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atty Merrill has spent the last 21 years hunting and gathering unique finds from village artisans around the world. Those experiences have taught her much about small business, economy, foreign governments and how easily one can make friends despite outward appearances. She and her husband Tim Anderson, an architect, live on Portland’s eastside, residing in an old Masonic temple now filled with their international finds, from Indonesian panels to a Balinese shrine. Their basement houses a model railroad club that has been operating there since 1970. Also on the eastside is Merrill’s 20,000-square-foot store, Cargo, which occupies an historic warehouse made with old timbers and a view of the nearby railroad. Merrill, 71, is a ceramic artist and folk art collector. She got the travel bug when she and Tim spent a year traveling as part of his Ion Lewis Traveling Fellowship through the University of Oregon. They traveled to 15 countries in Europe and Africa, studying 90 monasteries. “This amazing trip we took set the stage for being a nomadic traveler for the rest of my life,” she says. “It is where I discovered folk and tribal art, and fell in love.” Merrill developed a passion for finding artisans who

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Patty Merrill, who owns Cargo in southeast Portland, has traveled the world, made friends everywhere she goes, and brought back treasures made by artisans she meets. Courtesy photo

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 make their craft in the timeless manner of their culture. In those early days, authentic works by true artisans had not caught the notice of tourists and collectors. But it’s not what it used to be. She’s found that mass production, the rise and fall of international economies, and the prevalence of technology has endangered traditional craftwork globally. Her company still seeks out authentic, handmade and unique items — from small manufacturers, artists and local merchants. Each textile, furniture piece, antique or houseware tells a story and bears the mark of its maker. Cargo is home to these one-of-a-kind pieces, from Guatemala to Vietnam, the Philippines to India, and Mali to Indonesia. Walking through the door is like stepping into another universe. The store sells handmade party decorations from India, Hong Kong and Thailand. It also carries clothing, working directly with tailors in Jaipur, India. The jewelry it sells ranges from tribal pieces to modern jewelry from local artists and those as far away as Jerusalem. Recognizing that while she may be the visionary, Merrill knew she needed a more detail-oriented person to help run the business. In 2008, she added Bridgid Blackburn, an

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Patty Merrill’s home is just as eclectic and international as her store. She has filled her magazine-worthy home with treasures she’s purchased on her travels. interior designer, as a partner. Blackburn runs the website and wholesale business. “I am not an organized person and she is very good at everything I am not,” Merrill says. “Staying who we are is a challenge in a personality-driven business. We are like a family.” That includes two staff artists, Calli Rampton and Edilberto Cruz. Their Mexican folk art for Day of the Dead, for example, is extensive. Other items in this eyecatching store are handmade paper and books from India, Nepal and Japan; kimonos and kokeshi dolls from Japan; and more than 1,000 pieces of

handmade textiles, including 500 pieces of vintage saris. Cargo carries retblos, shrines and santos from all over the world; and new and vintage furniture from Indonesia, Japan, China and India. As a former ceramics teacher, Merrill finds unique pieces, especially Japanese. The craft section includes beaded sari trims and ribbon, a large selection of scissors, and toys, because “we are all children at heart.” In her search for art, Merrill looks for books and architectural pieces. In her store, you’ll find beautiful teak doors and wall collections. This had led to some design

changes at Cargo, where Merrill has created “pockets” of small retailers within her store. These small businesses within a business include a section selling an array of botanicals, a “Collectors Room” filled predominately with Burmese artifacts from the John Price Anderson collection, a letterpress section that produces cards, and a new jewelry section.

