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“As long as I have a voice, I will use it. I ain’t tired yet.” By MAGGI WHITE BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS

Former Oregon Sen. Margaret Carter was sitting among several others outside a cafe on NE Broadway Street in Portland. She was huddled under a bright orange umbrella. Raindrops began to fall. An elderly couple approached and the man struggled to push his wife’s wheelchair through the door of the coffee shop. Carter noticed the difficulty. She also noticed that no one rose to help the man. She immediately got up. “Watch her foot,” she said, cautioning the man as she helped him push the wheelchair through

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the door. “That young man sitting there (at a nearby table) didn’t do anything to help.” Carter says of the incident, then pointing to herself, “he let this old woman do it. That spontaneous occurrence perfectly punctuated this former Oregon senator’s concern about generational insensitivity. At age 81, Carter feels youthful, energetic and poised to bridge the generational gaps. Her plan is to organize the collective voice of the senior population that she feels is underserved and undervalued, and to help the younger generations be more aware of the contributions made by their elders.

What this one-of-a-kind woman deplores is the lack of leadership in support of “the greatest generation,” that “saved to send their children to college and that the younger generation is still traveling on our shoulders today,” Carter says, blaming today’s poor wages, and the high cost of living and healthcare for her generation. “We need this generation to step up to the plate and to take care of us,” Carter says of the boomer generation. “I see irresponsibility, a lack of leadership in this regard. Each generation should take care of the one before it. Instead, most of us are on a fixed income and cannot afford the high cost of

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Former Oregon Sen. Margaret Carter is retired from the Oregon Legislature, but remains politically active, especially when it comes to generational issues. Photo courtesy of Statesman Journal

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CARTER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 medicine and health care. Seniors deserve good medical care.” Instead, she says, state leaders are only concerned with the bottom line, connected around economics, and she believes there is a vast separation between the middle-class and the well-to-do. The senior middle-class can hardly afford rent, food and living expenses, Carter says, and live with economic insecurity. “The baby boomers have forgotten their way,” she adds. Carter grew up as the daughter of a minister in Shreveport, Louisiana, and witnessed the plight of the poor. “We live in the wealthiest country in the world,” she says. “I was born in 1935, six years after the Great Depression, and my mother and father worked hard and saved. I knew I would have to work hard and save my money so my kids would not have to endure the strain of my mother and father.” She remembers the lessons learned about frugality. “My mom said if you earn a dime, save a penny,” Carter says. “If you earn a dollar, save 10 cents. I have a treasury bond that will send a great-grandchild to college for the first year.” As she looks at the desperate situation many seniors face,

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her passions rise up. “It is the spirit in my heart that motivates me,” she says. “I have a home and a car and work. But thinking about all those who have no place to sleep keeps me awake at night. “We need to speak with one voice,” Carter continues. “Seniors are having mental health issues because they worry about the next day, putting food on the table. One lady made me cry when she told me she eats the food she gives to her dogs. Seniors have to have good food in their bodies for fuel.” Carter was a single mother who says she never made more than $21,000 a year in her political career. In 1984, she was the first African-American woman elected to the Oregon Legislature, where she remained a senator until she retired in 2009. During her tenure, she was co-chair of the powerful Joint Ways and Means Committee. She believes in keeping anger directed in a positive way. “We did our job,” Carter says. “We are a sharing generation, a sensitive generation, and the generation that wanted our kids to have a better life than we did.” As a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she remains active in the lives of her progenies. Right now, her focus is on a great-grandson who’s excelling both academically and athletically. She also owns Margaret Carter and Associates, a lobbying firm that has come under

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Margaret Carter has received numerous honors and, in 2011, the technical education building at Portland Community College was renamed in her honor. She also supports a scholarship there in her name, believing it is less expensive to provide an education than to keep a person in jail.

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Margaret Carter (right) was on hand in 2011 when Portland Community College named a technical education building after her. criticism for interests that are said to be contrary to her reputation – including pharmaceutical, tobacco and medical marijuana companies. “I served for 27 years in the legislature,” Carter says. “I was earning $2,000 a month and gave it up for $1,100 a month to serve in the legislature. The highest income I received was $21,000 a year. I was a single mom with nine kids to send to college. No one credits the

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years of sacrifice. It’s nobody’s fault but mine, but am I now a bad person? I have 26 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren that I contribute toward. My family is my highest achievement. As long as the work I do is honest, I will make money. I want my three generations of offspring to get a good education and be upstanding citizens in this country.” And she will continue fighting for the rights of today’s older adults. She intends to vigorously organize seniors into an army of political voices that rises up to fight for good quality healthcare. This group will seek to elect lawmakers who support their interests, thus removing from office anyone who doesn’t support them. “We will have a mission statement of clear intentions and a strong agenda to elect people who do care about the

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living conditions of seniors in our country,” she says. “I will not sit at home and do nothing. Time is too precious. As long as I have a voice, I will use it. As an old Negro spiritual says, ‘I ain’t tired yet.’” She believes one of the answers is to more closely examine the amount of national funding spent on the militaryindustrial complex, as well as legislators who have investments in those businesses. “Working class people are unable to save money,” Carter says. “The lack of family wages and the high cost of living are causing suffering. The difference in executive pay and the working class is selfishness. They want to keep so much and live so fabulously and that’s why the government has to pay so much for food stamps and childcare and other programs. Living wages would make America great again.” To that end, she believes there needs to be better programs to help people save money. “We are losing economic security,” she says. “We are in a position to see a revolution that pales in comparison to the ‘60s.” This is the legacy Carter has fought for and hopes she’s remembered by. “My mother always said that a ‘legacy worth having is one where you can show your work rather than just talk about your work.’” ■

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■ Tips for eating out from two local travel experts

212 SW Stark St., Portland Enjoyed for quantity and quality. Really good egg breakfasts. Slow cooked foods, handmade dumplings, stews, and roasts, braised dishes. Highlighting recipes served by moms.

