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For Suzanne Comeau, the holidays have always been special. She was born on New Year’s Eve, and when she was growing up her parents made the day important — not by giving lots of presents, but by emphasizing that it was truly her day, marking her arrival on earth. They also kept the family Christmas tree up until her birthday party was over. “It’s always been a happy time,” Comeau says. For decades, her enduring love of the Christmas season literally has been on display at her home north of Vancouver, which she adorns for several weeks with hundreds of decorations and multiple Christmas trees, large and small. Comeau’s vast trove ranges from framed pictures, bedspreads, toy trains and nativity scenes, to Santa, Mrs. Claus, and snowmen figurines and plates. She decorates a Christmas tree in red, white and
blue, and another features a Donald Duck theme. She acquired the collection over many years, in some cases buying things she liked, and in other cases receiving decorations as gifts. She also has made a few ceramic decorations. Each year, when she opens the storage containers to deck out her house, each decoration calls to mind special memories of family and friends. “It’s like reliving those times,” she says. Comeau isn’t sure how many decorations she has, but well over a decade ago her late grandson and a friend counted more than 400 items. She has in excess of 100 Christmas pictures, some of which are antiques. One image depicts Santa and his reindeer in a snow-covered field, while another shows a winter scene with a tree loaded in a wagon and a farmhouse in the background. She’s certain that today she has even more decorations, but
a few years ago she imposed a rule that she wouldn’t buy a new one unless she parted with one. “There’s nothing I want to get rid of,” Comeau, 74, says with a smile.
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Investment fraud can happen to even the most unsuspecting
By MAGGI WHITE BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS
If a friend advises you to give him money because he guarantees your investment will make you lots more, don’t let trust get in the way of judgment. Instead, ask questions, check them out, get a second opinion and don’t let emotional feelings or fears about your finances lead you into a scam artist’s grip. That’s how you protect yourself and your family from fraud and financial abuse, says Diane M. Childs, outreach director for the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. Her agency regulates financial services and products offered by investment advisors and stockbrokers, as well as registering securities, and regulating mortgage companies, pawn shops, state
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Diane Childs is the outreach director for the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. She regularly speaks to groups about protecting themselves against issues of fraud, from investments to identity theft. charter credit unions, banks and financial trusts. In a word — they are your protectors. Unfortunately, they don’t get utilized until a person has made a bad decision and has little hope of getting the money back from an unwise investment. In other words, it’s often too late. Childs says prevention is
your best friend and it comes with asking questions upfront. Just because someone at your church approaches you or recommends a financial advisor doesn’t mean he or she can be trusted. The Oregon Department of Justice has sentenced investment advisors in thefts targeting retirees.
One occurred when a woman in a church group recommended a friend who was touting a gold mine. Several women trusted her because she was in their group. The woman who made the recommendation lost $20,000 and everyone who invested was victimized. Back off, if the financial
advisor: ■ Is reluctant to provide information, for example, on their background, education, work experience; ■ Won’t tell you whether the money you invest will be segregated from other funds; ■ Won’t provide written information such as a balance sheet and bank references; ■ Won’t tell you the track record of the business, or the salesperson’s name, location, employer, background or the commission or other compensation they will receive. Some scams, Childs says, involve investing in real estate, like a housing development or commercial building. Many people have lost their entire pensions on “faith” and trust. Childs advises not only checking out the person and the company they say they work for, but the investor should insist upon seeing the real estate in person. The big question to ask yourself is, “Can I afford to lose this money, half or all, if it goes south?” If not, she says, do not invest without information from a reliable source. Know their licensing status by checking with a regu-
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Diane Childs travels around the state, talking to groups about how to prevent investment fraud. They include churches, social service clubs, senior centers, and neighborhood associations. There is no cost and she welcomes invitations. She can be reached at 503-947-7423 or 866-814-9710.
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lator such as the Oregon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities, 866814-9710, dcbs.dfcsmil@oregon.gov; or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) at 844-574-2577. Finra can tell you if a firm is registered, and whether there are complaints or other events against brokers. For a list of sample questions to ask, visit dfcs.oregon.gov, finra.org or sec.gov.