Learning to travel and love it Merrill is fearless when it comes to traveling internationally. But she’s smart. Women traveling alone should always

carry the hotel card with them for the taxi drivers or if they get lost, she says. She doesn’t go out alone at night but feels comfortable anywhere she goes. Having visited many countries repeatedly, she has made friends in every port of call. “Get to know people,” she advises other travelers. “Be friendly. Do research before you go. I laugh a lot and that translates in every country.” Her trips started in Mexico before tourism became rampant. “Mexico was laid back and not touristy at that time,” she says. She began buying truckloads and there was little quality control. Then Asia “collapsed,” and a friend suggested Merrill come to Bali, where she ended up buying many things and secured her place as a collector. Merrill began buying art pieces in Africa, Asia, India and Morocco. Her friend taught Merrill where to find the best items, and she bought containers of art. “I always keep something I

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TRAVEL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 love from every container,” she says. These days, agents come to her because of her reputation. Her passion for travel is still focused on the small maker who uses old-world traditions, and 70 percent of her business is working with women. In the early years, she did a lot of communicating via fax. She began buying from catalogs through an agent named Jacqueline Zhang, and they became friends. “People have been so kind to me in China, in old Shanghai,” Merrill says. “In those days, I stayed in dank, dark hotels, but the Peace Hotel is now upscale. China is now all about new, and they are so proud of their progress.” In fact, she sees the Chinese as “more capitalistic than we are,” she says. “There is great income disparity, however. They are as driven by the internet as we are.” “I have seen children grow up, marry, have children, and their children have children,” Merrill says. “We attend each other’s family celebrations, help with their children’s education and we designed one vendor’s Balinese home,” she says, adding that her spirit of close community carries over into the many employees she’s had over the past decade. Merrill still has several countries on her wish list, in-

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Hanging lanterns (above) welcome visitors to Cargo. Right, Patty Merrill on one of her trips, this time in Chiang Mai, the largest city in northern Thailand.

cluding Bolivia and Sri Lanka. “I love to find objects and then go to the place that makes them,” she says. She believes travel enlightens people about cultural differences and a variety of ways to live. Despite superficial peculiarities, one notices how much we share with others and how all people are connected, she says. “When you travel to countries you become closer to death, to birth, to life,” Merrill says. “In some countries people spend 60 percent of the time getting ready for cere-

monies celebrating these life changes. Huge, elaborate ceremonies are always being held. There are even aging places for cows.” Travel teaches you that people are not their government, she says. “I have worked with a lot of Muslims and they have the most integrity and honesty,” Merrill says. “I have a dear friend from Afghanistan who fled because of the Taliban and now lives in Tacoma. He was a lawyer there, then he drove a taxi when he came to this country and now sells whole-

sale tribal jewelry.” However, she says, there is a quiet epidemic occurring in other countries, where once the elderly were cared for by the young, now they are often lonely and despairing. “Unfortunately, the elderly can’t make noise,” she says. “They don’t know how to get attention for their plight.” Merrill feels Americans have a lot to learn about others. “We used to be the teachers,” she says. “We shorted ourselves by thinking we are superior. We’ve been in the catbird seat too long. We used

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that grows broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, snow peas, green beans, lettuce, carrots and potatoes, as well as winter and summer squashes — all of which make their way onto our dinner plates via main dishes, like stir fries and stews. We also have fruit trees and bushes, and grow pears, blueberries, apples and figs. The blueberries make great dessert crumbles, and we also make applesauce and dried figs to eat throughout the year. In addition to benefiting your physical, emotional and mental well-being, gardening is great for the environment. Since you’re growing food in

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Mitzi Asai Loftus recalls her early years as a Japanese internee, and the tough times her family experienced when they came home

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Nine-year-old Mitsuko Asai was really excited for her first train ride. On May 13, 1942, she was lined up with her family and nearly 500 others from Hood River, headed to Pinedale, California. The trip, however, wasn’t all that exciting. The windows were shuttered, and the passengers weren’t allowed to open them to look at the scenery. It dulled her excitement, yet she maintained her expectations. Asai and her family were among the 120,000 Americans of Japanese heritage who were moved into “assembly centers” shortly after World War II started, taking only what they could carry. Some of these families would lose everything else, including their homes and land. The assembly centers, located throughout the Western states, were the stepping-off point for the internment camps, after the U.S. government and many other citizens were concerned, that these American citizens of Japanese descent would send signals to the Japanese army. So, the government decided to move these groups of people away from the West Coast to ascertain no harm would come from them. Within six months after the Dec. 7 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, 120,000 people had been moved to the 16 assembly centers. Young Mitsuko celebrated her 10th birthday in Pinedale, a camp near Fresno, California. The seven-member Asai family was held at two other camps during the war before they could return home to Hood River. Asai (now Mitzi Asai Loftus) and two of her sons, related all of this and more at presentations recently in Bend and Corvallis. The Bend presentation was part of McMenamin’s History Pub, and can be viewed on YouTube titled “Detained by my Country.” She spoke to the