Huber’s, 411 SW Third St., Portland This legendary eatery was founded in 1879 and is known for its turkey dishes and Spanish coffees. Service is extraordinary. Eat at the bar.

Stepping Stone Café, 2390 NW Quimby St., Portland Homemade corned beef hash with giant chunks of corned beef and excellent pancakes. A neighborhood hangout.

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Jean Blaske and Nadia Cieslak are like most people who enjoy going out to eat. They aren’t beholden to food critics and those deft use of adjectives to describe dishes. Instead, they are coworkers at AAA who like exploring restaurants on their own. Their wants are practical. They judge the restaurant on taste, good portions, fresh ingredients, good service and interesting ambiance. Because they both work in the travel industry, people naturally ask them for their recommendations. Blaske is a 40-year veteran of the travel industry, the last seven as a certified travel agent and destination specialist at AAA. She helps people map their trips and offers suggestions about where to eat on their travels. Cieslak is a member services representative who has worked at AAA for seven years as well. She loves to cook but considers eating out

fingerling potatoes. They recommend shrimp with this. Sandwiches are served on French baguettes.

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Try a curry dish at Fish Sauce, a Vietnamese restaurant in NW Portland. a way of treating herself. Here are their favorite recommendations:

Seasons and Regions Seafood Grill, 6660 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland “They grow their own vegetables so they are really fresh and they have really good fish at a reasonable price,” Blaske says. “The chef has a 13-acre organic farm that serves the restaurant and they make their own soups.” One dish remembered for its creativity was a salmon dish in which the salmon was wrapped in paperthin potato. A favorite break-

fast item is eggs benedict. They like that the menu is updated daily because the chef makes his own soups, sauces, dressings, spice blends and desserts, all in-house.

Justa Pasta Co., 1326 NW 19th Ave. at Pettygrove, Portland Unassuming hideaway with a pasta focus but also offering fresh, wild fish and seasonal mushrooms. All the pastas are homemade and children are welcomed. Good wine selection, and outdoor seating. Mother’s Bistro and Bar,

Southpark Seafood, 901 SW Salmon St., Portland The twosome raved about the oysters served at the 13seat oyster and raw bar, the artistic presentations, and some of the best fish in the city.

Byways Café, 1212 NW Glisan St., Portland This small establishment is always filled with people, so much so that once you sign in they take your phone number and call you in your car when there is available seating. No waiting in the rain or standing outside. Really good bloody marys; and bacon, pumpkin, blueberry or blue corn pancakes.

Shigezo Izakaya, 910 SW Salmon St., Portland Across the street from Southpark, this Japanese restaurant serves sauce-less ramen dishes, especially Abu Ramen, that both diners raved about. They like the mat-covered floors where you don slippers and sit on the floor as well as booths with curtains. When dining here you have an authentic Japanese experience. They also recommend visiting during happy hour.

Fish Sauce, 407 NW l7th, Portland Cieslak is described as a foodie who eats out all the time. She raves about this Vietnamese restaurant because of its small menu of farm-totable specialties. Recommended are their Banh Mi sandwich, and Goi Rau Thorm salad with jicama. Another favorite is a curry dish that is served vegetarian or with meat. It is a delicious mix of carrots, kabocha squash, yam, sweet onions and

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Make your end-of-life wishes known By DR. RICHARD SEGAL

When a 92-year-old patient of mine came to my office to discuss end-of-life wishes, he already had an idea to ensure that his plans would be respected. He said he would have “Do Not Resuscitate” tattooed on his chest in large letters so when paramedics came to revive him, they would see the message and stop their efforts. It’s an amusing idea, but it ultimately wouldn’t work. Paramedics are required by law to attempt resuscitation in emergency situations, even if the patient in question has decided they don’t want aggressive actions taken. Only a physician can give the order to hold off on lifesaving measures, which means

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that resuscitation actions are required until the patient arrives at an emergency room. As a result, a POLST form is vital for people who, for reasons of disease or age, have decided they would like to pass peacefully. The POLST form stands for Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment and it directs food with a “really good” happy hour. They raved about the acorn squash ravioli.

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EMTs, nurses and other medical personnel to follow a patient’s wishes and allows them to make that decision when they are otherwise not legally able to. Many have advance directives that address these end-oflife issues. In fact, I encourage all my patients ages 18 and older to fill one out because they address unexpected situations, such as a near-fatal car accident, where it makes sense for every measure to be taken until the patient can be assessed by a physician who reviews the advance directive and decides whether it applies. It’s most useful for your family because in a stressful end-of-life situation, the directive instructs what should and should not be done in a hospital

setting. But what happens when you don’t want aggressive medical resuscitation at home? In this situation, the POLST form supplements the advance directive. The POLST form is a better choice for those facing an end-of-life situation and know what they would and would not want. It’s a simple form that allows the patient to indicate whether they approve CPR, intubation, tube feeding and other life-extending measures. Before the digital age, the POLST form was printed on a fluorescent magenta piece of paper that was designed to be taped to the refrigerator or the front door of your house or apartment so the paramedics could look for it and follow the

orders. Fortunately, the information is now entered into a database and EMTs are able to access the POLST using the patient’s name and date of birth so they know what actions to take. It is important that end-oflife decisions are respected. Filling out an advance directive and a POLST form are crucial steps for Oregon residents to ensure that their wishes are known and followed. Since Oregon is a national leader in end-of-life care processes and very few states have POLST forms, it’s vital to take advantage of these excellent end-oflife planning processes. ■ (Dr. Richard Segal practices internal medicine at the Kaiser Permanente North Lancaster medical office.)

style beignets made to order that Cieslak says are much better than the historic Café Dumonde she visited in New Orleans.

wrapped in banana leaves, slow roasted and served with steamed cabbage. The owners, who also own Laurelhurst Market, serve all natural meat and fresh vegetables.

