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Travel bug

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Finding peace SEE STORY, PAGE 14

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Margaret Kirkpatrick has become one of nature’s most ardent cheerleaders. As board chair for the Oregon chapter of The Nature Conservancy, Kirkpatrick uses her expertise to speak out about important environmental issues, whether that’s to a statewide task force, or to her own grandchildren. “I’ve had a fabulous life and spent time in beautiful places,” she says. “I want to take care of the land, air and water for them as well as everyone.” She considers working with The Nature Conservancy “the most gratifying thing I have ever done.” Because the federal government has rolled back laws regarding the environment, Kirkpatrick says efforts made on the state and local level are more important than ever. The current political situation has “created a lot more interest and enthusiasm,” she says, with “less complacency.” The Nature Conservancy’s success relies on building and collaborating on partnerships with businesses, ranchers and others who in the past may have been considered unlikely players in this arena. “This is possible because,

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Volunteers at the Willamette Confluence Preserve just outside of Eugene are part of an effort to plant more than 200,000 trees, and reconnect more than five miles of former gravel mines to the river. in Oregon, so many of us want to preserve what we have,” Kirkpatrick says. “The ONC has recently come to agreement with businesses so together we can lead the way on carbon reduction. The organization’s volunteers, most of whom are over 60 years old,

work at many of the preserves in the state.” Oregon boasts the most volunteers of any Nature Conservancy chapter in the nation. Its 1,000 volunteers actively work to restore forests and the communities around them; to save sagebrush ecosystems; to

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NATURE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2

“We are making a concerted effort to reach out to the younger generation with our robust volunteer program.” Margaret Kirkpatrick The Nature Conservancy

younger generation,” Kirkpatrick says, “with our robust volunteer program. Younger people are being added to the board of trustees.” She says ONC is a bipartisan organization that includes business leaders on its board, and consults with business and policy experts about greenhouse gases. “Our work is based on fact, not rhetoric,” she says. “We don’t preach, we collaborate. Warming, acidification and dead zones impact the life of our oceans.” Nature Conservancy workers also work with members of the timber industry, manufacturers and farmers. Its mission is to protect lands and waters on which all life depends. Kirkpatrick says one of her recent projects is working with the Oregon Legislature on “congestion pricing,” a term used to describe a variable charge or fee drivers pay to use a stretch of road or highway. By varying the charge based on the time of day and day of the week, congestion pricing creates incentives for drivers to be on the road during less crowded times, and to use alternative modes

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lature established a traffic congestion relief program with the aim of approving a buildable toll system by the end of 2018. Kirkpatrick says another of the local chapter’s projects includes a focus on private landowners and the U.S. Forest Service in periodically thinning trees with controlled burning to promote forest health. On a personal note, she deplores litter by those who don’t feel connected to nature and don’t value it. “As we become more urbanized with more screen time, we are less connected to the natural world,” she says. “We were helpful in mandating outdoor schools and the public supported that. There is no substitute for families getting outside. Nature has proven to be healing. Our digital lifestyles are causing an acceleration of litter, no auto mufflers and plastic bags in our streams — thoughtless actions that threaten our planet.” ■

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Ken Yabuki traveled a lot during his long and busy career, but he didn’t always have the time to sightsee, or enjoy hobbies such as photography and reading. That changed after he retired, and he’s been taking advantage of more free time as a frequent participant on local and regional trips via the 50+ Travel Program through the city of Vancouver’s Luepke Senior Center. “It’s possible I’ve been on more trips in three years than anybody taking advantage of the program,” the Vancouver resident says. “This program fits right in with what I like to do to catch up.” As its name implies, the travel program is designed for those 50 and older, offering

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Arlys Borjesson, Bev Schubert and Geoff Fowler explore the Oregon Coast via the Oregon Coast Railriders, pedal-powered rail cycles that operate between Bay City and Tillamook.

one-day and multi-day trips via van to see attractions, attend festivals and events, experience Northwest culture, and

taste ethnic foods. The trips have varying costs and degrees of difficulty, and are planned and led by trained volunteers.