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Academy of Lifelong Learning in Corvallis last November. She relates that after three months in Pinedale, her family moved to a camp in Tule Lake, near the California/Oregon border. She remembers having a great time there, playing with other children her age and completing the fifth grade. None of them had any idea how long they would be interred, Loftus says. “It could have been days, weeks, months or, as it turned out, years.” After the year in Tule Lake they were moved to Heart Mountain, Wyoming, where they spent the next three years. Mitsuko still played with friends, and completed sixth- and seventh-grades. At that camp, the male workers planted victory gardens, where her own father was a hard-working foreman. At the same time,

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America’s history there has been preju- principal at the high school later told and sent to Shedd, she says. He later moved to Washington, and dice. While much of it has been exhib- her brother he shouldn’t go out for ited toward African Americans, sports, even though he was quite ath- when Mitsuko’s brother wanted to marry his Caucasian fianceé, they immigrants from China, Ireland and letic. “At church no one else would sit in eloped and were married by Burgoyne Italy, as well as various religious groups, my pew and most people wouldn’t talk because Oregon law prohibited mixed also have felt that discrimination. When Mitsuko Asai was released to me,” Loftus says. “Finally, I moved marriages. from the camp and returned to her to a short pew, so I wouldn’t take up so “These people had no moral school, her old friends and former much space. Actually, Mrs. Cleve and courage,” Loftus says of her Hood playmates treated her like a pariah. Mrs. Granahan were the only ones who River community. “Some would speak spoke to me.” One boy, she says, spit in her face. to us but only when no one else was Later, the Rev. Burgoyne, a minister around. I’ve tried to live my life with Some of her neighbors also treated her and her family very badly. Signs at the local Methodist Church who moral courage — the courage to do placed in Hood River stores stated they treated everyone alike, was removed what’s right.” ■ wouldn’t allow Japanese into their stores. One woman would stand on Mitzi Asai Loftus’ father came to the United States in 1904 at age 24, because he her porch with her large dog, a second son and under Japanese law could not inherit his father’s property. was watching threateningly as Mithelped build railroads in San Francisco, saving up enough money to buy three He suko Asai walked by on her way of land in Hood River where he planted apple, pear and cherry trees. parcels to school. sent him pictures of marriageable women and he selected the one he mother His When her brother and two This “picture bride,” however, wasn’t as agreeable. It took much inmarry. to wanted friends first returned to Hood future mother-in-law before Loftus’s mother wore down and her from sistence River, many people living there agreed. weren’t happy. The prospective bride spent two weeks on a freighter to Seattle in 1911, where she At the Asai finally met her new husband. They eventually had eight children. farm, people Six of the eight children were born in a primitive shack built by Lofthrew rocks tus’s father. “He had no carpentry skills,” she says. She and her through the brother were born in a newer home. windows After several years, the couple returned for a visit to Japan with and some their two oldest children, a boy and a girl. The mother-in-law inwould steal sisted she keep the daughter and raise her in Japan. the gas from “My mother was afraid she would start yelling again so she didn’t wells around speak up,” Loftus says. “That daughter and her two children were the orchards. killed in the bombing during World War II. I never got to meet her.” T h e Just after war was declared, her father put two parcels of his land in the names of two of his sons. He sold the third parcel while his family was in Pinedale after a nearby rancher wrote that the fruit was falling off the trees, bringing insects, weeds and animals onto that property and his. Because her father had no recourse, and even though he had money in the bank, he couldn’t afford to meet with attorneys. So that parcel was sold.

