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Cupcakes are the small treat with a big splash

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rom a toddler’s birthday party to a fancy wedding reception, cupcakes have always had a place in the celebration. And while the trend may have peaked, the variety that cupcakes offer still attracts many a sweet tooth. “We offer about 25 to 30 different flavors of cupcakes,” says Dana Heuberger, owner of Sugar, Sugar in downtown Salem. “A few to mention are butter toffee, chocolate peanut butter, s’mores, strawberry lemonade, orange cream and more. Vanilla, chocolate, red velvet and lemon coconut are the favorites.” Heuberger’s dream of owning a sweet shop came true when, while working as a waitress, she was randomly gifted money to open her store. The tip, she says, was extraordinary. “It took me a year to let it sink in that these people were seriously just kind-hearted people,” she says. “We are good friends now, and I believe they are a gift from God.”

Sugar, Sugar also offers candy, wedding cakes, French macaroons, cookies, bars and local honey, but it is the cupcakes that many customers crave. “Our customers tell us on a regular basis that our frosting is to die for and our shop is beautiful,” says Heuberger, who has been in business for four years. “Highlights are making people happy by accommodating them as best we can. Challenges are saying no when we can’t do something they want.” Like many bakeries, Heuberger offers options for those with food allergies. “All of our frostings are gluten-free,” she says. “On special request, we can make a dairy-free chocolate cupcake or cake with dairy-free frosting. If you’re sensitive to food dyes, we can use white sprinkles or no sprinkles on top of the cupcake.” A search of local cupcake makers turns up other options: vegan, sugar-free, egg-free and nut free. Debi Graham, who shares Sugar, Sugar’s

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kitchen, makes all sorts of cupcakes, cakes and cake pops under the business name All Things Sweet. Some of her products can be purchased at Roth’s Vista location, E Z Orchards, and The Gluten Free Place in Newport. “I was ‘that’ mom who brought treats to school functions, and invited teachers and staff to our home for special occasions, basking in the opportunity to create beautiful dessert buffets as a way of showing my appreciation for all their dedication to my children,” she says. “I realized I had a talent for creating delicious and beautiful desserts. So I took a handful of my experience, mixed it with my blend of passions, and voila, out came All Things Sweet.” Without a storefront, Graham showcases her custom

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offerings on the All Things Sweet Dessert page on Facebook. “My desire is to have a place where people can bring friends and gather for delicious desserts and pastries,” she says, “a place that is comfortable and welcoming and filled with the smell of freshbaked goodies.” Graham will create orders to compliment color schemes, or customize dessert buffets for brides, office parties or other special occasions. She also offers a cupcake or brownie served in a small jelly jar, topped with a layer of chocolate ganache and mint buttercream frosting. “They are great for gift giving or to satisfy a chocolate craving,” she says. Her most popular flavors are chocolate with mocha butter cream frosting, vanilla with raspberry filling and one packed with coconut around the outside.

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Heidi Olson has loved baking since she was a young child, and now owns Pure Decadence in south Salem to showcase her talents. “Another would be the orange Creamsicle,” she adds. “As for the cake pops, I’d have to say the chocolate peanut butter is very popular. I use the chocolate cake with peanut butter, roll it into a ball, dip it in chocolate and sprinkle it with chopped peanuts.”

Graham says her customer feedback is superb, with such accolades as “so many choices and so delicious” and “their gluten-free is the best.” “I am so blessed to be able to take my passion and creative flare and share delicious and beautiful treats,” she

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says, adding that her business has grown via “people telling people.” Heidi Olson has loved baking since she was 6 years old, a passion that turned into a full-time career. “As a child I used to enter desserts at the Oregon State Fair and had won many times,” says Olson, who spent two decades working for Fred Meyer, eight of which were as the bakery regional specialist in charge of the Oregon South region’s 21 bakeries. “Throughout my career with Fred Meyer and growing up, everyone had told me that I should open my own bakery,” she says. “In 2011, I took the leap and have loved every minute of it.” Olson’s Pure Decadence Pastries in south Salem offers cupcakes in 10 flavors, sizes mini, small and large. Glutenfree and vegan options are made by special order. “Our most popular cupcake would be a tie between chocolate with fudge icing and strawberry with cream cheese icing,” says Olson, who also offers cookies, scones, croissants and other delicacies. Customer satisfaction, Olson says, runs high. “You know when you are doing something right when your customers don’t ask for an item, but say, ‘I need one of those and I need six of those,’” she adds. Olson loves making children’s parties — and eventu-