Warning signs If the investment involves real estate, Childs recommends checking the property with title companies, making sure there are no liens on the property. Annuities are another area of caution. They can tie up your money for years and you
have to pay high fees if you want to access your money sooner. Know before you decide. Financial seminars that offer free lunch or dinner are often a red flag. “Be skeptical,” Childs says. “A true financial professional wants to know everything about you, your goals and wishes, your age, your income and
risk tolerance. The older you are, the more conservative you should be with your money.” Here are six ways Childs says you can spot a scam artist and what you can do about it. ■ Scam artists like to join groups that breed familiarity, such as church groups, senior centers and other areas of the community. They access
mailing lists and make cold calls. They particularly prey upon older adults who are concerned about their retirement years. ■ They dress for success, appearing professional and successful. They may even have impressive-looking offices. But be suspicious if they want to meet you at a restaurant or coffee shop, and
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they have a post office box instead of a street address. ■ In their presentations, they push complex and vague financial products. Skilled scam artists prey on your fears. They are ready to “help you.” Don’t let them. It’s your money, so think through your options, and never give someone control of your money just because you are too old, too young, or too financially inexperienced. ■ They know what buttons to push. They prey on your emotions, implying that you will not have enough money for retirement or that the investments you have are not earning enough. Do not make decisions based only on your emotions. ■ They are fair-weather friends. They make take a personal interest in you at first, even calling back when they promised they would. Each time they call, they tell you more good things about the investment. But once they have your money, the contact dwindles and then stops. Danger sign: They don’t return phone calls, emails or the phone is disconnected. ■ Scam artists tell you what you want to hear. Every investment involves risk, but scam artists tell you their investment can’t fail. When something sounds too good to be true, it is. Do these come-ons sound familiar? “I just got a hot tip.” “This stock will go through the roof.” “Your return is guaranteed.” “Get in now or you’ll be left out in the cold.” “We’ll send a messenger over tomorrow to pick up your check.” “This deal is so great, I invested in it myself.” “If it doesn’t work out, we’ll refund your money, no questions asked.” Other promises include a big return with a quick turnaround, and investments backed by the government. Childs says most financial advisors are above board and “do a terrific job.” But not all of them. “Do your own homework,” she says. ■
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Any gardener will tell you there is a never-ending list of projects to be done to maintain their little slice of heaven. It might be compost to spread, bulbs to plant, dead foliage to haul to the compost pile and much more. And just as we finish picking up all the fallen debris from the last storm, the forecast calls for more wind. Sometimes it feels like futility. Dealing with the vagaries of Mother Nature can be frustrating, so it sure helps to have a healthy sense of humor. We can’t take it too seriously. One year in particular comes to mind. It was the week between Christmas and the New Year. I had time off from work and was planning to steal away some time in the garden. But wouldn’t you know it. That was the year two feet of snow blanketed my best intentions. Because gardening requires working with the elements, it is largely a trial and error undertaking and mistakes are inevitable. This is the time of year I like to take stock of my garden’s performance during
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the previous growing season. What did I love about my garden? What plants exceeded my expectations and which gave me fits of frustration? How should I correct my blunders? And how should I implement all those ideas kicking around in my head? I’d say at least 50 percent of my gardening blunders come from placing plants in the wrong spot. The specimen will either get too big and crowd its neighbors or not get big enough and be dwarfed by its neighbors. Or to make things really interesting, it will do both. Centaurea altopurpurea, a
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Technique teaches that chronic muscle tension holds the body back from healing itself
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Kristin Jackson teaches somatics, a type of alternative healing, to a client in Jackson’s southeast Portland studio.