and enjoy the view of the ocean. She describes the chowder as “not fishy, lots of bacon and potatoes, and a great view of Cape Kiwanda.” It’s even better than what she’s had at other restaurants in Cannon Beach and Tillamook. Want more? The smoked salmon artichoke dip is, in a word, awesome. This writer can’t wait to try those on this list she has not frequented — yet. ■

Ate-Oh-Ate, 2454 E. Burnside St., Portland Blaske, who lived in Kauai, says this Hawaiian restaurant offers some of the best local food in Portland. She points to their great mac salad, and Kalua pig, a pork shoulder

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■ Walters Cultural Arts Center central to Hillsboro’s cultural scene By MICHELLE TE BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS

A former church in Hillsboro known for its hand-quarried red rock exterior is now a thriving arts center that invites all ages to its varied programming. The Walters Cultural Arts Center, located in downtown Hillsboro, and just two blocks from the MAX Blue Line, has been serving local residents with arts-based classes, concerts, lectures and more since 2004. “This historic property began its second stage of life when it was purchased by the city in 2000 to realize civic leaders’ goals of creating an arts center for Hillsboro residents,” says Bridie Harrington, cultural arts program supervisor in the city’s parks and recreation department. “A

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The Walters Cultural Arts Center in Hillsboro is not only a cultural center for the city, but stands as a tie to the city’s rich history. generous grant from Glenn and Viola Walters made the dream a reality and over the next four years, local citizens, business owners and the city of Hillsboro joined together to renovate the building.” The building was originally

built by parishioners of Trinity Lutheran Church, who purchased the site in 1941. Volunteers from the church used dynamite to extract the beautiful, hand-quarried red rock that adorns the building’s exterior, Harrington says. After more than 150 trips to bring the rock from the quarry in Camas, Washington, to Hillsboro, the building was dedicated in 1949 and served

as the Lutheran church for many years. In 2004, the Walters Cultural Arts Center opened its doors to the public, “with the goal of enriching the community and lives of individual citizens through the arts,” Harrington says. So, what does it offer? Harrington says it schedules a “robust portfolio” of arts and culture programming,

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and invites area residents to check out the Concert Series, gallery exhibits and First Tuesday receptions, speaker series, poetry nights and many other events. The center offers a discount on arts education offerings to anyone ages 62 and older. Upcoming fall arts classes include painting, ceramics, drawing, jewelry making and photography. “We also work with the Hillsboro Community Senior Center to offer painting classes in their facility which are extremely popular and geared specifically toward seniors,” Harrington says. “In the past, we’ve also had groups from retirement communities attend events like our concert performances and arrange transportation to make them even more accessible.” But she emphasizes that the Walters is an “all ages” facility. “We really want Walters to be a place where everyone feels welcome and excited to engage in the arts,” Harrington says. In a city the size of Hillsboro, having a thriving arts scene means catering to a wide range of interests. Harrington says she feels the Walters is a “centerpiece” of the city’s growing arts and culture scene. “The arts have a special ability to bring people together and this facility offers our community a downtown hub for a wide variety of cultural experiences,” she says. “Whether you’re taking a ceramics class for the first time, experiencing great live music in our concert series, or joining us for Family Art Night or First Tuesday, we invite people to think of us as their creative home — a place to

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Acrylic painting classes are among the many arts and culture offerings at Walters Cultural Arts Center, which also has a thriving performance series.

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Store to Door celebrated the expansion of its program and weekly service on July 26 at the Beaverton Town Square Fred Meyer. The event featured a ribbon cutting ceremony with Miss Washington County Shivali Kadam, along with the organization’s partners at Fred Meyer, Store to Door board members and volunteers. Since 1989, Store to Door has supported independent living for Portland area seniors and people with disabilities by providing an affordable, personal, volunteer-based grocery shopping and delivery service. When the program began, five volunteers shopped for 25 local seniors. Now, 28 years later, approximately 160,000 deliveries have been made. With the support of more than 950 volunteers, Store to Door is expected to serve at least 635 clients with over 9,700 deliveries in 2017. A partner with Fred Meyer since 1990, Store to Door currently operates out of its Hollywood store and shops for approximately 240 clients per week. “We are getting too big for one store,” says Cindi Fuller, program manager. “We want to get food out of the grocery carts, through the checkout lines and into the homes of our clients as quickly as possible. A second store will allow us to recruit more volunteers and streamline our deliveries for efficiency.” Support Store to Door’s expansion by volunteering as an order-taker, shopper and/or delivery driver. Learn more at volunteer@StoreToDoorof Oregon.org. ■

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connect with neighbors and find new inspiration.” This fall, plan to see “a diverse range of cultural and musical influences, from emerging Northwest talents to Grammy-award winning artists with a national following,” Harrington says of the upcoming concert series. Concerts often sell out, and she encourages buying your tickets early. In general, the concert series features everything from classical, bluegrass and Latin jazz, to country, folk and hip hop. “If you walk through our building this summer, you might find 6-year-olds taking camps in mixed media or fiber art, across the hall from seniors participating in an ‘experimental acrylics’ class,” Harrington says. “Another night, you’ll find people spread out on our lawn with blankets and lemonade for a storytelling

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The Walters Cultural Arts Center, located at 527 E. Main St., has free parking in its own lot, and nearby street parking. The main entrance is accessible by ramp, and the building has an elevator. Call 503-615-3485 or visit Hillsborooregon.gov/walters.

picnic, or visiting with an artist during a First Tuesday reception. We love that every week is a new ‘choose your own arts adventure’ in our building.” Harrington says the building’s history, beauty and diversity of programming make it a special place. “The building was created by a dedicated, passionate group of Hillsboro residents coming together to do something extraordinary as a community, and that spirit lives on in the Walters and its current mission to serve the community as an arts center,” she says. ■