Yabuki says many of the outings are perfect for him because he can concentrate on his photography rather than on lo-

gistics and traffic. “I like to be free to focus on whatever I want to take photos of,” says Yabuki, stressing how well the program is managed. Through the travel program, “I can be focused totally on capturing images rather than worry about maps, gas, directions, traffic and all of that, and that’s not an insignificant thing.” Yabuki says in some cases he’s been to destinations on his own, but that hasn’t stopped him from experiencing them again through the program. Still, “more than 50 percent of (the travel program’s) trips are new to me, and as time goes on I spread my wings and sign up for trips I might not have years ago. So, it’s a mindexpansion thing.” Dorothy Krugner, 82, agrees with Yabuki. She re-

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cently enjoyed a trip to Raymond, Wash., north of Astoria, and the Northwest Carriage Museum there. The museum features 19th-century carriages, buggies, wagons and artifacts. “It was absolutely fantastic,” Krugner says. “I would never have known about it or that it was there, and it was so exciting to see.” She also likes the program’s trips to ethnic restaurants — Moroccan and Puerto Rican eateries among them — in the Portland area, where she wouldn’t normally drive. Krugner has taken trips through the program for about two years, spurred by a desire to get involved in more activities. She takes an average of two to four trips a month, and likes that she sees old friends, makes new ones, and learns things along the way. Volunteer planners, like Bev Schubert, organize and lead trips. She retired 20 years ago, and has been planning trips for the past 15 years. Leading the trips is an incentive to plan the best trip she can. The least expensive day trip is $26 per person, and the most expensive is a hot-air balloon ride, at a little more than $200. Overnight trips can run to $600 to $700, Schubert says. A program hallmark is the variety of trips. Many participants new to the Vancouver area say there was no program like it where they came from, and they appreciate the 50+ Travel Program because it familiarizes them with some of

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(Clockwise from left) Ken Yabuki may be the most frequent visitor on trips planned through the Luepke Senior Center. (Top right) One group tried a zipline at Pumpkin Ridge. (Above, right) Ken Yabuki took this shot of some beautiful glasswork at the Chihuly Bridge of Glass in Tacoma, Wash. the region’s offerings. These include everything from performances — such as “The Odd Couple” with female leads, and the famous Cirque du Soleil — to river cruises, and those popular balloon rides. “I’ve had people say it has saved their life,” Schubert says of the program, noting feedback from participants who recently lost a spouse or went

through a major transition, such as retirement. “It prolongs people’s lives in general because they keep busy.” Karen King, who retired in 2011 and moved to Vancouver from northern California nearly five years ago, says she’d have a hard time naming a favorite day trip, but was fascinated by an outing to Leatherman Tool Group, and an excursion to Sisters in Cen-

tral Oregon. She appreciated the story of how Leatherman was started in a garage, and the insight of seeing how its multitools and other products are made. “It was fun to watch,” she says. “We had a great tour guide. You use things all the time and never know how they’re made, so it’s fun to learn.” King says the trips to ethnic

restaurants are also a favorite, noting that she gets asked why she pays $25 or $30 to participate in them when she could go on her own. “They drop me at the door, I don’t have to worry about parking, they pick us up at the door, I don’t have to worry about traffic, and I go to restaurants I wouldn’t drive to by myself,” she says. “It’s a really fun thing to do.” ■

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Light therapy helps seasonal sadness

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It’s nearly winter time and with colder, shorter days, you may be feeing something that a lot of people call “the winter blues.” But did you know that your “winter blues” could actually be a form of depression known as Seasonal Affective Disorder? The disorder (SAD for short) is a form of depression recognized by the American Psychiatric Association that affects about 10 million Americans each year. SAD symptoms can range from mild to severe, and it tends to affect people from late fall until spring, particularly in regions with less sunshine. That’s because when the sun goes down, our bodies produce a chemical known as melatonin, which is what helps put

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A light box provides bright full-spectrum that mimics natural outdoor light. Exposure to this “happy light” for 20 to 30 minutes daily can help reduce symptoms of SAD and improve one’s overall sense of well-being.