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When a car hit Kristin Jackson four years ago, everything in her life changed. She had been on her bicycle, crossing an intersection on SE Division Street in Portland. While other cars had stopped, another car accelerated and came toward her. She was hit on the right side of her bike. The frame was twisted and the front tire was “taco-ed,” as a bike shop proprietor later told her. Right after the accident, someone helped Jackson to the other side of the street. She thought she was OK, but later realized she was in shock. As the days went on, Jackson began to have new symptoms: vertigo, migraines, back and hip pain, post-traumatic shock, loss of range of motion in her neck, and reduced use of one arm. Her jaw had been knocked out of alignment and she was a mess of soft tissue damage. After visiting with a neurologist, she also learned
she suffered a severe concussion. While Jackson credits a lifetime as a personal trainer and health coach for preventing even more serious injury, the injuries were sustained. For example, before the accident, she was able to move 20 yards of compost without any pain. After the collision, her body revolted from just shoveling a scoop of dirt. S o b eg an th e jo ur ney o f researching pain-relief methods like acupuncture, massage, chiropractic, othobionomy and osteopathy. Other modalities she looked at included the Egoscue Method, foam rolling, the Melt Method and Tabata workouts. They all helped somewhat, but nothing lasted. Her body simply coiled back into a tightness that left her unable to function as she had before. “The accident is a perfect example of why soft tissue injuries are hard to identify and help,” Jackson says. “If I had broken bones or lacerated internal organs it would have shown up on X-rays.
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DECEMBER 2015 • www.nwboomerandseniornews.com University of Florida. He based his somatic treatment on the mind-body connection work of one of his teachers, Israeli physicist Moshe Feldenkrais, and pioneering research on stress by Austrian-Canadian endocrinologist Dr. Hans Selye. Somatic education teaches that a body translates everything — whether physical, mental or spiritual — into muscular tension. Specific exercises help the mind notice and regain control of forgotten muscle groups because they reprogram the body’s sensory-motor system. Hanna taught that the nervous system records reactions to life events, and muscles continue to tell that story over and over again. The body responds to life events with physical tension, and its repetition, reaction to stress and lingering trauma eventually result in chronic pain that also lead to depression and anxiety. Tensing muscles is automatic and we’re often unaware of it. It can continue for years, even an entire lifetime of what is called sensory-motor amnesia — a state of forgetfulness of how certain muscles feel and how to effectively coordinate them. And it can be mistaken as a
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Somatics teaches muscles how to relax out of a chronic state called sensory-motor amnesia.
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My body was stuck in trauma. The only thing that helped me long term was to reconnect my brain — my nervous system — to my chronically tight muscles and get them to relax to their resting length. Stretching does not help. It triggers the stretch reflex that actually results in muscles re-contracting when overly stretched. You are left with the same, or tighter, muscle length from excessive stretching.” While looking for answers at the local library, Jackson found a book called “Move without Pain” by Martha Peterson, which described a type of healing called Hanna’s Clinical Somatics. Intrigued by what she read, Jackson applied the training to herself. She was so happy with the results that she eventually trained to become a clinical somatic education practitioner.
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She’s now back on her bike and feeling like herself again.
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your hips and your back have indirect pain,” she says. “I had an adult toddler walk.” After working with Jackson, she’s now eager to spread the word about somatics. “Somatic work releases muscles,” Jacobs says. “The pain decreased fairly dramatically. The exercise you do retrains your brain
and it retrains your muscles.” Although she’s had both knees replaced, Jacobs plans to continue working with Jackson.