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Garden writer Grace Peterson took a road trip with her daughters and visited The Thyme Garden near Alsea. later there was â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Thyme Gardenâ&#x20AC;? sign. After turning onto the gravel drive, we drove across a bridge with a babbling creek below and banner overhead â&#x20AC;&#x201D; attached to two of the many tall trees â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that greeted us with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Welcome to the Garden.â&#x20AC;? Ours was the only car in the small gravel lot on this Saturday morning, which kind of surprised me. I had half ex-

pected there to be wedding hustle-bustle since the grounds include a large wooded area complete with rustic arbor for the vows, an indoor area for event preparations, several outdoor seating areas, a large barbecue and basically everything needed for an elaborate outdoor reception. Later, when talking with Rolfe and Janet, I learned that this was a rare event-free Sat-

urday for them so they were caring for the grandkids. Walking under a large, rustic trellis, swathed in verdant hop vine foliage, we entered the garden. Laid out in a large parterre, Rolfe explains how each circular corner was planted with a specific theme in mind. For example, one series of grids contains edible flowers, while another has flowers used to make dyes. Another holds insect-repellent plants and another, aroma therapy plants. One section of the garden is planted with the surprisingly numerous thyme (Thymus) cultivars. (I counted 37 varieties in their catalog.) Most varieties were in bloom, ablaze with happy honeybees and other pollinators. A moon garden, with white flowers and silvery leaves awaiting magical moonlight illumination adorns the center of the grid. All of the plants in the garden were in their peak, evidenced by the hundreds of honeybees flitting from one flower to another. While Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not an herbalist, I am a plant geek and saw several plants that interested me. Unfortunately, a lot of their stock was sold out since peak sales are in spring. Still, I had to purchase a new-to-me variety of thyme called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tuffet.â&#x20AC;? The tag reads, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miss Muffet

would love it.â&#x20AC;? I also purchased a Mountain Mint called Pycnanthemum tenuifolium after earlier reading online accounts of how much the bees love its plethora of white flowers. Fortunately, this mint is not a huge spreader like your typical mint (Mentha spp.) plants are. My daughters and I enjoyed strolling garden paths, sniffing fragrant blossoms and making mental notes of plants weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to grow next year. When the sun became a bit too warm, we took a stroll through the shady woods and saw glimpses of the aforementioned creek with its musical gurgling, then came to the reflective pond, mirroring summer skies behind a cool, leafy canopy. Secretly I wondered if I might return here as a mother-of-the-bride someday. Although The Thyme Garden is closed now for the season, the website lists all the details for tours, luncheons and other special events, including a Salmon Walk and Herbal Dinner in November. Additionally, you can purchase seeds, hop roots and many other herbal goodies at thymegarden.com. Also check out their page on Facebook where you can see lots of garden and food photos. â&#x2013;

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Bill Lackner (above) loves crabbing and clamming on the Oregon Coast and even founded the Clam Diggers Association of America. He’s also written books about the topic and runs clinics near Siletz Bay. Below, a large group gathers for one of Lackner’s orientations.

■ Bill Lackner loves running his clamming, crabbing clinics in Lincoln City By MARY OWEN BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS

Retired businessman Bill Lackner loves to fish, dig clams and catch crabs “over and over, again and again.” “I got interested in these activities when I was unable to work, and wrote a book about harvesting the amazing bounty from the marine environment common to the Oregon Coast,” says Lackner, founder of the Clam Diggers Association of Oregon. “The work included thousands of hours of research. The topics in the book, which in time became an encyclopedia, was too large to be published.” Eventually, Lackner published four books: “Oregon’s Razor Clams,” “Oregon’s Clams,” Oregon’s Crabs” and “Oregon’s Rockfish.” “Actually, the books are quite an accomplishment, but I wrote and published them, so I am biased,” says Lackner, who is an expert on anything “crabby or clammy.” Since 2004, in conjunction with the agenda of the Clam Diggers Association of Oregon, Lackner has provided clamming/crabbing clinics at various bays along the Oregon Coast, including Siletz Bay in Lincoln City. His next two Siletz Bay clamming clinics are scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 12 and 26, and a crabbing clinic at 8 a.m. Sept. 22. To give feet to his expertise, Lackner was asked to participate in Driftwood Public Library's Coastal Encounters Program. “I accepted, and the rest is history,” he says. “I love sharing my knowledge with people. The smiling faces of the participants, especially the kids, are rewarding. It’s amazing to see the sense of awareness spread over them as they dig clams and share their experiences with the other clam diggers.” Lackner says some 40 to 50 people

usually attend his clinics at a time. “We have had over 100 enthusiastic participants a half a dozen times and over 130 several times,” he says, “and the low count of four participants during the pounding rain.” Clam digging clinics begin with a brief orientation at the Driftwood Public Library in Lincoln City, covering such topics as clam digging regulations, clam identification, and harvest, cleaning and cooking methods. The orientations last about 45 minutes before adjourning to dig clams. Each clam digger 12 years or older will need a shellfish license, clam bag, shovel, five-gallon bucket and gloves. Also suggested are bottled water, a hand towel and a first aid kit containing bandages and hydrogen peroxide to treat and dress any cuts. Crabbing clinic participants will meet at the pavilion at the end of SW 51st Street in the Historic Taft District of Lincoln City. Parking is available between Mo’s Restaurant and the pavilion. Each crabber is allowed to crab with up to three devices. “Crab snares used with fishing

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For more information on the clinics, contact Lackner at 541-265-5847 or email williamlackner001@msn.com. A full description of the clinics, including where to buy a license and equipment, is available at oregoncoast.org/ crabbing-and-clamming-clinics.