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Do you remember newsreels before movies, Blackjack chewing gum, roller skate keys, Butch wax, party lines, and cereal with prizes in the box? Did your mom buy her groceries at a particular grocery store just to get that free dinner plate? Did the groceries come with an added bonus — S&H Green Stamps? Well, Howdy Doody folks, you are officially older than dirt. The realization that some of what we grew up with is no longer around today recently drew quite an online conversation among neighbors. Arlene Dalton had a lengthy list: “Really cool toys in Cracker Jacks and cereal, skate keys, metal charge-aplates, dog tags we ordered from our schools (my father made my sister and me really nice ones), party lines, powdered toothpaste, phone

booths everywhere (you could call for a dime), original poodle skirts, hairdryers that went over your head with a tube that attached to the blower,

and starting in elementary school, Bank of America savings books that you would bring to school once a week and deposit anything from a penny or more.” Jane Hope used to thumb through the Sears catalog, and mentioned old-fashioned newsprint, “the kind suitable to use in the outdoor toilet.” “Wait, I don’t miss those,” she admits, amusing her neighbors. However, Linda Miller used the Sears catalog to choose toys

for her Santa list. To many like Miller, the Sears and other catalogs were the ultimate preChristmas wish book. “One thing that is quite a shock is to see that what I had for toys is on display at museums,” Guy Meredith says of his coveted toys. The Salem man also delivered newspapers from a bicycle. “A huge number of people — maybe most — had home newspaper delivery.” Miller adds, “I do not miss the library card catalog. Our online library resources are wonderful.” Susie Williams likes that kids in her generation could call the operator to ask for anything – the time, help with homework, or just to hear a friendly voice. “The operators were always kind to us little ones, back when,” Williams says. Kelsey Pantovich works in the dental field, and says “youngsters” in their twilight years are constantly telling her that they miss “the old sink spittoons and don’t like the suction tool.” “I am 72, and have, in fact, mentioned the spittoons to dental staff,” Meredith responds. “Having one’s mouth vacuumed out is not quite the same.” “Cars without seatbelts and airplanes with smoking,” of-

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fers Michele Mueller. “It’s a wonder any of us made it. Oh, and cameras with film.” Maggie and Bob Nunes still have their original Polaroid camera. Going out Former food places are a popular miss. Treats included 25cent Dairy Queen ice cream cones, the Colony House and getting coleslaw with a burger and fries. “Even the drive-through places had coleslaw,” says Pat Mallette, who doesn’t miss “typewriters or the dreaded mimeograph machine. I sure don’t miss cars without power steering, but I do miss the little triangular window you could open for just a little air. “I miss galoshes that you

wore over your shoes in rainy weather,” she adds. “I don’t miss coal furnaces or the coal cellar, a little room in the basement. T h e coal delivery man opened the little window, inserted a chute, and in poured the coal. Cough, gasp.” Jeanne Nielson misses cars that don’t require a computer technician to fix, and Jane Hope shares her teenage errand of stopping at a gas station to buy “a quarter’s worth

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of gas — one gallon.” “I went from a Ford to the VW Bug and was happy to be able to fill the tank for $2.50,” says Nielson, who grew up in Orange County, Calif. “Not too long before that, gas wars put the prices as low as 19 cents.” And in California, “there was always a gas war on,” Meredith says. The prices, Nielson says, “look good even when translated to today’s dollars.” Jerry Hawley agrees, saying, “It was good, when in a hurry, to stop at a service station for one dollar’s worth of gasoline and get the oil checked and windshield washed.” “Not all prices increased at the same rate,” Nielson adds. “A work shirt for 74 cents in 1967 is another thing. The inflation rate on those is mind boggling.” Even directions, which can sometimes be hard to follow as we grow older, have been championed. “State Street downtown (Salem) used to go east and west,” reports French, who also mentioned riding in the bed of a truck on the highway. What Bob Tribotti misses most is listening to Fibber McGee and Molly on the old-time radio. “When I was still living in Southern California, my wife and I would attend events put on by SPERDVAC, The Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety and Comedy,” Tribotti says. “We attended several recreations of radio shows including LUX Radio Theater and others. SPERDVAC is still around.”

