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Gloria Zacharia (left) and her caregiver Talisha Saunders discuss the day’s news regarding Donald Trump at Saunders’ regular Thursday session.The two also like to watch “Criminal Minds” together and say it doesn’t scare them at all.
■ Three caregivers talk about why they love what they do
By CAROL ROSEN BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS
Despite 60 being the new 40, the boomer generation has and continues to reach ages beyond “the new 40.” As these citizens age, they are flooding the seniors’ market with various needs and illnesses. And, as they grow even older, many face the need for assistance and in-home care. Caregivers are responding. Three of them, working in the Corvallis
area, show their dedication and love to their clients despite long hours, hard work and chores that make life easier and happier for vulnerable seniors. Each responded to questions showing a huge degree of compassion. Typically, they make friends with their clients. While doing the same chores they do every day at home — fixing meals, laundry, basic cleaning, etc. — they also manage to spend time talking, visiting with and learning about their clients’ lives.
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‘Caregivers save my life’ Talisha Saunders is a 22-year old certified nursing assistant, but is working on her registered nursing degree at Linn-Benton Community College. Her busy schedule includes one day a week with Gloria Zacharia. Before entering nursing school, Saunders spent more time with Zacharia, and she’s now considered almost a family member. In November she will have spent two years with her.
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“The caregivers save my life,” Zacharia says, “when I fall, when I’m hungry, need medicine or I’m crying. Talisha is an angel in reality.” Often, when other caregivers can’t make it, Saunders steps in. “I enjoy spending time with her, especially now that we’ve gotten to know each other so well. If something happened to her, I’d be devastated. We’ve become very close,” she says. The two may sit around and watch “Criminal Minds” during Saunders five-hour shifts, but they also do a lot together. Saunders washes dishes, cleans bathrooms, fixes meals and does laundry. But she also gives foot mas-
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sages and ensures Zacharia has clean feet so her diabetes doesn’t lead to foot complications. They also do physical therapy exercises and Saunders gives her massages, showers and washes her hair. In addition, the two discuss what’s going on in the news. Zacharia enjoys learning. She’s now taking French at the local community college to go along with the other four languages she speaks: Chinese, Japanese, English and Indonesian. She has a state caregiver to provide her activities outside of home for appointments, walks and classes.
‘I love what I do’ Katie Hanson has three clients. One of the older caregivers, she works from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. five days a week
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Katelyn Cooper (left), New Horizons human resources manager, discusses Kristen Hoyt’s workload during an office visit. with a 90-year old man, and two others for three hours each on the weekends. Other caregivers fill in when she isn’t there. “I do basic housekeeping, finish his laundry, do dishes, clean bathrooms and floors, change his sheets, make his bed and empty his catheter bag. We go for walks, I help him dress and care for his feet twice a week. This involves soaking his feet, cutting his nails, medicating and powdering his feet to help with his calluses and corns,” Hanson says. She also takes him shopping. “It bothers me that I can’t spend more time with him,” she says. “I would love to stay and talk. He tells wonderful stories about his past. I fix him lunch and we talk while he eats and between my chores.”
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Because he was recently diagnosed with heart failure, Hanson takes his vital signs and must call both nurses, one from New Horizons where she works and one from the Veteran’s Administration, if there is any swelling. Swelling feet indicate the need to cut down salt in his diet and have him drink more liquids. On Saturday, she spends three hours with an 86-year old man. He has three other caregivers and a state paid caregiver that also work with him for at least three hours seven days a week. This client is unsteady and uses a walker. Hanson says he’s fallen twice. When that happens she calls the nurse and his son, fills out an incident report describing what happened and any injuries and pain occurring from the fall. Because she’s unable to lift him she calls his son or paramedics to help. She’s with him from 8 to 11 a.m. and during that time
fixes his meals, empties his urinals, takes care of his dog and does the basic chores of housekeeping and grocery shopping. “His favorite thing is watching football. We also put puzzles together. I like being with him.” Hanson’s third client is a 67-year old woman. As caregiver, she performs basic needs for her including taking care of her medications. “I fill her meds box, call for refills and ensure she takes the tests measuring her blood sugar. I also help keep a record of her medications when and if she doesn’t take them and why.” But one of her favorite activities is taking her for walks or rides on the bus. “She’s a lot of fun,” Hanson says. As caregiver, she also takes care of animals, feeding and walking dogs, even though she may spend a bit of extra time she doesn’t get paid for. “When I first worked, my