poles work well, but not nearly as well as folding crab traps,” Lackner says. Each crabber 12 years or older will need a shellfish license, crab traps, crab gauge, five-gallon bucket, large package of chicken legs for bait, and rubber gloves. Everyone is welcome, and no registration is required for these events. “People’s feedback is usually very positive,” Lackner says of the clinics. “There was one clam digger who was so impressed with the Purple Varnish clams that he purchased a home in Taft.” For Lackner, the satisfaction of

bringing a skill and the working knowledge of clamming and/or crabbing to people that results in a positive learning experience makes his time spent teaching worthwhile. Safety is also a factor taken into account when crabbing and clamming, and Lackner says the state needs an invertebrate testing program as part of the Shell Fish Hotline program to ensure public safety and confidence in Oregon’s coastal waters. “The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program should be a year-round program,” he says. “The state should have a program to report major sewage spills into Oregon’s state waters. The worst-case example of not reporting sewage spills into coastal waters occurred when a still unknown amount of sewage spilled into the Umpqua River. The amount of raw sewage was in the hundreds of thousands of gallons.” At this time, the recreational harvest of bay clams and crab harvesting is open along the entire Oregon coast from the Columbia River to the California border, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture. ■

Volunteer foresters

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■ Gifford Pinchot National Forest benefits from local engagement By BARRY FINNEMORE BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS

For the past four years, Neal Ballard has helped install cameras that capture images of animals in southwest Washington’s Gifford Pinchot National Forest. He has always loved to hike, but this volunteer work setting up wildlife cameras in remote areas for a nonprofit organization allows him to venture off established trails to “see places I never would have seen before.” For Ballard, a retired software engineer for a health care system who lives in Vancouver, staying connected to nature and giving back are the driving forces behind his volunteerism. “It was a chance to get involved in wildlife conservation work, which I’ve been wanting to do forever but couldn’t when I was working full time,” he says. As a volunteer with the Cascade Forest Conservancy, Ballard, 64, is part of a growing trend of citizen scientists — members of the public who, armed with GPS devices, computer tablets, laptops and hand tools, help advocacy organizations and government agencies with projects ranging from restoring natural areas to collecting data on populations of various species and habitat restoration needs. For the Cascade Forest Conser-

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Members of Great Old Broads for Wilderness out on a project for the Cascade Forest Conservancy.Their projects might include surveying forest service roads and trails.

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vancy, the work is part watchdog, part partnership amid budget constraints for the U.S. Forest Service, says Matt Little, executive director of the conservancy, a conservation, education and advocacy group focused on Washington’s South Cascades between Mount Rainier and the Columbia River Gorge. “We are the Forest Service’s helping hands out in the woods, and their eyes and ears on things,” he says. “Without citizen scientists, we and the Forest Service wouldn’t be able to accomplish all the things in the forest that are needed to keep it sustainable and wild.” The conservancy, which is among the many organizations that turn to volunteers for help, has experienced much growth since it started five years ago. Volunteers now take about 30 trips a year into the Gifford Pinchot forest, putting in more than 1,600 service hours, Little says. In addition to volunteering in the woods, Ballard pitches in by doing such things as database management for the conservancy. But his main interest is setting up wildlife cameras, which opened his eyes to just how vast and diverse the Gifford Pinchot forest is. “I don’t think most people realize how much backcountry there is outside our door in Clark County,” he says. Ballard and fellow volunteers set up the cameras in trees, record their locations via GPS, then return later to check the camera for pictures, which they download onto computers, followed by a written summary.

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Kerr called Great Old Broads for Wilderness her “passion.” “It’s like a tattoo on my skin,” she says. “It’s a part of me. It does a lot of things for me. It creates relationships with older women like myself, and we have a shared value system for caring for the Mother Earth. We like to camp, socialize and learn about the issues that impact wilderness all over the country.” Kerr, who recently became the Portland-Vancouver chapter’s co-leader, says she’s excited about the opportunity to help guide the chapter. She appreciates the breadth of its involvement — from stewardship projects and creating connections between public and private landowners, to writing letters to lawmakers in support of wilderness protection. Micky Ryan, a leader with the Great Old Broads for Wilderness Portland-Vancouver chapter, says that among the issues the 40 to 50 active chapter members have advocated for, is expansion of the Mount Hood Wilderness. Her

“We are the Forest Service’s helping hands out in the woods, and their eyes and ears on things.” Matt Little Cascade Forest Conservancy

This year, the conservancy has been studying, in part, the distribution of martens, or weasels, to determine whether they’re impacted by logging, climate change or development. It’s also using surveys to determine whether wolves are moving back into an area known as Goat Rocks Wilderness, north of Mount Adams, says Shiloh Halsey, the conservancy’s conservation science director. During one trip, Ballard says he and other volunteers had stopped to check a wildlife camera when a male black bear loped across a road. Another time they were checking a camera in dense forest between Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens when two mountain goats appeared on a trail. “That was a thrill, because you don’t expect to see them in dense forests,” Ballard says. “They surprised us and we surprised them.” Laurie Kerr has volunteered for about eight or nine years with Great Old Broads for Wilderness’ Portland-Vancouver chapter. She got involved after reading an article about the national grassroots organization. Kerr, a 63-year-old Battle Ground resident, is involved in a variety of activities, including restoring natural areas that people have used for camping, posting no-camping signs and helping remove invasive species in the Gifford

