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LINN & BENTON COUNTIES EDITION JUNE 2017

■ Active Strides walking program gets benefit of exercise, friendship and the city’s friendly views

Amanda Riescamp (left front) and Sally Robertson (right front) lead a group up the Midge Cramer path to Bald Hill in Corvallis. Photo by Dan Wise

By CAROL ROSEN BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS

With the snow and ice a far distant memory, Corvallis’ Active Strides program now has more “spring” in its step. The year-round program, which actually only canceled one walk during last winter’s snow and ice, is cut into 10-week sessions followed by a short break of several weeks. It’s ideal for older adults who too often are stuck inside. It gets them exploring different outdoor locations

around Corvallis and allows them to meet other retirees. They also get to learn diverse facts about their town while staying active. Some of the areas walked this winter include Avery Park, the Jackson Frazier Wetlands, Bald Hill and Bruce Starker Arts Park. Each route includes one to three miles led by locals Nell Kolodziej and Sally Robertson. It is open to all walking abilities, ages 50 and older. Besides providing exercise and learning, the program lets seniors watch the town transform from one season to the next. Corvallis Parks and Recreation sponsors the pro-

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gram, which is led by Caitlyn Reilley, coordinator and recreation program assistant. She sets up the walking area, maps out the walk and reviews the walking discussions with Kolodziej and Robertson. Typically, the walks include two volunteers who discuss the areas they are walking through, although occasionally when Kolodziej or Robertson aren’t available, volunteer students from Oregon State University lead or help lead the program. “I enjoy providing these people with regular exercise and social interaction,” Reilley says. “The two

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 go hand in hand and allow participants to meet new people and give them something to look forward to each week.” So far, the year-old program hasn’t had any problems, other than last winter’s icy sidewalks, Reilley says. And, its benefits totally outweigh any problems. “Besides social interaction and exercise, the program decreases stress leading to healthier joints, bones and muscles,” she says. “It also offers participants better sleep.” She cites a Harvard health publication that says 2.5 hours of weekly exercise cuts heart disease by 30 percent. The current program, which started April 5, has increased from 10 to 14 walkers. The spring program includes oneto three-mile walks with visits on the Campus Way path, Bruce Starker Arts Park, Avery Park, Jackson Frazier Wetlands, Crystal Lakes Sports Park, Midge Cramer Path, Bald Hill, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park and the OSU campus, and Chintimini Senior and Community Center. Each outing earns the walker a raffle ticket for prizes from Tried and True Coffee, garden supplies from Shonnards Nursery, three 30minute massages from Norah Richards, and swim passes to Osborn Aquatic Center. Local businesses donate the raffle prizes and Reilley hopes these continue and increase. Besides helping seniors, the program has been fun and beneficial to some of its volunteers. For example, Kolodziej

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The Active Strides Walking Group walks in almost all kinds of weather, but a sunny day is always a treat.The group welcomes more walkers to join them as they explore the Corvallis area on foot. Some walkers say they have learned all kinds of new things about Corvallis, even though they lived in the city for years. notes that even though some of the older adults have lived their entire lives in Corvallis, the talks during the walks enlighten their knowledge of the area. “They learn all kinds of new things about Corvallis,” she says. Additionally, as a volunteer for Meals on Wheels, she met a man she saw frequently, but got to really know him when he joined the walks. She was saddened to learn of his recent death. Kolodziej has lived in the area for 23 years and is known as a walker. “I walk quite a bit anyway and was excited to be

a volunteer,” she says. “I enjoy sharing with the seniors, it’s great for me to see how active people can be even when they are much older. And, walking gives all of us a different perspective of Corvallis, compared with riding in a car.” She’s gotten to know some of the people, sees them around town and may give them a ride or stop and talk with them.