Neilson also listed her ‘50s favorites as Saturday morning cartoons on TV — “good cartoons, not the weird stuff they have now. And 25-cent movies for kids at the theater in downtown Tucson. My brother and I would ride the bus

downtown — never had a problem — then grab lunch at the Woolworth’s lunch counter after the movies. Best grilled cheese sandwiches on the planet.” She also joins others in wishing today’s parks were like the past, “clean and safe, for kids and adults alike to go to, even in the evenings.” “Kids running free outside, including on the active railroad trestle among the abandoned lead mine tailing piles in the 1940s in Joplin, Miss.,” adds Hope to the conversation. “And in The Holler behind our neighborhood, where there were poison ivy and snakes — and supposedly bums, but we didn’t see any. We showed up for meals and didn’t have to say where we’d been.” The Nunes reminisce about walking all over town as children “in complete safety.” “We used to go to our local five-anddime store and buy treats for the movie on Saturday afternoon,” Maggie says. “We’d call our friends

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on our party-line phone and get together on someone’s corner to play Kick the Can or roller skate. We had the first transistor radios then 8-track stereo cassettes. We had reel-to-reel music tapes. So many other things.” Jeanine Renne misses the “actual music videos on MTV.” And who could go a day without picking up a rotary-dial phone to listen in on the latest conversation from that stranger on the party line? “The most fun a 10-year-old could have on a rainy day,” says Charles Aylworth. For Douglas Henderson, playing in the mud captured his youthful attention. But perhaps the thing missed most of all is the time spent with family and friends, most agree. “Having big Sunday dinners with the family,” says Linda Schellenberg. Robin Barney misses the simplicity of life, the “ringing of a cow bell” instead of a text on a cell phone to come home for dinner. She says parents back then trusted children not to get into trouble and if they did, they handled it. “I miss the sound of children outside playing, and pulling your red wagon with your sister in it to the store to b u y bread,” s h e says. Quinn Amaro sums it up nicely: “A simple life — life is so complicated now.” ■

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‘Painted Ladies’ of the Redwood Coast By PAT SNIDER BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS

Travel guidebook publisher Lonely Planet has chosen California’s Redwood Coast as its number one U.S. destination for 2018. Selected not only for its natural beauty, but because this year marks several anniversaries for the region: 50 years since the establishment of Redwood National Park, and 100 years for the founding of the Save the Redwoods League. The area’s “big” attraction is, of course, the sequoia sempervirens, or coastal redwood, a tree reaching heights of over 370 feet with a lifespan of up to 1,800 years. Walking or driving among these giants is the highlight of any visit, but there are many more reasons Lonely Planet likes this area, including beautiful beaches, great seafood, fun festivals, and historic towns.

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One of the most compelling features of California’s Redwood Coast and its multitude of attractions is that it’s only a long day’s drive from most of Western Oregon. If you plan on visiting, take a look at these websites: ■ Humboldt County — visitredwoods.com ■ Redwood National Park — nps.gov/redw/ index.htm ■ Ferndale — visitferndale.com

However, one attraction they neglect to mention is the region’s remarkable collection of Victorian architecture. The late 1800s was a time when California grew in money, power and influence

during an era that coincided with the popularity of Victorian architecture. Known colloquially as “Gingerbread Houses” or “Painted Ladies,” this style of residential architecture was characterized by cupolas, fancy turrets, rounded porches, vibrant colors, decorative gables, complex rooflines, and intricate wood trim. Think Bates Motel in “Psycho,” or television’s “Addams Family” house, or just about any stereotypical haunted house. There are examples throughout the state, most notably in San Francisco, but the Redwood Coast has some spectacular gems. The most outstanding example is the Carson House in Eureka, about 100 miles south of the Oregon border. Built between 1884-86, this exuberant Queen Anne-style Victorian was home to William Carson, founder of Dolbeer and Carson Lumber Company — the first to mill and ship redwood to San Francisco.