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may cause more discomfort because “we literally strengthen our pain. I recommend working on functional ability first.” She contends that somatics helps a person think more clearly, sleep better and relate better to others, all because they are addressing both the physical and nervous systems. “I want to be an educator, not a leader,” Jackson says. “It’s all about the first-person experience, what you feel within your body, not what others see from the outside. It’s a mind-body method.” Small business advisor Bonnie Kahn also says somatics gave her hope she could find relief from the pain of a “baker’s cyst” on her right knee. She’d already had physical therapy and cortisone shots, but neither helped. “Kristin noticed I was hanging to one side and I hadn’t realized my gait was not
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proper,” Kahn says. “My pain was from another part of my body, having been in a car accident a year before. She addressed how I was walking and that my knee was going in the wrong direction, and that I should stop crossing my knees so much. Kristin gives us new language about our bodies.” All of a sudden, Kahn says, “I was not in pain, the cyst went down. The help was immediate and it changed my life.” In fact, she recently took a 16-mile bike ride with no ill effects. “(Kristin) gives you skills to help yourself,” she says. “I call it giving you wings to fly.” Jackson often addresses unconscious postural pat-
terns. “If you slump forward at a desk job or are perpetually playing with a cell phone you could very likely have issues with your neck, back, shoulders, digestion, bladder control, and leg/foot pain,” she says. “We don’t treat clients, we educate them how to sense their bodies and move better. We feel everything originates in the torso. “The constant stress of today’s fast-faster-fastest world puts your sympathetic nervous system into overdrive and never lets your parasympathetic nervous system kick in so you can enjoy the pleasant things in life. Pain is a bigger motivator than vanity. If you feel good, you feel different and you look better.” ■
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Each ornament and decoration has a special meaning to her. For example, she has a nativity scene from her parents, and a miniature tree her son made in high school. A small, artificial tree she decorates in a spare bedroom features ornaments she inherited from her parents. “It makes me feel good, because it’s like a part of them,” she says. She loves anything with Santa’s likeness on it. She has Santa piggy banks; small Santa figures dressed as a cowboy, chef and other characters; a Santa clock she bought for her late husband, Bob; and a music box featuring Santa as a carpenter, in honor of her father, who worked as a carpenter. With so many decorations, it might seem natural for Comeau to have a few favorites. But she doesn’t. “They’re all my favorites,” she says. “They all mean so very, very much.” Transforming her house for the holidays is a labor of love. She begins by removing and storing all the everyday items, as well as the Thanksgiving and fall decorations that adorn her walls, counters and shelves. She then takes the Christmas decorations from storage and arranges them, a process that usually begins in mid- to late November and wraps up in about a week. “It’s almost like moving out and moving back in,” she says. “Usually I’m up at four or five in the morning and work all
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More of Suzanne Comeau’s holiday decorations. She puts away her everyday decorations before bringing out the holiday items. day. I work at it, but you have to enjoy it or you wouldn’t do it.” As she accumulated more and more decorations, her husband at one point started taking pictures of displays around the house so she could remember how she arranged things. Comeau lives on slightly more than an acre, just a stone’s throw from where she grew up and next door to her son, Paul, and daughter, Susan. Leading up to the holidays last year, friends, sensitive to the September 2014 death of Comeau’s husband, asked if she planned to decorate her house again. She responded, “Bob would want me to. It meant as much to him as it does to me.” Comeau did tweak one thing last year. For the first time, her main tree was artificial instead of natural – her husband loved putting up a natural tree so much, and it typically was so large, that it could hold up to 2,500 lights and branches had to be removed just to get it in the house. She likes the artificial
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tree because it’s more convenient and she can leave it up longer. “I miss the smell (of a real tree), but I don’t miss the mess,” she says. For Comeau, Christmas itself and the act of decorating are inseparable and have a powerful meaning. “People ask me when I’ll quit (decorating), and I say, ‘When it’s not fun anymore. To me, it’s Christmas,” she says. “It’s love. That’s what I get from it.” ■
Seniors who are alone or impoverished will have an opportunity to feel the holiday spirit through a program in Washington County. The Be a Santa to a Senior program asks community residents to choose an ornament from a wreath at participating retailers, buy items listed on the ornament and return them to the store to be given away. Giving wreaths are available at Bi-Mart Forest Grove, 3225 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove; and Bi-Mart Hillsboro, 2075 SE Tualatin Valley Hwy., #618, Hillsboro. Meals on Wheels of Hillsboro, Forest Grove and North Plains also has partnered with this program. Call 503-5301527 for more information. ■
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NW BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS • DECEMBER 2015 (through Dec. 6) Holiday Ale Festival, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW Sixth Ave., Portland. (through Dec. 5) Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca, 7:30 p.m., Newmark Theater, SW Broadway and Main, Portland. $26+. Whitebird.org. (through Dec. 20) “A Taffeta Christmas,” 7:30 p.m., Broadway Rose New Stage, 12850 SW Grant
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(through Dec. 12) Toiletries Drive to benefit Neighborhood House. Drop off items at Garden Home Community Store, 7306 SW Oleson Road, Portland. 503-245-9932.