Some of last year’s programs included a meeting at Bruce Starker Arts Park. That took them along a paved path past the SAGE garden, where the city’s Environmental Center and volunteers grow fresh produce for local food banks, soup kitchens and even the senior center. Winter trips also went through Corvallis’ quaint neighborhoods north of Grant

Avenue, including St. Mary’s, one of Corvallis’ oldest cemeteries. Participants also got to see a spectacular view of Mount Hood from the top of Alta Vista Drive and, because it was cold, the walk included a stop for a cup of coffee at The Coop. Another walk went to Jackson Frazier Wetlands, leading them through a nature portion of the city that typically is overlooked. Walkers also went from Crystal Lakes Sports Park to a trip along the Willamette River. Seniors also met at Benton County Fairgrounds at the Midge Cramer Path and walked to the base of Bald Hill and back. Another walk took them to Chepenalfa Spring Park through a number of paths for views of Chip Ross, Mary’s Peak and Dimple Hill. The final winter walk on March 8 started at the Chintimini Senior Center through its campus and the historic district west of the center and back. Once they returned they entered the lounge for coffee and a raffle drawing. ■

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Archer Captioning fills a special niche in providing services for individuals who are deaf or hard-of -hearing. The Portland-based company provides Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART), also known as liveevent captioning, as an option for people with hearing challenges. “People who use my services are typically deaf and hard of hearing who prefer to voice for themselves and don’t use sign language or interpreters,” says Elizabeth Archer, owner of the company. “My clients are also typically late-deafened adults who grew up in the hearing world and prefer CART as opposed to having to learn sign language in their later years. I’ve also provided CART for people with autism, traumatic brain injury and ESL students.” The benefits, Archer says, “are pretty straight forward — communication access.” “Services are used in classrooms, at medical appointments, in courtrooms and other legal settings, conferences, legislative hearings and business meetings,” she says. CART is a means of transcribing the spoken word into readable English text using a stenograph machine, computer and real-time software. Text appears on a computer

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service. Archer began CART service, which is provided online, onsite and on-demand, in 1995 and expanded to a national level in 2005 by using the internet. “Remote CART is when I provide services off-site,” Archer says. “For this to work, the person using CART needs a computer, and I need some kind of audio. This can be done via the internet using Skype, Zoom, Google Hangouts and other web-based platforms as well as conference and speaker phones. I send the link to the client, we connect with audio, and I write down whatever is being said in the venue.” Remote CART enables Archer to provide services any-

where there is internet access. “Just this week, I’ve worked in New Mexico and Washington, D.C., without leaving my office,” she says. “I often caption conference calls where people are calling in from various states and locations.” No special software or equipment is needed for using Remote CART. Users log onto a secure website and have the ability to adjust the background color and/or the size and color of the font, “an added advantage for the visually impaired,” Archer says. She’s noticed that those who use the service are generally appreciative. She has gotten a lot of positive feedback, including a comment from John Hood-Fysh, president of the Linn-Benton chapter of the

Hearing Loss Association of America, who wrote: “She is reliable and the captions are excellent.” “I have worked with many of my clients for well over 10 years,” Archer says. “In many cases, my clients have become friends, and I do so appreciate that we are all able to stay in touch. Archer loves her work, calling it “totally gratifying.” Being a CART provider is also not always easy, Archer says. “I go to different meetings in different places with different people with different topics and vocabulary and I need to be at the top of my game every time,” she says. “In a meeting with a dozen or so people, I need to know people’s names and write accurately what they’re saying at 180- to 200plus words a minute.” CART’s service costs vary by area and venue, she adds. “Our vision is to empower our consumers by providing and promoting equal access anytime, anywhere services are required,” says Archer, who is a member of the National Court Reporters Association. “CART is an ADA accommodation, and people have the right to request these services for work, interviews, definitely in medical and legal settings. Many people don’t know this service is available to them. When in doubt, ask.” ■