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“The Pink Lady,” built in 1899, is one of the most photographed homes in Eureka. Homes like these provided the model and inspiration for Walt Disney’s vision of Main Street at Disneyland. It is considered to be one of the grandest Victorian homes in this country by the Historic American Building Survey (Library of Congress). Even

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How you communicate in bed has a lot to do with how you interact in other areas of your relationship. Angie Gunn, a licensed sex and trauma therapist, says sexual compatibility is as much about communication as it is about the act itself. Once partners learn how to talk to one another about their needs and wants, she says, they find they are better at talking about other issues. “When sex is treated with indifference by one or both people in a relationship, there is an emotional and physical disconnect,” Gunn says. “Sexual pleasure is important.” Sexually active couples have happier lives, she adds. And studies have shown that sex has many health benefits as well. Gunn, one of only 10 licensed sex and trauma therapists in Oregon, helps her clients regain interest in intimacy. She has been a licensed clinical social worker for 12 years — first counseling children and families in foster care, then she was involved in supervision and training. That led to therapy with children, while acquiring more skills with adults. Meanwhile, she had also been active in sex therapy clinics in Portland, with an emphasis on trauma work. She realized she enjoyed working with adults on sexual issues and underwent training in all aspects of sexuality, such as control of sexual behavior, porn use, fetish, non-monogamy, gays and lesbians, transgenders and the impact of child abuse and neglect on relationship vio-

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or the other partner loses interest,” she says. “Therapists can help them get back to each other.” As a therapist, Gunn teaches that there are more than 30 health benefits to achieving orgasm, including self-pleasure. “It improves mood, releases chemicals in the brain, calms the nervous system, helps you feel comfortable in your body and helps with cardio health,” she says. “It should be part of life.” Gunn says parents could benefit from sex education that is not totally built around ‘shouldn’ts,’ but also discusses consent, boundaries, safety, wants, pleasure, and determining what you want in your sexual life. “An open conversation among adults about pleasure means giving feedback about what you want and don’t like,” she says. “Sex is a skill to learn and takes practice and learning new things. It can bring about a whole new chapter in your life in later years, so you can have a good time together.” Being in midlife means rediscovering who you and your partner are again, Gunn says. “You can become an entirely different person when you have curiosity, wonder and acceptance,” she says. Instead of orgasms being the goal, ask each other what feels good and if they had fun, she says. “Sex is not a race, a contest or a test,” Gunn says. “Too often women do sex for men, to pleasure men. It doesn’t have to be about men’s pleasure. Seventy percent of women don’t orgasm with penetration. A sex therapist can discuss other ways of pleasuring.” The hardest challenge for a sex therapist is counseling people not ready for change, she says. The best part is teaching about pleasurable experiences that clients hadn’t considered before, as well as feeling confident in their bodies. However, she does not touch or have sex with her clients, she says. ■

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lence. “Trauma can manifest in a variety of symptoms,” Gunn says, “and can impact sexual expression tremendously. This is a particular area of focus for me — helping clients heal the past, so they can experience pleasure and connection.” Trauma is more common than most people realize, she adds. Among the topics she addresses are arousal and orgasm, lack of sexual desire, and communication between sexual partners. “Many boomers and seniors are responding to social stigma,” Gunn says. “They feel shame at a certain age for wanting sex. They are responding to messages they hear on media, from younger people shaming them. The fact is, you can have better sex at any age.” However, she says, “sex is a hard topic. People don’t like their changing bodies, they think there is only one way to have s e x , a n d

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Some of the largest retirement apartments in the area. Pet-friendly, nonsmoking community. Two sets of onsite managers, front door video cameras visible from residents’ TVs, indoor spa, mineral/saline pool, senior water aerobic classes, scheduled transportation, weekly shopping trips & excursions. Beautiful walking paths & raised bed gardens, satellite TV & much more.

“No Buy-In” Studios: from $3695 1 BR: from $4120 2 BR: from $5395 ● ● ● ● ● ● (Incl. second person) Double Occ. $600

Two-story, beautifully appointed building surrounded by landscaping, close to shopping, medical facilities. Three meals daily served restaurant style, included in month-to-month rent. Kitchenettes w/microwaves in each unit. Licensed assisted living services available.

Studio: $2095-$2195 1 BR: $2495-$2695 2 BR/1 BA: $2995-$3395 2 BR/2 BA: $3225-$3275 2nd Occ.: $425/mo.

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Courtyard Village at Raleigh Hills

4875 SW 78th Ave. Portland, OR 97225 503-297-5500 Joanie Ceballos joaniec@courtyardvillage.com web:courtyardvillage.com

Creekside Village Retirement Residence A “Family Felt” Environment 5450 SW Erickson Ave. Beaverton, OR 97005 503-643-9735 www.creekside-village.com

King City Senior Village

11777 SW Queen Elizabeth King City, OR 97224 503-684-1008 www.pacificpointe.net Call for FREE lunch & tour Come check us out!