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Nerd Night: Trivia for Adults, 6:30 p.m., Garden Home Community Store, 7306 SW Oleson Road, Portland. 503-245-9932. Folk Dance Club, 3 to 4:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Marshall Center, Vancouver, Wash. $1. 360-487-7100.
Ave., Tigard. $30+. Broadwayrose.org. Classic Film Series: “White Christmas,” 7 p.m., Sherwood Center for the Arts, 22689 SW Pine St. $3. 503625-4ART. (through Dec. 13) “Present Laughter,” 7:30 p.m., Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State St., Lake Oswego. $30/$32. 503-635-3901. (through Dec. 17) “White Christmas,” 7:30 p.m., Gallery Theater, 210 NE Ford St., McMinnville. $17/$15. 503-472-2227. (also Dec. 6, 12-13, 1920) Christmas Tree Trains, 9:30 a.m., noon and 2:30 p.m., Chelatchie Prairie Railroad, 207 N. Railroad Ave., Yacolt, Wash. Bycx.com or 360686-3559 for prices, reservations. (through Dec. 11) Festival of Trees, with gala event at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 11, Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, Tillamook. $30/$35. 503-842-4553. (also 2 p.m. Dec. 6) Handel’s Messiah, with the Oregon Symphony, 7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland. $23+. 503-228-1353. (also Dec. 11, 13) Oregon Repertory Singers, “Glory of Christmas,” First United
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Library, 12505 SW Cornell Road, Portland. 503-644-0043. Johnny Mathis with the Oregon Symphony, 7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland. $60+. 503228-1353. (also Dec. 10) Zimmerman House Christmas open house, 3 to 7 p.m., 17111 NE Sandy Blvd., Gresham. $5 donation. Echohistory.org. (also Dec. 10-11) Va Va Voom, “A Christmas to Remember,” 2 p.m. (also 7
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p.m. Friday), Barberton Grange, 9400 NE 72nd Ave., Vancouver, Wash. 503-3140299. NW Children’s Theatre Kid’s Co., “Holiday School,” 7 p.m., Tualatin Library Hearth Area. Free. Ghost Town Poetry open mic, 7 p.m., Angst Gallery, 1015 Main St., Vancouver, Wash. Old Town Sherwood Holiday Art Walk, 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Sherwoodcenterforthearts.org. Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter, Celtic harpists
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Methodist Church, 1838 SW Jefferson St., Portland. $15$35. Brownpapertickets.com. Portland Wind Symphony’s winter concert, 2 p.m., St. Anne’s Chapel, Marylhurst University. Donations taken. 503-285-7621 or pcws.org. Portland Metro Concert Band, 3 p.m., Horner Performing Arts Center, 1400 SE 130th Ave., Portland. Free. NW Dance Theater, “A Nutcracker Tea,” 2 p.m., Tualatin Library Hearth Area. Free. The Story of American Christmas Music, a presentation in music and video, 1:30 p.m., Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave., Portland. 503-228-4391. Book Group discussion for 2016, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Garden Home Community Store, 7306 SW Oleson Road, Portland. Bring two ideas. 503-245-9932. Song Circle: Adult singers and acoustic instrument players, 6:30 p.m., Cedar Mill
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and storytellers, 7:30 p.m., Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527 E. Main St., Hillsboro. 503615-3485. (through Dec. 13) Gospel Christmas, Oregon Symphony, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland. $35+. 503-228-1353. Spanish Brass Christmas, Winningstad Theatre, Portland. $35/$15. Portland5.com. Christmas at the Fort, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, 1001 E. 5th St., Vancouver, Wash. $3. 360-816-6230. Visit with Santa, 2 to 4 p.m., Second Edition resale shop inside Cedar Mill Library, 12505 SW Cornell Road, Portland. 503-644-0043.
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CALENDAR CONTINUED FROM P. 10 Tualatin Dance Center’s holiday performance, 2 p.m., Tualatin Library Hearth Area. Free. Junior Symphony of Vancouver holiday fundraising
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concert, 3 p.m., Northside Baptist Church, 5201 NE Minnehaha St., Vancouver, Wash. $20+. 360-696-4084. Bells of the Cascades Holiday Ringers, 7 p.m., Tualatin Library Hearth Area. Free. Mount Hood Pops Orchestra, “Christmas Celebrations,” 3:30 p.m., Mount Hood Community College theatre, Gresham. $15/$10. 503-669-1937. Cal Scott, Richard Moore and Jack Dwyer, 7 p.m., O’Connor’s Vault, 7850 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland. $15. Brownpapertickets.com.