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By DAN CHRISTOPHER BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS
It took him 85 years, but even tycoon Warren Buffett finally decided it was time to defy his own aversion to investing in high technology. He took a risk by scooping up 10 million sagging shares of Apple, Inc., earlier this year. And it may be a lesson for the rest of us. Buffett had previously been quoted as saying, “I know about as much about semiconductors or integrated circuits as I do of the mating habits of the chrzaszcz (Polish word for beetle).” Therefore, Buffett’s massive fortune was instead accumulated in his familiar territory, away from the realm of electronic media. Many of us can relate. We reside blissfully in the suburbs of computer innovation, looking quite nervously from the outside-in at social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, preferring to snuggle in our own comfort zones and reluctant to take a risk. We are the folks who prefer newspapers that you hold in your hands. And we consider mail to be something written on paper and stuffed into a stamped envelope. It’s true that many of us have at least sniffed around the vagaries of modern e-places like Facebook and Twit-ter. But that’s about it. So, is it finally our time to take a risk on social media? First of all, let’s give credit where credit is due. A good many seniors have, in fact, en-
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thusiastically and admirably embraced today’s electronic wizardry. However, as a group we typically lag well behind the younger crowd. (PEW Research: 89 percent of 18-29 year olds use the internet. Forty-nine percent of those over 65 use the internet.) For those of us who may be electronically challenged — as our grandchildren are wont to remind us — we might do ourselves a favor to at least explore the benefits of expanding our social media horizons. “That willingness to dive in and try something new is one of the key elements,” says Karen Travillion, who organizes social media seminars for seniors at Portland’s Cedar Mill Community Library. “The rewards are helping you stay con-
nected.” In the interest of clarity, let’s define social media — ala Webster — as “forms of electronic communication through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, photos, and other content, such as videos.” Got that? Bottom line, it’s a fun way to stay in touch online. Now let’s narrow the field of discussion to those online media most commonly used by boomers and seniors: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram. FACEBOOK: Great way to keep in touch with family, friends and even total strangers. It’s the world’s largest social network with more than a billion users. At no cost it allows those who register to elec-
tronically publish personal profiles, photos, and messages. We get to snoop on others and let them keep an eye on us. TWITTER: A no-cost service which allows the user to publish online posts called tweets, just so long as they are no longer than 140 characters. If you like a tweet from someone else, you can re-tweet it to share it with others. It’s not as social as Facebook, but it’s newsier and lets you stay up to date with a broad range of topics, people and organizations that interest you. For example, keep track of what the Portland Trailblazers are saying or what your favorite actor is up to. PINTEREST: Allows you to “pin” a piece of information about a subject that has your “interest” onto your personal electronic bulletin board. Let’s say you want a recipe for meatloaf. You register online for free with Pinterest and create a “board” which you decide to call Favorite Recipes. You search Pinterest for a meatloaf recipe and, poof, you find one that sounds delicious. Now, you tell Pinterest to “pin” (attach) the recipe to your Favorite Recipes board so you can retrieve it as often as you wish. Groovy. You can actually have a bunch of boards for all sorts of stuff, such as Organizing My Office, Photos of Our Family Reunion, Videos of the Grandkids, Making Pottery, etc. You can organize and share ideas that others have posted and they can see and comment on your ideas. If you especially like someone
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hours were 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. I don’t work nights,’ she says. After some health problems, she’s cut back on her hours. But she also goes into the New Horizons four days a week to clean the office. “Working with these people helps me, gets me out of the house. I love what I do. I love their stories. I’ve had so many different clients. I even had one that always talked about herself in third person and one that liked to show himself. But I love them, and provide them with the compassion that every human needs. Sometimes it’s hard, cleaning feces off the wall and taking care of those with dementia, but on the other side there’s the wonderful stories about their lives.”