make an appointment with your doctor. A doctor will be able to determine if you need to be treated, possibly with medication or something known as light therapy. Light therapy, or what I like to call a “happy

light,” is a form of therapy that can increase your serotonin levels and, in turn, boost your mood. As part of the therapy, you sit near this special kind of bright light for 20 to 30 minutes every day and many people see an improve-

ment in mood thanks to this. Even though the weather is cold and cloudy, getting outdoors can help boost your mood through exposure to some natural light. Try to get outside in the morning to start the day off on the right foot and, while you’re outside, find some time to exercise. Working out five times a week for at least 30 minutes is a helpful anti-depressant. Although you might be tempted to hibernate during the cold weather, don’t forget to check in with your social calendar. Make plans with a friend or family member because it’s important to keep up your relationships and not isolate yourself during these colder months. For more information on SAD, visit the Kaiser Permanente website, kp.org. ■

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The Asian board game called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Goâ&#x20AC;? is older than chess and is considered to be the national game of Japan. Go is played extensively in Japan, Korea and China. There are Go clubs in most major metropolitan areas in the United States, including the Portland Go Club. Go is a relatively easy game to play with a few simple rules, but mastering the game is not so easy. Go is a game of skill; there is no luck involved. The game is played by two contestants. A regulation sized board has 19 lines running along the X and Y axes to form a simple grid with 361 points of intersection. The two players use both white and black stones, which they place on one of those 361 intersections when it is their turn. Classical Go game black stones are fashioned from shale while the white stones are fashioned from clam shells. The game boards are purposefully made to not be exactly square and the stones are purposefully made to be just a little too large so that when they are placed on the board, they butt up against each other.

The Portland Go Club members play each other at 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Powellsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; City of Books, downtown Portland. Visit oregongo.org for information on other Go clubs outside of Portland.

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The Asian board game called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Goâ&#x20AC;?has been picking up in popularity in major metropolitan areas around the United States, including Portland. The goal of the game is to end up controlling more territory than oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opponent. Stones are placed on the board to surround empty line intersections. Each of those surrounded intersections is counted as a point. Play can result in stones being removed from the board if they are surrounded with no

escape. Like chess, Go games can be played quickly in less than an hour or a game can last days. The beginnings of Go can be traced back to China over 2,500 years ago and, like many things of Chinese origin, the game of Go spread to Korea and Japan. The Japanese have been

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playing Go for more than 1,000 years. By the 13th century, the samurai class in Japan were playing Go with stories of warriors breaking out a board and stones to compete immediately after a reallife battle. With the 361 intersections on the board, Go has millions of possible board positions. It

is the number of possible board positions that stumped the people trying to develop a computer that could beat a human. Whereas in the world of chess, computer-based chess programs began beating humans by the 1970s. In May 1997, IBMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deep Blue computer defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov. It was not until 2016 that Googleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artificially intelligent Go-playing computer system defeated Korean grandmaster Lee Sedol finishing the best-of-five series with four wins and one loss. Googleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DeepMind program that pioneered the development of a program that could beat a grand champion Go player is another milestone in the development of artificial intelligence. â&#x2013;

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Have you ever looked inside those fancy refrigerators in the florist department at the grocery store and admired the pretty Christmas centerpieces made with evergreens? And then you looked at the price tag and talked yourself out of purchasing one because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve still got gifts to buy, food to purchase, the budget is tight and you really shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t? And then, with insistent longing, mixed with piqued curiosity, you looked closer, studied it a bit and thought, I bet I could make one? Well this, my friends, is how the Christmas centerpiecemaking tradition took hold in my life. I knew collecting the evergreens and other plant material would be a cinch because it grows with abandon in my backyard. The challenging part would be finding the Oasis floral foam â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that water-absorbing block that holds the whole project together. I learned that I need to shop early because it appears to be in high demand and sells out quickly. I also discovered that the other, coarser floral foams are not an adequate substitute for this project. School of hard knocks. After submerging the Oasis