Knights of Pythias Retirement Center 3409 Main Street Vancouver, WA 98663 360-696-4375

Call Lori Fiorillo to schedule your personal tour with complimentary lunch

Privately owned & operated by Knights of Pythias, a not-for-profit organization

Markham House

10606 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 503-244-9500 Fax: 503-244-1022 Lee Hess

Studio, 530 sf 1 BR/1 BA, 750 sf 2 BR/2 BA, 960 sf

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180 Units

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568 sf, 1BR/1 BA + Lg storage closet 801 sf, 2 BR/1 BA + Lg storage closet 808 sf, 2 BR/2 BA + XL closet & pantry

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120 Apts.

“No Buy-In” Apartments Studio, 1 BR - Lg or Sm, 2 BR - Lg or Sm, 2 BR Cottages Call for rate information.

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114 Units

“No Buy-In”

Subsidized Studios & One Bedroom Apts. ● Private pay rates starting at $820

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166 Units “No Buy-In” Studio: $3850-$3975 1 BR: $4250 2 BR: $5150

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54 Units No “Buy-In”

Parkview Christian Retirement Community 1825 NE 108th Ave. Portland, OR 97220 503-255-7160 Linda Williams

The Hazelwood Retirement Community 11938 NE Davis St. Portland, OR 97220 503-255-4757 thehazelwoodlifestyle.com Join us for lunch & a tour Call Today!

Vancouver Pointe Senior Village

4555 NE 66th Ave. Vancouver, WA 98661 360-693-5900 Info@VancouverPointe.com www.VancouverPointe.com

Not-for-profit

Rent plus services as low as $1615 per month!

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109 Retirement 63 Assisted

No “Buy-In” Apartments Studio: 412 sq ft 1 BR: 491 sq ft 2 BR/1 B: 810 sq ft 2 BR/2 B: 1040 sq ft Income Limits Call for pricing

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AMENITIES 24-hour staffing. Optional meals, two lovely courtyards, full kitchens in each apartment. Conveniently located next to Fred Meyer. Scheduled transportation and weekly housekeeping included. Please call for a tour and complimentary lunch. Embrace the beauty of retirement. There’s “No Place Like Home.” That’s why Creekside Village is where you’ll want to hang your hat. We serve 3 fantastic home cooked meals a day by our seasoned chef. 24-hour on-site emergency response. A walk around our beautiful grounds with a greeting from our creek side ducks makes for a pleasant experience. Just blocks from the Elsie Sturh Senior Center, Beaverton Library, and Beaverton Farmers Market.

All-Inclusive - Enjoy freedom from cooking, cleaning, yard work & home maintenance! Walk to shopping, banks, post office, pharmacy & medical offices or use our scheduled transportation. Beautiful grounds & walking path, activities, 24-hr. staff & emergency call system. We have great food, great residents and great long term staff members! On-site health care agency should you need it. Reasonable rates.

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!

Gracious retirement living in beautiful residential neighborhood. Three meals daily, served restaurant style incl. in month-to-month rent. All utilities incl. except telephone. 2 Bedroom rate includes second person. Kitchenettes w/microwaves in each apt. Licensed assisted living services available. Two licensed RNs and tenured staff resulted in a deficiency-free State of Oregon survey.

Located in a quiet neighborhood near medical services, shopping & banks, our 6-acre parklike campus provides single-level courtyard apartments amidst landscaped walking paths. A full calendar of activities & outings, incl. faith-based services, promotes friendship & a sense of community. Entree choices galore, fresh salad bar & dedicated staff make meal time a joy. Stop by for a personal tour & complimentary lunch. Small pets welcome. 24-hr. staff. Daily well-being checks.