‘I’ve come to know how much I’m helping’ Kristen Hoyt has been working with New Horizons for the past two years, but the certified nursing assistant has been in the business nearly 13 years. Her typical schedule lasts from eight to 12 hours, six days a week, although she sometimes works Sundays. Her schedule is from 7 to 8 a.m. with one patient, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an 80-year old and
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Laura Shimabuku (left), New Horizons In-Home Care human resources specialist, talks with Katie Hanson regarding one of her clients. then back to the 80-year old from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The last hour includes taking vital signs, filling her meds box and showers every other day. Three times a week, she does laundry. “As her [80-year old] companion, I make sure she doesn’t fall, we do exercises and I provide her three meals a day at her request. I do regular chores like laundry, change her sheets daily, vacuum and wash dishes. I also
“Working with these people helps me, gets me out of the house. I love what I do. I love their stories.” Katie Hanson, caregiver weekly clean her refrigerator, go shopping and do er-
rands. I’m also allowed to take her on drives. We go to
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else’s board, simply click “Follow All” to have all their posts show up in your account. INSTAGRAM: Owned by Facebook, Instagram lets you upload, edit and share photos on the Instagram website as well as on email and social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook. It can be very geeky for those who want that sort of thing. But it’s also user friendly for those who simply want to publicly share photos or restrict access to them through an invitationonly application. Those who are a tad overwhelmed can limit what they learn to one byte at a time, especially at local libraries that offer beginner classes. Even if you don’t have a computer at home, libraries often have computers you can use there. Another great way to learn is through the Goodwill Community Foundation which offers free online tutorials. It’s very user-friendly and easy to understand. Check it out at gcflearnfree.org/ topics/socialmedia. “Social media is not necessarily for everyone,” says Heather Waisanen, adult services programmer at Garden Home Community Library, while noting that “it can be a great way to keep up with a person’s network, what’s going on, especially people who are far away.” For security purposes, Waisanen also recommends changing your passwords occasionally. Avoid passwords with personal information, such as the name of your dog or your grandkids. ■ WalMart or do whatever she wants to do.” Additionally, Hoyt likes to sit and talk with her about how things are going in her family. She likes to look through the picture books with Hoyt and talk about her life in Hawaii. She notes when she first started things were hard. “In over 13 years, I’ve gotten used to changing diapers. Back then it felt like I was invading their space, but I’ve come to know how much I’m helping.” Hoyt plans to get her nursing degree and continue working in health care. “I give them my compassion. My client can’t be independent, but since I’ve been with her I’m seeing a positive change and it’s rewarding. Overall there are rewards every day, these may be smiles or seeing a boost in their morale, but also getting them to talk about their memories and building a close relationship with them.” All three caregivers enjoy working with their clients, showing tears when they talk about them and providing prayers to keep them healthy and happy. It’s a hard job, but each cites rewards that give them the knowledge that their work is appreciated and their clients are happy. ■
Ornamental grasses can flourish in the October garden
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By GRACE PETERSON MASTER GARDENER
I have a confession: I’m not a huge fan of autumn. Tree leaf colors are gorgeous and all but I don’t care for all the plant degeneration and death. And I don’t like goodbyes. I want my garden to be “summer” all year. I know that’s silly. But it’s the truth. The upside to the decline is that it affords me a chance for some serious garden puttering. There are always several plants that don’t look right or perform well in the spot they’re in and need to be relocated. Cooler temperatures mean they won’t suffer transplant shock. And moist soil from fall rains makes digging a lot easier and will take over the watering chore. Years ago, back in 2002, if my records are correct, I
planted a one-gallon Miscanthus sinensis “Cosmopolitan.” In plain-speak, we’re talking about a very tall, greenand-white ornamental grass. It’s a showy thing, looking sort of rare and tropical, but it’s neither. It performed well for many years as did the surrounding plants, including a fence-row of English Laurel which served as a privacy barrier from the neighbor’s upstairs windows. But English Laurel doesn’t know when to quit and needs constant pruning to keep it in bounds, a chore I ignored for far too long because it dwarfed and shaded the poor ornamental grass to the point of near death. Last fall, power tools in hand, my trusty son and I got my Laurels back into shape. When that huge undertaking was complete,
I turned my attention to saving my Cosmopolitan. Despite moist soil, it was difficult to dig but eventually I was able to salvage four chunks. I replanted them and they’re looking pretty decent this year. I mention all of this, not just so you won’t neglect your Laurels like I did, but because fall, despite all its downsides, is when most ornamental grasses are at their absolute best. If you’re thinking of adding a few of these low maintenance plants to your landscape, now is the best time to observe them and take notes on which ones would work best. And it’s a great time to plant them, which will allow plenty of time to get established and look great in next year’s garden. Most ornamental grasses require very little water once established. Other varieties want
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The author loves her Miscanthus sinensis “Cosmopolitan” enough to spend time digging it up and moving it away from another plant that was taking over the space. at least a half-day of sunshine but there are some that do fine in full shade, such as Japanese Forest Grass and many of the Carex varieties. In late winter to early spring the old stuff can be cut off and eventually, if the plant gets too big for its spot, it can be divided. Ornamental grasses also look great in containers either all by themselves or as a vertical or trailing element in a mixed arrangement. Because ornamental grasses can be red, yellow, blue-gray
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or variegated, garden designers love to use them to provide a color echo or textural contrast to a border. My original idea with the Cosmopolitan was to color echo its green and white leaves with the variegated dogwood shrub (Cornus alba “Argenteovariegata”) on the opposite side of the border with white flowers in between. But just like the seasons, ideas change and we’ll see what happens next year. ■
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Assistance League of Corvallis’ The Galleria, a craft and food show, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., First Congregational Church, 4515 SW West Hills Road, Corvallis. Free. Alcorvallis.org.