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after, but shiny evergreen leaves, too, such as camellia, laurel and boxwood. For color, nandina leaves would add a nice touch of red, aucuba leaves have golden yellow specks, and evergreen huckleberry has pretty red stems. Using cones, berries and lichen-encrusted branches gives the arrangement a rustic, woodsy look, while man-made embellishments such as ribbons and shiny ornaments give it a more traditional or even whimsical look. Some years, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gone to the florist and purchased red and white carnations which can hold their fresh look for two weeks. Other flowers can work, too. And

sometimes Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll stick a taper candle in the middle to light on Christmas Eve. A few hints: Look for Oasis blocks at craft stores, florists or online. Be sure to soak it for several minutes before starting your project, so it will absorb as much water as possible. Using a bowl that is slightly smaller than the Oasis will allow you to squeeze the pliable Oasis into it. This will help it stay in place. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re using an extra-large container, you can use two or more Oasis bricks. Always gather as many greens as you can. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll want the arrangement to be full enough to hide all hints of the Oasis. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough greens in your garden, nurseries often sell greens. And you can find greens you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have access to, such as eastern Oregon juniper, sometimes with copious berries. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a professional florist but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best to work from the outside edge in toward the center. Placing your container on a spinning Lazy Susan will allow you to easily work around the container, filling it in as you turn it. Be sure to keep a good pair of clippers handy and make a fresh cut on each stem before inserting it into the foam. You can purchase loose flower bunches like carnations, roses or lilies at the florist department of grocery stores, or at the florist. For further inspiration, you can see lots of ideas on Pinterest, by searching â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christmas Centerpiece.â&#x20AC;? â&#x2013;

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TUCSON, Ariz. — Aging is a natural part of life, but that hasn’t stopped people from embarking on efforts to stop the process. Unfortunately, perhaps, those attempts are futile, according to University of Arizona researchers who have proved that it’s mathematically impossible to halt aging in multicellular organisms like humans. “Aging is mathematically inevitable — like, seriously inevitable. There’s logically, theoretically, mathematically no way out,” says Joanna Masel, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. Masel and UA postdoctoral researcher Paul Nelson outline their findings on math and aging in a new study titled “Intercellular Competition and Inevitability of Multicellular Aging,” published in the current issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Current understanding of the evolution of aging leaves open the possibility that aging could be stopped if only science could figure out a way to make selection between organisms perfect. One way to do that might be to use competition between cells to eliminate poorly-functioning “sluggish” cells linked to aging, while keeping other cells intact. However, the solution isn’t that simple, Masel and Nelson say. Two things happen to the body on a cellular level as it ages, Nelson explains. One is that cells slow down and start to lose function, like when your hair cells, for example, stop making pigment. The other thing that happens is that some cells crank up their growth rate, which can cause cancer cells to form. As we get older, we all tend, at some point, to develop cancer cells in the body, even if they’re not causing symptoms, the researchers say. Masel and Nelson found that even if natural selection were perfect, aging would still occur, since cancer cells tend to cheat when cells compete.

“As you age, most of your cells are ratcheting down and losing function, and they stop growing, as well,” says Nelson, lead author of the study. “But some of your cells are growing like crazy. What we show is that this forms a double bind — a catch-22. “If you get rid of those poorly-functioning, sluggish cells, then that allows cancer cells to proliferate, and if you get rid of, or slow down, those cancer cells, then that allows sluggish cells to accumulate,” he continues. “So, you’re stuck between allowing these sluggish cells to accumulate or allowing cancer cells to proliferate, and if you do one, you can’t do the other. You can’t do them both at the same time.” Although human mortality is an undisputed fact of life, the researchers’ work presents a mathematical equation that expresses why aging is an “incontrovertible truth” and “an intrinsic property of being multicellular,” Nelson says. “It’s no surprise that we’re all going to die; lots of things are obvious because they’re so familiar to us, but really, why is it that we age? We start to explain why,” says Masel, who also teaches in the UA’s Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Applied Mathematics. “People have looked at why aging happens, from the perspective of ‘why hasn’t natural selection stopped aging yet?’ That’s the question they ask, and implicitly in that is the idea that such a thing as nonaging is possible, so why haven’t we evolved it? We’re saying it’s not just a question of evolution not doing it; it