State Capitol kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month

The Oregon State Capitol celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month with a free kick-off event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 16. The four-hour event, which includes family-friendly activities like musical entertainment, games, crafts, exhibits, speakers and dancing, is sponsored by the Oregon State Capitol Foundation as part of the Capitol History Gateway project. National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The theme of this year’s event is “Dance! Dance! Dance” and features an opening performance by Espacio Flamenco. Chayag Andean musicians will be teaching two Andean flute making workshops, as well as give a performance at 1:30 p.m. Peru Baila Asi, Salseros, and Grupo Ritual Azteca will also be performing during the day. Attendees can learn steps to the salsa, merengue, cha cha, flamenco, rumba, and more. In addition to the music performances and classes, the Instituto de Cultura will give a presentation on bilingualism at 11 a.m. in Hearing Room D, and a presentation on a quinceñera at 11:30 a.m. Tower tours will be given to the observation platform on the top of the Capitol at at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. The tours are weather permitting and capacity controlled. To embrace and welcome Spanish speakers the day of the event, interpreters will be stationed around the Capitol and in the Information Kiosk to answer questions and highlight important information. This celebration is one in a series of special events which invites Oregonians into “the people’s building” on a Saturday, while offering a free and fun family experience. Parking around the Capitol is free on the weekends. More information can be found at oregoncapitol.com or by calling Visitor Services at 503-986-1388. ■

Pinchot forest. She and other volunteers have used GPS to survey Forest Service roads based on a list provided by the government agency, identifying such things as blocked culverts that could harm fish habitat and determining any possible erosion that might be impacting streams. The conservancy integrates those road survey results into its comments about proposed Forest Service timber sales because they often are related, Halsey says. In addition, Kerr went through a Forest Service training to learn so-called solitude monitoring, in which volunteers document how much use trails get to reduce negative impacts on wilderness areas.

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To volunteer, visit cascadeforest.org/getinvolved/volunteer.

heart, she adds, is in helping protect the Gifford Pinchot forest. A lawyer by training, Ryan and other members are drawn to volunteer because of the organization’s combination of outdoor activities and advocacy work. “We found our members like to do something beyond just hiking,” she says. “You hope you’re doing something that’s going to improve the environment, but I also think you’re learning a lot of skills and (learning) about larger environmental issues.” For his part, Ballard doesn’t see an end to his involvement in helping protect and advocate for wilderness areas. “Definitely, I’ll keep doing it,” he says. “I’ll be happy doing it 10 years from now just so long as I can still get out there.” ■

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MARSHALL HOUSE Home to a great patriot

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This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Marshall Plan, the post-World War II effort to revitalize a devastated Western Europe. In 1947, from London to Moscow, cities were flattened, economies destroyed, homes left in rubble, and millions of people displaced. In the midst of this destitution existed, as President Harry S. Truman observed, a breeding ground for the spread of communism throughout Europe. So, for humane, economic, and political motivations, Congress approved the European Recovery Program, channeling $13 billion to rebuild the economies and infrastructure of war-torn countries. While funds were offered to all countries, Stalin was suspicious and felt the United States would threaten Soviet influence in the Eastern bloc countries. He refused to participate, thus heralding a Cold War that would dominate world politics for the next 40 years. Over its five-year existence, the program was hugely successful in meeting its goals of rebuilding and restoring Western Europe, and containing communism in the region. It was known more familiarly as the Marshall Plan, named for Gen. George C. Marshall, its primary architect and overseer. Marshall (1880-1959) graduated from Virginia Military Institute and began a long and

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This spectacular Victorian, the crown jewel of Officers’ Row at Fort Vancouver, was once home to Gen. George C. Marshall, who lived there while supervising the Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Oregon and Washington. illustrious career in both the military and public service. In World War I, he served at the American Expeditionary Forces headquarters and is credited with planning the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Between wars, he worked as Gen. Pershing’s aide-decamp and later served in China, Fort Benning, and headed the Illinois National Guard.

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ident of the American Red Cross, but was called back from retirement during the Korean War to serve as secretary of defense. He finally retired from public service in 1951. There was a time in this remarkable career when Marshall spent a few years in the Pacific Northwest. Between 1936 and 1938, he was commander of the Army’s Third Division, 5th Infantry

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OSU offers food preservation hotline SEPTEMBER 2017 • www.nwboomerandseniornews.com

Is it safe to bring deviled eggs to the church picnic? How do I preserve Grandma’s piccalilli relish? Do I really need to pressure-can green beans? For answers to these and other questions about safely serving and preserving summer’s food bounty, you can talk to a Master Food Preserver from Oregon State University Extension. Call 800-354-7319, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. The hotline is open through Oct. 13. Typical hotline questions include where to get pressure-canner gauges tested, whether an old family canning recipe is still safe and what to do if your refrigerator or freezer goes out. Answers are provided by Extension-trained and -certified Master Food Preservers, a volunteer-based program active in 18 Oregon counties. Master Food Preservers is part of OSU Extension’s Family and Community Health (FCH) program, which provides research-based knowl-

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edge on all aspects of food, nutrition, and family and community well-being. When it comes to food safety, calling the hotline is always a better bet than randomly searching the internet, advises Nellie Oehler, an FCH faculty member and Master Food Preserver coordinator in Lane County. “There’s a lot of misinformation online,” she says. “If you call the hotline, you’ll get to talk to a real person. And you can be confident that the information you’re getting is current and reliable.” Last year, Extension faculty, staff and volunteers fielded 2,760 phone calls, 324 Ask an Expert questions and 1,625 office walk-in queries on food preservation. Photo by Jeanne Brandt OSU Extension also offers a wealth of onOSU Extension’s Master Food Preservers line information on the topic. Extension’s Ask offer reliable research-based advice on putan Expert service also takes online questions ting up food safely.The hotline stays open about food preservation and many other topuntil Oct. 13. ics. ■

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Pretty much everyone I know is inundated with the deluge of user name and password requirements for bill pay, Amazon ordering and nearly everything else. Yes, it’s convenient to do many things from your home computer but everyone seems to require these things supposedly for your own personal identity security. I’m not sure about that but you can’t avoid it if you want to work online. Complicating this is the drum beat of the internet security people who tell you that it’s critical to change your user name (U/N) and password (P/W) at least every three months to protect your identity and financial information from scammers and hackers. For a long time, I used the

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SEPTEMBER 2017 • www.nwboomerandseniornews.com Books and Beers with Heather and Nick: “Drown” by Junot Diaz, 7 p.m., Garden Home Library annex, 7306 SW Oleson Road. 503-2459932.