(also Sept. 25) Friends of the Library Fall Festival Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. (also Sept. 25) Corvallis Fall Festival, with art, food and music, Central Park.
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Enchanting World of Homemade Salsa and Sauce cooking class, noon to 3 p.m., Chintimini Senior and Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis. $35/$43.75. 541-766-6959. Dog Day, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Osborn Aquatic Center.
Grace Center for Adult Day Services open house, 3 to 5 p.m., 980 NW Spruce Ave., Corvallis.
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Memory Loss Support Group, 1:30 p.m., Chintimini Senior and Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis. 541-7666959.
French Conversation, 5 p.m., Chintimini Senior and Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis. $80/$100. 541-766-6959.
“Miracles from Heaven,” 1:30 p.m., Chintimini Senior and Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis. $2. 541-7666959.
Corvallis Community Choir Fall Term Rehearsals, 7 to 9 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis, 2945 NW Circle Blvd. $50. 541-2317838,
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Pu’uwai O Ke Kuawa Hula, 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays, First Baptist Church of Corvallis, 125 NW 10th St. $5. 541-908-9190.
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Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, noon, Chintimini Senior and Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis. 541-766-6959.
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“A Hologram for the King,” 1:30 p.m., Chintimini Senior and Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis. 541-766-6959.
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Drug Take Back Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Benton County Fairgrounds, 110 SW 53rd St., Corvallis.
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Pacific Crest Trail Journey update with Bob Welch, 7 p.m., Chintimini Senior and Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis. $4. 541-766-6959. This Place: A Conversation about Power, Place, Home and Belonging, 6:30 p.m., Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. 541-766-6793.
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Chocolate Fantasy benefit, 7 to 10 p.m., CH2M Hill Alumni Center, 725 SW 26th St., Corvallis. $50.
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6 LINN-BENTON EDITION The Governor’s Commission on Senior Services will host the Oregon Conference on Aging from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12 at the CH2M Hill Alumni Center at Oregon State University, 725
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OCTOBER 2016 • www.nwboomerandseniornews.com
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The benefits of drinking coffee ... really By SARA LEETHOMAS, R.D.
SAMARITAN HEALTH
If you’re one of the people who feel guilty about your coffee, take heart, I have good news for you. In moderation coffee is not a problem. It even has health benefits. The latest U.S. dietary guidelines increased the limit on caffeine to 400 mg a day in adults. This is about 32 to 40 ounces of coffee. Forty ounces of coffee is an excellent source of potassium (820 mg) and magnesium (71 mg). Coffee is also a top source of antioxidants in the American diet. They are beans after all. Contrary to what we used to
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When a person becomes disabled, it can be a very stressful time in their life. There are many questions and unknowns when you have to transition out of the workforce due to medical issues. While an
believe, research now shows that coffee is not dehydrating. You can count coffee toward getting the fluids you need. Are you trying to start exercising again? Drinking some coffee before you exercise may help decrease pain afterward by 48 percent in older adults and boost the pain relief you get from aspirin. Coffee also helps open lung passages which can ease asthma and congestion temporarily. Do you tend to feel faint when you get up after a meal? Coffee may help prevent the drop in blood pressure after a meal that leads to fainting and falling in some older adults. Research has also linked
employer may offer short or long-term disability, most people faced with a disability will file for benefits with Social Security. If you’re facing life with a disability and don’t know where to start, we encourage you to visit our website at socialsecurity.gov/disabilityssi. You can apply for benefits on our website; it’s the most convenient way. Additionally, you can contact us at 1-800772-1213 (TTY 1-800-3250778) or visit your local office
coffee to a decreased risk of colon cancer, kidney stones, gallstones in men, suicide in women, cirrhosis of the liver, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and a reduced risk of getting diabetes. Bottom line? Most people can enjoy coffee in moderation and feel good about the antioxidants, nutrition and health benefits. However, coffee does have a downside for some people. Some people break down caffeine much slower than others and need to limit coffee to two to three cups a day. Higher amounts increase the risk of heart disease for these people. If you have anemia, you