can’t be done by natural selection or by anything else,” Masel says. In the end, things just break over time and — according to the math — trying to fix them

can make things worse. “You might be able to slow down aging, but you can’t stop it,” Masel says. “We have a mathematical demonstration of why it’s impossible to fix

both problems. You can fix one problem, but you’re stuck with the other one. Things will get worse over time, in one of these two ways or both: Either all your cells will continue to get more sluggish, or you’ll get cancer. And the basic reason is that things break. It doesn’t matter how much you try and stop them from breaking, you can’t.” As Nelson says, “It’s just something you have to deal with if you want to be a multicellular organism.” Nelson’s and Masel’s work was supported by the National Institutes for Health and the John Templeton Foundation. ■

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well known that holiday family gatherings set the scene for coughing up past baggage, childhood resentments and blame games. But Polly Campbell of Beaverton has the perfect recipe for a peaceful holiday season: Manage your thought patterns the way you manage other areas of your life. If you are addicted to drama and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s causing conflicts and stress, she says, choose another way of approaching situations that trigger frustration or anger. Instead of reacting to what others throw at you, take some deep breaths. Is unhappiness worth having the last word? Campbell is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;human potentialâ&#x20AC;? author who has been on a life journey figuring out how to be happy. At the age of 3, she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Not being able to play with other children at recess because of her condition, the young Campbell began to hang out at the library where she discovered biographies of people who were successful, despite their own challenges. It helped her to realize she could be successful as well.

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Polly Campbell teaches her daughter Piper Neubert how to be aware of her thoughts, take deep breaths and, through meditation, be more responsive and relaxed. She also realized she wanted to become an author and speaker, teaching others how to live happier lives. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a work in progress. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Depends on the day, what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve eaten, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on in the world, what my kid is doing,â&#x20AC;? Campbell says of her state of peace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But, I am able to catch myself and clarify my thoughts so that I respond rather than react. I pay

attention to what was triggered in my mind and slow down, take deep breaths and sometimes I go to another room for a timeâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;out. I take in my mom and family without judgment, I accept what is, without adding to the drama.â&#x20AC;? Family dynamics, she adds, are fraught with potential misunderstandings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to let go of past history and real-

ize that we may have created some of the problems,â&#x20AC;? she says. The key is not to take everything personally. For example, a family member arrives late to a holiday party. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of us tend to look at things as happening to us,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The key is not to personalize. A sister wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t being late â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;to me.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I could have said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You always

do that to me,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and inflate the situation. Generally, there was something going on that caused someone to be late that had nothing to do with me.â&#x20AC;? She says there is comfort in responding without judgment, usually triggered by something that occurred years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have no energy for conflict,â&#x20AC;? Campbell says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I need energy to create the life I want.â&#x20AC;? She feels her best days are when there is no anger or frustration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If someone makes a comment I give a straight answer,â&#x20AC;? Campbell says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t assume it was somehow against me. It takes practice; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard work to change your patterns. I say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like going to the gym: You keep putting it off but you go. So thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one time. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just words telling yourself you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to. So, you practice going.â&#x20AC;? Letting moments pass when family dynamics trigger thoughts reminds people that thoughts are just thoughts and they pass, like clouds in the sky. Let them go. Campbell still deals with the rheumatoid arthritis, and it makes her tired.

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“It has taught me compassion and to be aware that everyone has their own adversity, even if it is not recognizable,” she says. So, she paces herself when preparing for the holidays. For example, she started shopping in October for things she knew she would need for Thanksgiving. That helped lessen the chance to feel overwhelmed during the holiday. She also wears athletic shoes during the day, even though she’d prefer to wear fancy shoes. If negative feelings start to creep in, Campbell recommends finding a quiet spot for some “me” time. “We can’t control other people bringing

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By MARY OWEN

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Nikki Clevenger thrives on diversity. Born in 1949 to a U.S. Army family, she lived in Germany, Texas, Washington and Colorado. Later, as an Army wife, she lived in Germany, Texas, Oklahoma and Idaho. “I’m now retired and happy with my new life,” says Clevenger, 68, who now lives in Salem. Her new life includes her husband Clyde. They met and married 16 years ago, after Clevenger moved to Oregon from Idaho. She was a school bus driver for special programs with the Salem-Keizer School District for 12 years before retiring, and now keeps busy with her art and her family.