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(also Sept. 8) Young at Heart Senior Theater Club: “Return 2 Camp Granada,” 6:30 p.m., Luepke Center Community Room, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver, Wash. $5. (No charge: 10 a.m. Sept. 8)

(through Oct. 15) Lakewood Theatre Company, “Cabaret,” Lakewood Center for the Arts, Lake Oswego. 503-6353901.

Library After-Hours: Trivia Night, 5 to 7 p.m., West Slope Library, 3678 SW 78th Ave., Portland.

Genealogical Society of Washington County, “From Native American to Scottish — The Journey to Find My First Parents,” 10 a.m. to noon, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy. 503-6404431.

For even more things to do in September, check out the calendars in our three other regional editions

at nwboomerandseniornews. com

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AARP Smart Driver, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Legacy Emanuel Hospital, 2801 N. Gantenbein Ave., Portland. 503286-9688.

SEPTEMBER 2017 “Care to Dance?” free dance lessons, 4 to 9 p.m., Jerry Willey Plaza at Orenco Station, Hillsboro. Benefits Care Partners Hospice and Palliative Care. 503-648-9565.

Viking Pancake Breakfast, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th Ave., Portland. $8/$4.

Constance Hall and Judith Arcana poetry readings, 7 p.m., Stonehenge Studios, 3508 SW Corbett, Portland.

Tuesday Night Nourishment Book Group: “The Little Paris Bookshop,” Garden Home Library annex, 7306 SW Oleson Road. 503245-9932.

Beaverton Historical Society presents, “One room 1863 schoolhouse by Ellen Crauthers,” 7 p.m., Beaverton Lodge Retirement, 12900 SW 9th St., Beaverton. Free. Historicbeaverton.org. Song Circle, 6:30 p.m., Cedar Mill Library, Portland. 503-644-0043.

Friday Film Night: “Pi,” 7 p.m., Garden Home Library annex, 7306 SW Oleson Road. 503-245-9932.

Memoir Mechanics workshop, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Multnomah Athletic Club, 1849 SW Salmon St., Portland. $25.muzikant@aol.

Writer’s Workshop: How to write a nonfiction book proposal, 6:30 p.m., Garden Home Library annex, 7306 SW Oleson Road. 503245-9932.

Rhythm/Drum Circle, 6:30 p.m., Cedar Mill Library, Portland. 503-644-0043.

Fiber Show opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m., Currents Gallery, 532 NE Third St., McMinnville.

Steam Evening Wine Run, 5 p.m., Chelatchie Prairie Railroad, Yacolt, Wash. $45. Tickettomato.com or moultonfallswinery.com. Bad Motor Scooter, 2 to 4 p.m., Avamere at Bethany, 16330 NW Bethany Ct., Portland. 503-690-2402.

Senior Dance with Bad Motor Scooter, 2 to 4 p.m., Luepke Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver, Wash.

Peregrine Literary Series, “Honoring Our Rivers 2017 Anthology,” 3 p.m., Lake Oswego Public Library, 706 4th St.

Writers Mill, 1 p.m., Cedar Mill Library, Portland. 503-644-0043.

Crafternoon Tea, 2 to 3 p.m., Garden Home Library annex, 7306 SW Oleson Road. 503245-9932.

Estate Planning: A Will is Not Enough in Oregon, 6:30 p.m., Cedar Mill Library, Portland. 503-644-0043.

AllCare Health Medigap informational seminar, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 14850 Kruse Oaks Dr., Lake Oswego. Also 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 15520 NW Gateway Ct., Beaverton. Free to first 50 people. 888-460-0185.

Voices in Verse: Open mic poetry, 10:30 a.m., Cedar Mill Library, Portland. 503-644-0043.

Angelique Kidjo with the Oregon Symphony, 7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland. $35+. OrSymphony.org.

Songwriters in the Round with Steve Hale, Sarah Vitort and Chris Stewart, 6:30 p.m., Cedar Mill Library, Portland. 503-644-0043.

Creativity Uncorked, a painting party, 6:30 p.m., Garden Home Library annex, 7306 SW Oleson Road. 503-245-9932.

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Group: “Class Matters” by Bill Keller, 10:30 a.m., Cedar Mill Library, Portland.

Brain Fitness, 10:30 a.m., Cedar Mill Library, Portland. 503-644-0043.

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(also Oct. 1) Harvest Run Diesel Weekend, Chelatchie Prairie Railroad, Yacolt,

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By MAGGI WHITE

The Raindrop and KAMRA surgeries cost $5,000 per eye and are not covered by insurance.

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There’s good news for people who depend upon reading glasses, and are tired of carrying them around the neck, on top of the head or in the car. It can be frustrating. Yet, loss of close-up vision, called presbyopia, is a natural, universal sign of aging that occurs for both men and women around the age of 45. This loss of near-sight vision is the result of loss of flexibility in the eye’s lens, and the ability to focus on objects like books, newspapers and computers becomes a problem. It happens to everyone. So, it’s no wonder that when local ophthalmologist Stanley Teplick does a new procedure on his patients to correct presbyopia, the first word he usually hears is, “Wow,” followed by “Why did I wait so long?” Teplick is the first eye surgeon in the Pacific Northwest to perform the surgery, known as 5 Raindrop Near Vision Inlay, or KAMRA. He currently is the only certified KAMRA and Raindrop surgeon in Oregon. The two procedures are quite similar, only differing on the needs of the patient — some who’ve already had a laser-corrective surgery, and those whose distance vision is fine, but are having trouble with near-vision. He’s also worked with his staff at Teplick Custom Vision for more than 15 years, and is a nationally-recognized LASIK expert with more than 30 years of experience in both New Orleans and Beaverton. The Raindrop procedure takes about 10 minutes and the results are quick.

