feline leukemia and FIV (he is negative), neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, defleaed and dewormed, plus you get a free vet visit. Boots adoption fee is $60. He is currently in foster care. For more information please call 541-225-4955 option 1 or send an email to adoptinfo@ westcoastdogandcat.org. ■

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Most older adults know little about protecting their assets other than feeling guilty that they probably haven’t updated their will since the children were little. Elder law attorney Sam Friedenberg has seen it time and again, and often teaches his clients about what they need for family security. He has a knack for demystifying the complicated processes families encounter when dealing with rules and regulations, and he helps older adults plan for long-term-care costs, while assisting trustees of executors of wills to move through the task of settling estates. Here are some of the main topics he often addresses:

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Long-term care Avoid a lien on your property, he says. Long-term care in a facility will eat up $4,000 to $9,000 a month. And it’s important to understand how Medicaid works. Every assisted living facility has access to it, and cannot shortchange quality care should you run out of money. But rules of eligibility are complicated and it’s important to plan ahead to avoid a lien on the property if one spouse stays at home. There are different strategies a lawyer can unwind for you.

Inheritance Are your adult children bad with money? If they gamble, are disabled or maybe a little nutty, leave your inheritance in a trust, Friedenberg says. There are many kinds – loose and tight. Choose a trustee. It could be a bank trustee or a trust department. The usual charge to have a trustee is 1 to 1.5 percent of your estate, the money will earn better dividends and will pay for the service. Lawyers and financial planners can also guide you. “Don’t be scared of a professional trustee,” Friedenberg says.

Of note

Sam Friedenberg has been practicing law for nearly 30 years. He grew up in Washington, D.C., where he felt it was important to know the “rules of the game” after being in the center of American government. Fear of probate He says probate is good to avoid, but “it’s not that important.” There are revocable living trusts or patch-quilt methods to identify beneficiaries for assets.

Blended family situations Here, Friedenberg voices a strict warning: “Don’t assume the survivor will honor the will. Anybody can change a will.” A step parent can run off with the assets that you assumed would be divided. Plan ahead with a written contract or trust. Guardianships These are important, especially if one spouse encounters negative behavior from the other due to cognitive issues, such as combative behavior or health problems. A court can declare a person incompetent and remove that person from important decisions, but it’s an expensive process. ■

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anyone who cannot manage their benefits. This can be a child or an adult incapable of managing their own funds. You can learn more about our representative payee program at socialsecurity. gov/payee. A representative payee is usually a trusted family member or friend of the beneficiary, but when friends or family are not able to serve as representative payees, Social Security looks for qualified individuals or organizations to represent the beneficiary. You can learn about becoming a representative payee by watching our new series of videos on

the duties of a representative payee at socialsecurity.gov/payee. It’s our hope that these videos will not only educate individuals about the roles and responsibilities of being a representative payee, but also provide further insight, broaden community awareness, and provide key resources to deal with the growing incidents of elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. Caregivers are valuable and irreplaceable assets to our great nation. Please join us in celebrating them for all they do for those who cannot do for themselves. ■

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This time of year, alumni from high schools and colleges from coast to coast frantically tone bodies and minds for class reunions. Facing my own 50th high school reunion back East, I’m frantic to find memories and clothes that fit. That odd, yet familiar sensation of time speeding up overtakes me as I realize the significance of the class of ‘67. Caught between the relative security of the ‘50s and the social upheaval of the ‘60s, we were the greatest transitional generation ever. No matter which coast we hailed from, our boomer numbers spawned malls, tract homes, cottage industries of ballet and ballroom dance lessons, and seemingly, the entire state of California. We grew up with Sputnik, Cold War duck-and-cover drills, Sabin vaccines that freed

READERS WRITE us from the scourge of polio, and the isolated tedium of piano scales into playgroups and sports leagues. For a time, life was predictable. Commuter dads came home at the same time every day to at-home moms wearing freshly-applied red lipstick. Children roamed free-range backyards and played games called “gorilla” as parents watched 15-minute newscasts about guerilla warfare in Southeast Asia on static-filled, 12-inch TV screens. In our rooms, beneath posters of mopheads with “I love Paul” scribbles, girls wound up tight in the corkscrew cords of their princess phones, spending endless hours talking to boys wearing creased-khakis who had yet to

buy a first pair of jeans or develop appreciation for ‘67 contemporary Bruce Springsteen. JFK’s assassination shattered our protective bubbles. We lost the rah-rah spirit of upperclassmen, yet we lacked the free spirit of those who were younger. Bellbottoms, braids, the Summer of Love and teargassed rebellion would come later. In high school, our nonconformity was limited to weekends. And the only irritants we knew came from little brothers. A classmate aptly described us as neither hippies nor preppies, but Prippies. Students threaded intellectual needles to climb Ivy-covered walls. We took SATs one time only and applied to colleges of our counselors’ choos-

ing. Mavericks among us headed west. On senior skip day, newly-minted drivers cruised Main Street singing “Good Vibrations” the same spring a Beach Boy was arrested for dodging the draft. We came of age during protests and riots with police escorts home from first jobs. Classmates set out to save the world. Instead we experienced Woodstock, Kent State and Vietnam — even if from a distance. We lost loved ones and friends — 10 percent of my class is no longer with us — along with high heels and long, shiny, middle-parted hair. Above all we persevered. A Survey Monkey conducted by a classmate indicates that all

who responded say the good times outweighed the bad. Most claim to enjoy our 60s almost as much as our 30s. My own suburban Jersey class, rich in lawyers and entrepreneurs, lays particular claim to specialness. Thanks to a circumstance of weather, we never experienced the pomp of graduation. Thunder, lightning and rain descending on the convocation field sent caps, gowns and guests flying. The first major milestone of our lives was over before tassels were flipped. We went our separate ways for 50 years. Now, memories — and hours on a treadmill — lure me back. ■ (Midge Pierce is a freelance writer in the Portland area.)

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