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Deadline to apply for free certified nursing assistant training at Columbia Basin Care in The Dalles. Cassie Hill, cassieh@colbasin.com. Winter Swap Meet, 6 to 8 p.m., Garden Home Community Store, 7306 SW Oleson Road, Portland. 503-2459932 for accepted items. Spoken Word Series: “Tales by the Fire” with Cassie Greer and Pete Schuyler, 7 p.m., Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527 E. Main St., Hillsboro. 503615-3485. Estate Planning Workshop, 6:30 p.m., Cedar Mill Library, 12505 SW Cornell Road, Portland. 503644-0043. Foreign Film Night: “Human Capital” (Italy), 7:30 p.m., Garden Home Community Store, 7306 SW Oleson Road, Portland. Free. 503-245-9932.
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Tea and Tangles, 6:30 p.m., Cedar Mill Library, 12505 SW Cornell Road, Portland. 503-644-0043. Fun with Folk Arts – Scandinavian paper arts, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Garden Home Community Store, 7306 SW Oleson Road, Portland. Free. 503-245-9932. (also Dec. 30) Ode to Joy: New Year’s Celebration, Oregon Symphony, 7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland. $20+. 503-228-1353. Film Club: “8 Women” (France), 6:30 p.m., Cedar Mill Library, 12505 SW Cornell Road, Portland. 503644-0043. New Year’s Eve Gala Dance, for 55+, 8 p.m. to midnight, Summerfield Clubhouse, 10650 SW Summerfield Dr., Tigard. $15, through the clubhouse. 503-620-0131.
Owl Book Group: “The Unwinding” by George Packer, 10:30 a.m., Cedar Mill Library, 12505 SW Cornell Road, Portland. 503644-0043. Writers Mill, 1 p.m., Cedar Mill Library, 12505 SW Cornell Road, Portland. 503644-0043. City Celebration: Hillsboro, Washington County Museum,
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120 E. Main St., Hillsboro. 503-6455353. “Home Alone,” Oregon Symphony, 7 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland. $30+. 503-228-1353. Comfort and Joy: A Classical Christmas, Oregon Symphony, 3 and 7 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland. $20+. 503-2281353.
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AMENITIES Did you know that Avamere at Bethany offers dementia care in our Arbor Community? Our staff is proud to provide a high quality of care to each resident, recognizing the uniqueness of each individual. We also offer assisted living apartments where residents can start out independent and as their needs grow we grow with them. Bethany has 8 condo cottages that are independent living with all the perks of living insde the community. Call today to schedule your tour!
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.
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.
You or your loved one deserves the best that life has to offer & that’s exactly what you’ll find at this active community on Portland’s Westside. Our residents love our affordable prices, safe & friendly environment, 24-hour health care, & customizable care packages. Their familes praise our diverse music, art, educational events & programs, quick access to medical care, doctors, shopping, & the personal, long-term staff caring for their loved one. Recipient of the Pacific University 2013 Community Partner Award.
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Courtyard Village at Raleigh Hills
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Creekside Village Retirement Residence A “Family Felt” Environment 5450 SW Erickson Ave. Beaverton, OR 97005 503-643-9735 www.creekside-village.com
Knights of Pythias Retirement Center 3409 Main Street Vancouver, WA 98663 360-696-4375
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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 onsite 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.
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 deficiencyfree State of Oregon survey.
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. Great food, staff & residents! Executive Director has been at Pacific Pointe for 20 years. On-site health care agency should you need it. Reasonable rates.
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.
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. faithbased 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.
Our beautiful grounds are surrounded by quiet, quaint neighborhoods to provide peaceful and safe living. Living at Summerfield has it’s perks—including membership to the Summerfield Golf & Country Club! The golf course, clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis courts, exercise equipment & library are all available to our residents. Onsite managers, 24/7/365; pullcords in every apartment.