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ing pattern of evidence of the links between poverty, hopelessness and health.” For information on how Oregon measures up in suicide rates and trends, visit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention website at ASFP.org. What do the early warning signs look like? Some things that may signal that a person is thinking about suicide include experiencing feelings of hopelessness; withdrawing from family and friends; having an increase in anger, anxiety or dramatic mood swings; and writing or talking about death, dying or suicide. Which groups are at the highest risk? There are many factors that can place a person in a high-risk category including age, sex, race and sexual orientation. If you find yourself in a slump, several different op-

tions for getting support are available. There are many organizations dedicated to helping people get the help they need to make it through a difficult time. Some places for help online include: Suicide Prevention Lifeline, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the Oregon Suicide Prevention Resource Center. You can also contact your local mental health agency. Has your life been touched by suicide? Visit the Mayo Clinic’s website for information and resources on how to cope with the pain of losing someone to suicide. ■ (Helen Beaman, the mental health services coordinator and older adult behavioral health specialist for Linn and Benton counties, serves the local communities through the Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative of Oregon.)

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May 24: Preservation Awards Presentation, 7:15 p.m., Albany City Hall, 333 Broadalbin St. SW. 541-7910176.

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“Evita,” 2:30 p.m., Majestic Theatre, 115 SW 2nd St., Corvallis. $20-$25. May 29: Willamette Valley Concert Band Memorial Day Concert 2017, 7 to 9 p.m., LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St., Corvallis. May 30: OSU Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony, 7:30 p.m., LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St., Corvallis. $5. May 31: Natural History, Ethics, and Aesthetics: Why Should We Care About Nature? by Stephen Weiss, 7 p.m., LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St., Corvallis.

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Hilltop Big Band, part of a fundraiser at Corvallis High School. Jubilate! The Women’s Choir of Corvallis, “Knowing She Has Wings,” 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 227 NE 12th St., Newport. Donations taken. Girls on the Run Community 5K, 10 a.m., Reser Stadium, OSU. Gotrwillamette.org. Corvallis Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and Wednes-

Get Ready for the Solar Eclipse, a presentation by the Heart of the Valley Astronomers, 6:30 p.m., CorvallisBenton County Public Library main meeting room. 541-766-6793. days, Riverfront Commemorative Park, Corvallis. LocallyGrown. org.

Cancer Survivors Day and 5K, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Samaritan Pastega Regional Cancer Center, 501 NW Elks Dr., Corvallis.

Shoulder Pain, 12:30 to 2 p.m., Albany Senior Center, 489 Water Ave. NW. 541-9177760.

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Authors Kirsten and Christopher Shockey of “Fermented Vegetables,” 7 p.m., First Alternatives Coop South Store, 1007 SE 3rd St., Corvallis. OSU University Chorale, 7:30 p.m., First Congregational UCC, 4515 SW West Hills Road, Corvallis. Free.

OSU Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Memorial Union Ballroom, 2501 Jefferson Way, Corvallis. Free.

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The President’s Concert: OSU Chamber Choir, 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1165 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. $10.

Willamette Valley Symphony, 4 p.m., Ashbrook Independent School, 4505 SW Research Way, Corvallis. $18/$15.

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(through Aug. 29) Concert in the Park with Corvallis Community Band, 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Central Park Gazebo, 650 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. Free.

Hilltop Big Band, featuring Sherri Bird, 7:30 p.m., Central Park, Corvallis. Aloha! Hawaiian Luau, 5:30 p.m., Brookdale Grand Prairie, 1929 Grand Prairie Road SE, Albany. $9/$10 after June 11. 541-917-7760.

Beat the Heat Cooking, 12:30 to 3 p.m., Albany Senior Center, 489 Water Ave. NW. Free. 541-917-7760.

“Jackie,” 12:30 p.m., Albany Senior Center, 489 Water Ave. NW. Free. 541917-7760. (through June 25) Chintimini Chamber Music Festival opening concert, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., First Congregational UCC, 4515 SW West Hills Road, Corvallis. Chintimini.org.

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Albany Stamp Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Phoenix Inn, 3410 Spicer Dr., Albany.