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may want to drink your coffee between meals. Drinking regular or decaf coffee with your meals blocks iron absorption by about 35 percent. If you have acid reflux and heartburn, coffee can make it worse. Coffee and caffeine can interact with some medications. When you get a new medication, ask if it is OK to mix with caffeine and coffee. If you have problems with insomnia, anxiety, panic attacks or are in recovery for drug or alcohol abuse, then coffee may make these problems harder to handle. If you have high blood cholesterol, always use a paper fil-
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ter. This traps the coffee oils. Coffee made without a paper filter, like espresso, can increase your cholesterol by 10 percent or more. Finally, if you are watching your weight, cholesterol or blood sugar, make sure to watch what you add to your coffee so it doesn’t turn into a liquid candy bar. You can get 280 calories and 30 percent of the daily limit for saturated fat if you drink five cups of coffee and add just one packet of sugar and 2 tablespoons of half and half to each cup of coffee. Saturated fat increases cholesterol, worsens insulin resistance and may make it harder to control your appetite. ■
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Spooky! Halloween takes on new meaning 8 LINN-BENTON EDITION
NW BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS • OCTOBER 2016
By MARY OWEN
BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS
Terry Marsh’s garage in south Salem is haunted — or at least it is every October near Halloween when it’s filled with an array of ghosts, witches, zombies, tombstones and even the Grim Reaper. “I have always love decorating and celebrating the holidays,” says Marsh, 60, who was born in London, England. “But Halloween wasn’t as big in the U.K. as it is here, so it was almost a culture shock seeing the Halloween décor that was offered by the stores here. That inspired me to put up a display — so Halloween 2006 was the start.” The first Mize Cemetery and Haunt was a small display in the front yard with a few hand-built props. Each Halloween since then, Marsh has added new props that he continues to build himself during the year, painting in warmer months, and putting up mostly by himself each October. “In the past, I have used items such as Shiatsu massagers and rotisserie motors to animate my hand-built props,” says Marsh, who moved to Salem in November 2005 to marry his wife, Traci, whom he met online. “I have also had donations of Halloween décor and such from neighbors and supporters, which have been
Photo by Mary Owen
Terry Marsh spends a lot of time preparing for Halloween by making many of his own displays, including this partially-finished witch with mechanism to move its arm and broom. included in the display. “One of the things I enjoy most is taking store-bought items and modifying or utilizing them in building my own unique props,” adds Marsh, who purchases some of his finds at Fred Meyer, where he has worked since February 2007. In 2008, Marsh extended the front-yard cemetery
and haunt into his garage, with about 75 percent of the items hand-built. The following year, he asked folks to donate nonperishable food for a local food bank, which he continues to do today. “Following the suggestion that I charge an admission, my wife and I decided that a food drive would be more in keeping with the spirit of the event
and being able to support this charity has been very rewarding and appreciated,” Marsh says. “At least 200 pounds of food is collected each year. We also had cash donations given in lieu of food donations. To date, we have collected over 1,750 pounds of food and $380 in cash.” Marsh estimates some 1,000 visitors come through his haunt each October. This year, the haunt is open from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 26 to 30. On Halloween, hours are 6 to 9 p.m., with additional daytime hours scheduled on the Saturday and Sunday before. “On the night of Halloween, we do give out treat bags, at least 350 each year,” Marsh says. “We also have a guest book for visitors to leave comments, and they are always enthusiastic and positive. We have also had comments left on the haunt Facebook page, all of which gave five stars.” Sample comments include: “It was an amazing experience for my children and I had a lot of fun too! The passion that Terry puts into his work speaks for itself! I can only hope that if he chooses to do this next year that the Salem locals can be more generous in food donations!” “Wonderful for the kids, the
creator is a very nice person and a joy to talk with. My sons (3 and 6) love it!” “For me, the haunt is an expression of my artistic side, and I enjoy being able to share this with the local community,” Marsh says. “There is a lot of personal pleasure and satisfaction that one can get by doing something that others appreciate.” In 2011, Marsh’s success earned him an invitation to present a workshop on “Haunt Building on a Budget” at the second West Coast Haunt Convention. He and Traci were also provided with a booth for the three-day event held at the Oregon School for the Deaf. “We were able to showcase some of our props and pass on prop-making ideas to fellow haunters,” he says. “That was a successful venture, but unfortunately I have not been able to participate in subsequent conventions due to work commitments.” However, Marsh does share his “secrets” via tutorials on his website as well as on a haunt forum. “These are always appreciated, and as far as I can tell, put into practice by other haunters,” he says. “The main aim for the tutorials is to provide fellow home haunters with budget-conscious solutions to haunt displays.” ■