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Dr. Stanley Teplick, a Beaverton ophthalmologist, is the first eye surgeon in the Pacific Northwest to perform a laser surgery that corrects near vision. The inlay is a tiny disc, almost invisible, that is placed beneath the surface of the eye. It works by gently changing the central curvature of the cornea, or clear front part of the eye. As with all surgeries, there is a healing process while the eye adjusts. The Raindrop disc is implanted only in one eye, but both eyes work together to create one image. The Raindrop eye provides an improvement in near vision associated with a slight decrease in distance vision. The new inlay is bioengineered to facilitate the transport of nutrients and fluid to the eye. It also works well in low light. Teplick says potential candidates are

those who need reading glasses for daily tasks, from reading on a mobile phone, a menu, the fine print and other close-up work. Most patients who have the surgery gain five lines of near vision on an eye chart without the need for reading glasses within one week, and their vision continues to improve for several weeks. The procedure is deemed safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It was tested for five years before approval, although the procedure, Teplick says, has already been done in Europe for several years. The idea for near-vision corrective surgery has taken about 10 years from

idea to fruition. “We’ve been doing vision correction for 30 to 40 years, even longer, but we never had a good technology to address the issue that Raindrop does,” he says. “To restore that near vision, this is the ‘missing grail’ for most of our fields.” Most of his patients have already had the laser-corrective surgery, Teplick says, and have a desire to stay away from needing glasses again. “They are the front line of patients,” he says. The surgery is not approved for anyone who’s already had cataract surgery, although he says it is being done in Europe, and a surgeon can make decisions on a case-by-case basis on whether to do Raindrop surgery after cataracts. Teplick is motivated by being able to improve his patients’ eyesight. Raised in a family of doctors, he started in internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic. But after a round in the cancer ward, Teplick decided he didn’t want to continue in that field. “I felt that as an ophthalmologist I could help people with a problem that was unique, varied and had solutions,” he says. “Generally, they are happy afterwards. It’s not a chronic illness. Most medicine is palliative while this was curative.” ■

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GINGER Ginger is the Oregon Humane Society’s oldest cat resident. Ginger came to us through the Friends Forever Program when her mom passed away and OHS is taking great care of her. She arrived in the middle of March and had a variety of medical conditions that needed to be treated before she would be ready to find a forever home. She had some dental work done which included cleaning and ultrasonic scaling to remove built up calculus; also 11 teeth needed to be removed. After this Ginger spent four weeks in a foster home. It only took her a week to adjust and she was found to be a quite a social cat that was not much of a lap cat, but loved to be petted, liked cat nip, was playful at times and in living in a house with lots of plants didn’t try to eat them. She is an active 16-year-old kitty

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Local cat rescue to host ‘CattyShack’ dinner and auction

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Furry Friends hosts its ninth annual dinner and auction fundraiser from 5 to 9 p.m. Sept. 30, at Firstenburg Community Center, 700 NE 136th Ave., Vancouver, Wash. The theme is “CattyShack,” and those who attend are encouraged to wear costumes that reflect the funloving, golfing antics of the film “Caddyshack.” Dressing in costume is optional. The evening includes a photo booth, a silent auction, dinner, and a live auction, followed by a prize for the most popular costume. Tickets are $50 in advance; $55 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at furryfriendswa.org. Proceeds help fund the rescue’s operating costs, and the building improvements on the HalfwayHouse. ■

‘Mad Hatter’ party benefits local humane society

The Humane Society for Southwest Washington will host a “Mad Hatter Party” dinner and auction, starting at 5 p.m. Oct. 7, at the Red Lion Jantzen Beach. A silent auction begins at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m., and a live auction. Prizes range from romantic trips to family adventures, rare and unique wines, and experiences. Tickets are $125 per person, or a table of 10 for $1,250. Proceeds help fund adoption services, reunite lost pets with their families, and care for the dogs and cats. Sponsorships are available. Visit southwesthumane.org/auction for more information and to purchase tickets. ■

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Our non-profit organization offers very affordable housing. Amenities include meal program, housekeeping, laundry service, beauty shop, fitness center, art room, library, and a secured courtyard, 24-hr. security, secured entrance, emergency pull cords in each apartment. There are planned activities & weekly shopping trips at no cost. Stop by for a tour and lunch any time! The perfect balance of independence & support can be found here. In addition to spacious private apartments, we offer a full menu of personal support services, 24-hr. friendly care-giving staff & a full time RN & LPN nursing team. A variety of activities, outings, fitness, wellness & faith-based services, all promote friendship & a sense of community. Call today for a personal tour & complimentary lunch.

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REMEMBER WHEN?

PORTLAND-METRO/VANCOUVER EDITION

The advent of personal computers

Personal computers are now a very common item in nearly every home, yet in 1955, there were only 250 computers in use throughout the world. In 1980, more than one million personal computers had been sold and by the mid-1980s, this figure had risen to 30 million. Computers in 1955 were so large they would never fit into a normal room in a normal sized house. By the late 1950s, computers got smaller because of one of its main components — the transistor. Transisters made computers far more reliable and therefore businesses took a much greater interest in them. By the mid-1960s, microchips replaced transistors. A microchip could have several transistors on it. By being smaller, the size of computers decreased dramatically. By 1965, there were 20,000 computers in the world. The most famous was the

IBM System/360. By 1970, microchip technology made it possible to build a computer that was nearly portable — the home personal computer. In 1971, Intel began selling microprocessors, revolutionizing the computer industry. In 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen formed Micro-Soft (now Microsoft). Also in 1975, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniac founded Apple Computers. In 1977, Apple created the Apple II, a “home/personal computer” that could be used by anyone. Computer technology grew exponentially and is now an integral part of every aspect of our lives. Where would we be today without computers?

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In 1945, ENIAC, a 27-ton, 1,800-square-foot bundle of vacuum tubes and diodes, became the first true computer.

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