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If you’re having trouble keeping track of when to take medications, you are not alone. According to research conducted by AARP, people age 65 and older take an average of four different prescription medications each day. It can get complicated, and even more so if memory issues are involved. Pill boxes with spaces for daily medications that the user can open and take themselves are good for those who need a little help remembering whether they’ve taken their pill. “For seniors who want to stay in their own home, but who have difficulty taking their medications correctly, a medication dispenser can be a great tool,” says Kevin Russell, RPH, outpatient pharmacy operations manager of Samaritan Health Services. “It allows for a certain level of independence while giving family the peace of mind that Mom and Dad are getting the correct medications.” If a pill box isn’t the right solution, an automatic medica-

If a pill box isn’t the right solution, you might consider using an automatic medication dispenser.They come in a variety of styles and can be locked, give you alerts and distribute the proper medications. tion dispenser offers more precise tracking for caregivers or family members. Automatic medication dispensers are a locked box where several weeks of medication can be sorted and loaded. The dispenser gives an alert when it’s time for the medicine, and the user pushes a button to distribute the

proper medication. The dispenser can give instructions such as “take with food,” and also gives alerts such as “time for insulin” if the medication needed is not a pill. Research published in the American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacology found that about 50 percent of chronically ill older adults do not ad-

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here to their prescription medication schedule. Missing medication or taking too much medicine if you’ve forgotten whether you’ve already taken your dose, can be dangerous, potentially leading to hospitalization or even death. Automated medication dispensers with monitoring can be available as subscription programs. Those additional services provide an alert for the caregiver or family member if the patient misses a dose, and loved ones can remotely monitor whether medication is being taken as prescribed. The Journal of American Health Care Associates reports that up to 23 percent of nursing home admissions are because patients are unable to manage their own medications. A related study in the American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy found that seniors who had a medication management program were 66 percent less likely to be admitted to a nursing home. “An automatic medication dispenser can help seniors stay

in their own home longer,” says Carol Hensley, manager of Samaritan Health Services’ Lifeline, which administers an automatic medication dispenser subscription program. “For seniors who are healthy and active and just need help remembering when to take their medications, this is a great way to keep them healthy and avoid medication complications.” “Whether you use a pill box or an automatic medication dispenser, it is important to discuss with a pharmacist how to take all your medications,” Russell says. “Bring family members with you to a consultation. Learning about your medications along with helpful dispensing devices will help you take your medications safely and stay healthy.” Pill boxes or medication dispensers can be found at your local pharmacy or medical supply store. (Interested in more information about Samaritan’s automatic medication dispenser program? Visit samhealth.org/ Lifeline or call 541-8124703 or 1-888-901-2441.) ■

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■ Unique store in Newport sells antique, vintage telephones

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“Most of us have an emotional connection with a phone.” George Valenzuela Owner The Olde Telephone Company

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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 re-opened 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 re-opened 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. “There’s no other store like this in the United States,” he says of his store that allows customers to walk in and see and handle a wide variety of antique and vintage phones. He also has two vintage phone booths, an old switchboard, “gossip” tables, a desk vanity, vintage signs and an antique toy collection.

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Top, an early-19th century rotary telephone. At 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. The “desk vanity,” Valenzuela explains, was used in hotel lobbies, or in the homes of the affluent. The phone was actually built in to a beautiful piece of furniture and placed in the lobby for those guests who needed to make calls in the early part of the 20th century. The main phone booth on display in the store contains a pay phone that makes different bell sounds depending on the value of the coin deposited into the phone. “An operator listened and knew the sound each coin made,” Valenzuela says. Everything in the store is for sale, and Valenzuela or one 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.

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HELLO CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 Maybe your grandma or greatgrandma had a candlestick phone, or worked as a switchboard operator? Maybe you’re in your 30s or 40s and remember the classic push-button 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,

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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 com-

The “insides” of a turn-of-thecentury wall phone that is completely functional for today’s use.

pares 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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Ridgeline’s new sister company, Wellness at Home, will also be based at Waverly Place. Wellness at Home will offer both medically-related services, such as medication management, physical therapy, and skilled nursing, as well as non-medical support in the privacy of one’s own home. Ridgeline Management Company is a leading senior housing management company based in West Linn. Ridgeline currently operates 24 com-

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