HEALTHY VIBES Are you neglecting your mental health?
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By MARION McNULTY, Psy.D., PSYCHOLOGIST
We all go through mental health slumps at times, and often around the holidays. That’s why regular mental health maintenance is vital. You already know you should exercise regularly for your physical health. Think of the following as an exercise program for your mental health. Instead of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” and 12 drummers drumming, here are 12 mental health maintenance tips that can help you during the holidays and year-round. Eat right. Your brain needs healthy nourishment just as much as your body does. Exercise. Exercise reduces stress, anxiety and depression, and improves sleep. Get enough sleep. Insufficient sleep has been clearly linked to a higher risk of mental illness. If you can’t get restful, restorative sleep, talk to your doctor or connect with the Providence Sleep Disor-
ders Centers. Stay connected. Studies show that strong social connections and meaningful relationships are essential to mental health. Reflect, meditate, pray. People need times of solitude for reflection and self-examination so you can make positive changes where needed. Make it a daily five-minute habit to be still and quiet your mind. Deal with stress. Focus on reducing the causes of stress in
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your life and use healthy ways to relax such as yoga, deep breathing and talking with friends. Associate with positive people. Being with people who are constantly negative can affect your own outlook. Avoid negative people and instead surround yourself with people who are positive. Contribute to your community. Want to feel good? Do good. Volunteer at a food bank or hospital, mentor young people or deliver meals. Find your
purpose and make a positive difference. Develop your talents. Try new things, apply yourself and discover the pleasure in doing something well. Feed your spirit. Do things that bring you joy, whether it’s with your faith community or in nature, listening to music or reading. Be grateful. Focus less on the annoyances in life and
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more on what you’re grateful for. You’ll benefit from a more positive state of mind. Keep things in perspective. If you’re fretting about something, consider the Rule of Seven: Will it matter in seven days? Seven months? Seven years? If it won’t really matter in the future, don’t take it so seriously. Focus your energy on the things that mat-
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■ One man’s dream to create a logger’s paradise
By PAT SNIDER
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The highways and backroads of America are dotted with offbeat landmarks, gargantuan works of art, unusual museums and wacky tourist traps, all falling under the classification of roadside attractions. There’s the world’s largest ball of twine in Kansas; Wall Drug Store in South Dakota; the Stonehenge replica at Maryhill, Washington; and Harvey the Giant Rabbit in Aloha. Most of these start as a vision, a dream of one person combined with large doses of imagination, determination and dedication. Such is the story of Camp 18 in the hamlet of Elsie, Oregon. Lumberman Gordon Smith set out in the 1970s to build the largest log cabin, on his property in the woods inland from the Oregon Coast, not far from Cannon Beach. A third-generation
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REACH CDC, Inc. is a non-profit that owns and professionally manages 2,072 units of affordable housing in the Portland/Hillsboro/Vancouver area. We provide equal housing opportunities in accordance with the Federal Fair Housing Act. REACH does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, familial status and any other protected class as established by local jurisdictions as it applies to housing, programs or activities. REACH CDC, Inc. offers studio, one, two and limited three bedroom floor plans. Waitlist status changes regularly. Please check our website to see the most current availability and translation options for Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Spanish languages for REACH information. www.reachcdc.org
All information is current as of October 26th, 2015 The Waitlist is OPEN for the following properties: SOUTHEAST PORTLAND - Fir Grove 503-760-0907 (1BR) VANCOUVER/CLARK COUNTY Gateway Garden 360-835-2214 (2BR, 3BR Only) The Waitlist has been CLOSED for the following properties due to long wait times: DOWNTOWN 12th Avenue Terrace 971-277-1299 (Studio) The Admiral 503-546-9191 (Studio, 1BR) Bronaugh Apt 503-227-0754 (Studio, 1BR) *Property under Rehab* Station Place Tower 503-501-5712 (Studio, 1BR) NORTH PORTLAND - Patton Park 971-255-4444 (3BR Units Only) NORTHEAST PORTLAND Walnut Park 503-282-7449 (1BR) Prescott Place 503-288-4487 (1BR) SOUTHEAST PORTLAND Beacon Manor 503-235-9029 (Studio, 1BR) Marion Street 503-235-9029 (1BR, 2BR) Powell Boulevard 503-231-3055 (Studio, 1BR, 2BR) Ritzdorf 503-501-5711 (Studio, 1BR) Scattered Sites 503-501-5700 (Studio, 1BR, 2BR) Taylor Street Apts 503-519-6309 (1BR, 2BR) SOUTHWEST PORTLAND - Gray’s Landing 971-277-7195 (Studio) HILLSBORO The Maples I 503-681-9096 The Maples II 503-681-9096
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Chainsaw carvings (above and far left) decorate the cabin’s porch at Camp 18, located off the Sunset Highway. logger, Smith felled, hauled and cut all the timber himself. The main beam, said to be the largest in the United States, measured 85 feet, weighed 20 tons, and contained 5,600 board-feet of lumber.