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Nikki Clevenger really enjoys playing bass in a Salem-area bluegrass band.

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She has one son — he lives in Idaho with his wife and three children. Clyde has three children and five grandchildren from his previous marriage. Clevenger’s interests are as diverse as her journey through life, from playing in a bluegrass band and silversmithing, to painting rocks and drawing her well-admired, cute little bears. “I’ve always loved to draw,” Clevenger says. “My dad was a commercial artist back in the day, and he and my mom were both photographers. They made sure we had plenty of paper, paints and pencils on hand.” Clevenger’s artistic talents took off after she just happened to sketch one of her bears and, she says, “things snowballed from there.” The bears themselves are all about variety, with scenes showing parts and pieces of the life that Clevenger has given them. “They do what I want them to do, and now they have hobbies such as leather carving, teaching chickens how to knit, holding bluegrass jam sessions, and more,” she says. “They paint, cut hair, cook, cake decorate, do yoga, ride bikes, play Corn Hole — the possibilities are endless.” Clevenger started painting rocks last year, giving them “life” as well. “I found a rock that wanted to be a turtle, so I looked up how to paint a turtle on YouTube,” she says. “It was an ‘aha’ moment, and I never looked back. “One thing about painting

rocks, you’ll never look at them on the ground in the same way,” she adds. “Your pockets will be all saggy and heavy, your work area will have sacks of them … well, mine does.” Clevenger recently gave a rock-painting class at Hearts2Arts in Mill City, which, she says, “was a splendid success. Lots of fun, and everyone had a great time. Hope to do another class soon.” Clevenger also painted and sold rocks for the Great American Eclipse, and keeps on collecting and decorating rocks with her art. Painting rocks and drawing bears absolutely tickle me,” she says. “It won’t look right if I’m not grinning inside.” Last year, a Canadian writer asked Clevenger to illustrate his book, which is yet to be published. Most recently, she was commissioned by Willamette City Press to illustrate two novellas. “This has me hopping up and down,” she says. “Everything is still a work in progress.” And even thought her art is taking new directions, she still clings to the hope of getting back into silversmithing. Meanwhile, she and Clyde keep life interesting by playing with other bluegrass musicians in a band called Old Circle. “We love traditional bluegrass and old-time music,” Clevenger says. “In the band, I play standup bass and guitar, am learning clawhammer banjo, can play two tunes on the fiddle, and one tune on the mandolin. We go to bluegrass festivals during the summer, and I have one steady job once a year at BiZi Farms pumpkin patch in Vancouver (Washing-

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Nikki Clevenger (top, far right) enjoys playing bluegrass as much as she does painting cute bears on rocks (above) and paper (right). ton). We get to every jam we can. I love being retired.” The Clevengers owned a little business called The Bluegrass Boutique a few years ago. “Our old friend, Ken Cartwright, who owned a music store back then, gave us the idea,” she says. “He would let us sell our items in his festival store as well as his retail store. My husband made awesome string winders on his lathe. It’s the device that you fit onto the tuning knob on

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your mandolin or guitar that makes tuning more efficient when you are changing the strings. They were lovely works of art.” The couple also sold fun bluegrass-oriented music items, taking their inventory to festivals where they played. “I made braided mandolin straps out of kangaroo lacing,” she says. “We made signs,

silly things, I designed the Tshirts … it was very successful and fun — until it wasn’t. It was a huge creative outlet for us both. Then one day we just felt done. We’d pretty much saturated the niche market, and so we called it quits.” But Clevenger knows another venture — and adventure — is just around the corner. ■

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The holidays are a time of gifts and giving. Often, we think of giving to nonprofit organizations with the hopes of brightening the holidays for those less fortunate. In fact, most nonprofits note their largest donations arrive during the final months of the year. Because there are so many worthy organizations, community colleges and four-year universities often are forgotten, yet they rely on donations as well. Two such locations — Linn-Benton Community College in Albany, and Oregon State University in Corvallis — collect significant contributions from the local area and former students. But there’s a significant loss in important funding when people move away, enter their golden years or die.