The most affordable, all-inclusive retirement community (120 Units) in Portland! Gated secure access, 3 meals a day, housekeeping, transportation, activities & events, all utilities, free cable, free laundry facilities, community deck with putting green & shuffleboard, media room, library and computer lab. Happy hour every Friday! Choose from beautifully designed independent living cottages or apartment homes with kitchens, spacious bathrooms and 24-hour emergency call system. Three chef-prepared meals daily, all-day dining in our Bistro, scheduled transportation, weekly housekeeping, monthly social calendar filled with many events and adventures.

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SMOKEY Smokey is a 14-year-old Seal Point Birman known for being a sweet and loving cat. He is on the lookout for a vacant lap in which to take up residence. We are recom-

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mending he be the only cat in the household. Smokey arrived with badly diseased teeth and had to have them all removed, which is not unusual in a cat of this age. We do recommend Smokey go to a home without dogs as he will stay hidden and will not interact with the dog. To adopt Smokey (shelter number 27484) or other cats, dogs, rabbits, birds or rodents visit the Oregon Humane Society, 1067 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland. Call 503-2857722. Viewing hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday to Wednesday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday to Saturday. Adoption hours end one-half hour before closing.

Smokey’s special senior adoption fee of $15 includes neuter, microchip ID, collar and OHS ID tag, initial vaccines, and support and information from OHS. For more information call 503-285-7722 or visit oregonhumane.org.

TULIP Tulip is an active and atten-

tion seeking 4-year-old with a one-of-a-kind personality. This sweet girl came to us from Utah, and has spent time in our shelter recovering from a URI and trying to find her true colors. She’s very curious and opinionated and may try to test your limits from time to time so that she can get her way. She’s affectionate, when she wants to be, talkative when she wants attention and is really into playing with wand toys and catnip. Tulip might be a little sensitive to change and will probably require some space and time as she comes out of her shell in her new home, but with her sassy personality and confidence from within, we know

she’ll find the perfect home. If you think you have the perfect home for Tulip, come meet her today at Cat Adoption Team, 14175 SW Galbreath Dr., Sherwood. Call 503-925-8903 or visit catadoptionteam.org. Hours are noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, and noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

It’s mating season!

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Organizing for seniors, and change

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By LEW CHURCH

In response to the assaults and affronts against seniors and others in the current political climate, the Gray Panthers has organized a new chapter here in the Northwest. Maggie Kuhn founded the original group in the 1970s, but here in Oregon, both Bobbi Gary and Ron Wyden (pre-public official version) were Gray Panther organizers. Today, there is more need for seniors to advocate and organize than ever before. Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP (food stamps), NPR (National Public Radio) and the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) are just a few budget cut targets at the federal level, by conservative forces on Pennsylvania Avenue and in the U.S. Congress.

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READERS WRITE

We meet at 4 p.m. Saturday, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland. Call 503-222-2974 or email POB4011@juno.com. The new Gray Panthers uses an intersectional and intergenerational organizing model. This means that organizers think the #MeToo movement has shared interests with Black Lives Matter, and that Parkland student organizers share interests with older folks, ipso facto. As a progressive, democratic organization, Gray Panthers seeks ideas for new organizing projects and for outreach that forms broadbased alliances. Some areas of focus include the upcoming Poor People’s March on

Washington, rent control in Oregon, housing advocacy for seniors, possible impeachment strategies, and the utility of such an approach. For four years, we’ve held a weekly progressive film fest to share and promote films that may not be widely viewed, but which resonate, locally and globally, with older adults and the disenfranchised. The U.S. economy is “booming” for some, but not everyone can afford a $5 million condo in Portland’s Pearl District — much less a weekend getaway in Florida at Mar-a-Lago. Ben Carson, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Devel-

opment, has been in the news recently for purchasing a $30,000, 10-piece mahogany dinette set (with blue satin trim) for his office (a purchase eventually rescinded). On the other hand, Panther organizers have found tenants in Portland’s HUD buildings living with pest control problems and landlord bureaucracy. Beth, 65, and living with cancer, for example, tells us she wakes up crying and screaming in the night, reaching for her can of roach spray. Twice she has sat down to eat and found roaches in her food. Oregon Landlord-Tenant Law requires landlords to provide “habitable, livable housing so tenants can peacefully enjoy the premises.” Tenants argue that some of these buildings seem like they are in Chicago — not “liberal, pro-

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