Two carved, wooden doors constructed of 4-1/2inch old-growth fir and weighing 500 pounds each marked the cabin’s entrance. All the timber came from the area and was cut in Smith’s nearby mill. The
interior (14,000-square feet) was filled with logging tools; historic photos; two mammoth, rock fireplaces; chandeliers crafted from elk antlers; and a stuffed cougar. Like many old logging camps known only by a number, the cabin was labeled Camp 18 after its milepost marker on the Sunset Highway, U.S. 26. Over time, a restaurant was added inside the cabin and today it’s a popular stopover for travelers heading to and from the coast. A quick glance through the pages in the guest book shows visitors from all over the United States and Canada, and even a pair from Kaliningrad, Russia. The menu features hearty, family-fare dishes designed to satisfy the caloric requirements of a lumberjack. Although they serve lunch and dinner, the kitchen’s specialty seems to be brawny breakfasts of eggs, omelets, local razor clams and flapjacks. Their fresh, home made cinnamon buns are a signature item and more than match the size and scope of the log cabin. Surrounding the cabin is an open-air museum dedicated to preserving logging history with equipment and machinery from Oregon’s early timber heydays. Smith and a friend, Maurie Clark, started collecting and restoring bits of old logging equipment, a passion which soon became a lifelong avocation. Today, the property is filled with a variety of rusted machinery, train cars, trucks, a water tower, boilers, steam donkeys and all kinds of logging paraphernalia. In addition, there are a
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number of larger-than-life chainsaw carvings of lumberjacks, wildlife, and Bigfoot decorating the grounds. Some might glance around at the haphazard collection and label it junk; but to Smith, it is a way of sharing his love of Oregon logging history and honoring the men who worked in the woods. Logging has always been a dangerous and physically demanding occupation. Even in today’s computerized world, where most large-scale logging is done by specialized machines, there are dozens of ways to be injured. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, loggers lead the list in the number of fatal occupational
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injuries. With that in mind, the most recent addition to the grounds is the Loggers’ Memorial, a separate structure dedicated to individuals who made logging their work and passion. The interior centerpiece is a bronze sculpture of a logger felling a tree. Around the room are large slabs of Douglas fir with bronze plaques memorializing those who worked in logging or the wood products industry. ■
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ter most, don’t sweat the small stuff, and keep your sense of humor. If you still feel less than your best emotionally, talk to a therapist, social worker, psychologist or other mental health professional. That’s especially important if you notice any of these changes in yourself: Mood shifts: Feeling angry, depressed or just not yourself, for no apparent reason. Behavior changes: Sleeping or eating a lot more or less than usual, increasingly spending more time alone, or any behavior that’s not normal for you, especially if
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it’s bizarre, erratic or dangerous. Apathy: Lacking interest or pleasure in things you used to enjoy. Hopelessness: Having thoughts such as “I can’t take it anymore” or “I don’t really matter to anyone” — it can be passive suicidal ideation and a dangerous sign that help is needed immediately. Most of us wouldn’t think twice about seeing a physical therapist for a knee problem, or a mechanic for a car problem. Your emotional health deserves the same care and respect. If you need help, mental health professionals have very effective tools, including medications and therapy, which can get almost anyone through a mental health slump. ■
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