Linn-Benton ing, the school also Community College seeks alumni and offers former stucommunity members dents, and business to check out estate and community memand gift planning. bers, various methMost important for ods to help the these educational incollege provide stitutions are estate courses to meet the and gift planning, community needs. says Jim Birken, “Community colplanned giving manJIM BIRKEN leges lag the gifts ager. These particular given to four-year types of gifts don’t colleges and univerincrease regular consities because comtributions but provide munity appeals to support for programs different alums foto help scholarships cus closer on differand clubs that are part ent disciplines,” says of the school’s enAndrew Wyings, dedowment. velopment officer Such gifts don’t for the Linn-Benton have to be large, he Community College adds, but they often Foundation. JEFF COMFORT pass on shared values While most of its with survivors. Estate general fundraising focuses on planning or a trust allows the businesses and companies that gift to keep on giving even help support current programs after a person has passed on, to train nurses and workers for says Jeff Comfort, vice presiskill trades and manufactur- dent of principal gifts and gift

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fieldwork. ■ Arts and sciences have benefitted with a $60 million initiative creating a new Arts and Education complex. ■ Students at Oregon State spend an average of almost $2,000 per year on textbooks. Support from the OSU Women’s Giving Circle is bringing those costs down. Leveraging $40,000 in grants, it’s providing an innovative library program that’s found ways to save students more than $1.3 million. ■ More than 100 donors made gifts to help OSU become the first Pac-12 school to sequence its mascot’s DNA. Undergraduate students working on the Beaver Genome Project are starting to work with the data. ■ The money supports a new scholarship helping those with humble beginnings by checking their potential instead of their academic performance. ■ The Global Experience Fund in the College of Agricultural Sciences helps students throughout OSU participate in research and educational programs around the world. Estate and gift planning allow donors to support such programs without increasing or stopping regular contributions, Birken says. It helps continue programs donors believe in and provides help and support even after death. “Even if your estate is not large, a proper will or trust should direct your personal representative to send a gift to organizations dear to your heart,” he says. “It need not be huge or a detriment to your family, but shares your values with your survivors.” Birken and Comfort agree there are additional key advantages for providing appreciating securities such as stocks, bonds or mutual funds that are over a year old (eliminating capital gains taxes) to provide that 30 percent tax benefits. But financial instruments need be appreciated, Comfort says, to eliminate capital gains taxes. Gifts can be outright cash, property, a business or part of a business. His staff works with donors to make it as easy as possible. ■

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DECEMBER 2017 • nwboomerandseniornews.com ◆ The Germans are credited with first bringing evergreens into their homes and decorating them, a tradition which made its way to the United States in the 1830s. But it wasn’t until Germany’s Prince Albert introduced the tree in 1848 to his new wife, England’s Queen Victoria, that the tradition took off. ◆ Coca-Cola came up with the red suit. Santa wore a variety of colorful suits through the years — including red, blue, white, and green — but legend has it that the popular image of his red coat came from a 1930s ad by CocaCola. ◆ Jingle Bells was originally a Thanksgiving song. James Lord Pierpont, an organist from Savannah, Georgia, first performed a song he wrote, “The One Horse Open Sleigh,” at his church’s

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Thanksgiving concert. The song was re-published in 1857 and given the title it has today. ◆ Rudolph was almost named Reginald. A copywriter named Robert L. May first invented the oddball reindeer in 1939 as a marketing gimmick for Montgomery Ward’s holiday coloring books. (May considered naming the beloved misfit Reginald and Rollo.) ◆ Santa has his own zip code. Every year, letters to Santa Claus flood post offices across the world. The zip code? H0H 0H0. ◆ Mistletoe was believed to be an aphrodisiac. The holiday flora is an ancient symbol of fertility and virility. The Druids believed mistletoe

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