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ally their wedding receptions — special. “Customers including us and our products in someone’s special event day is very rewarding and fills my passion even more,” she says, adding the reward of making someone happy makes all the time it takes to run her shop “well worth it.” Jen Hernandez sells specialty cupcakes out of her pink “cupcake truck,” 40 square feet of space inside a 1970 mail truck. “I have been in the food industry all my life working for my parents,” says Hernandez, who has a baking and pastry arts certificate from Oregon Culinary Institute and a diploma from the Wilton School of Cake Decorating. “I started my business, Jenuine Desserts, in 2012, selling specialty cakes and cupcakes for all occasions. In August 2015, I started my food/cupcake truck.” Hernandez offers a variety of cupcake flavors, and all her regular-size cupcakes are filled. The most popular, she says, are maple bacon, “chocoholic” and confetti. To her menu she has added espresso drinks, fruit hand pies and savory pies from Adam’s Ribs Smoke House, where she also sells her cupcakes. Almost every customer comments on loving her “cute pink truck,” Hernandez says. “And once they try my cupcakes, they fall in love.” This spring, she has her pink truck on the road one or two times a week as well as at the events she attends. Like Sugar, Sugar, Aurora’s White Rabbit Bakery is a family-owned business that has maintained a storefront and serves fresh pastries daily. “We generally have two or three kinds of cupcakes on hand from our wide selection of flavors, including triple chocolate, raspberry lemon poppy seed, chocolate cara-

mel cream and coconut lime,” Emily Arreola says. “All of our cupcakes are made from scratch and are typically filled with delicious custards, caramels, compotes and cream in addition to being frosted. None of our cakes, fillings or frostings is from a box, bucket or freezer. We make everything ourselves.” Most of what White Rabbit Bakery offers is gluten free, including pastries, quiche and sandwich/soup options, making it a popular stop for lunch or coffee and a cupcake, Arreola says of what is fast becoming a popular community hang-out. “We have been lucky enough to enjoy tremendous growth as word spread about our fresh pastries and glutenfree selection,” she says. “This year we were featured in the local news, in AAA’s ‘Via’ publication, and in The Oregonian, reviewed by Gerry Frank.” Media frenzy related to cupcakes has faded some since Sprinkles Cupcakes, known as “the world’s first cupcake

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Jen Hernandez opened up her business a few years ago, but just bought her “cupcake truck” last summer for special events. shop,” opened its doors in Beverly Hills on April 13, 2005. At the peak of the cupcake craze, Sprinkles founder Candace Nelson helped judge other cupcake bakers from around the country on the

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I’m not a huge vegetable grower. Reasons for this are aplenty but foremost is the fact that I’m just not all that good at it. Using large containers has helped improve my successes and I will continue this method for tomatoes, kale and maybe peas or beans. The learning process has been all about evaluating and improving my methods where appropriate. I think all gardeners do this. We learn from our mistakes and continue to strive for a bountiful harvest without frustration. I’ve been intrigued by Territorial Seed Company. Last year they offered a few grafted vegetable plants with promises of increased production with fewer problems. Claims like that definitely get my attention. Here’s what they’re saying this year: “Revolutionizing home gardens with super-productive grafted vegetable plants, Terri-

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cious heirloom with typical stingy yields into one that produces its delectable fruit by the bushel.” Remember last year when I wrote about the “Ketchup ‘n’ Fries” plant that grows potatoes underground and tomatoes above? This year, Territorial has really expanded their grafted vegetable inventory. In addition to tomato plants, you can purchase grafted cucumber, melons, eggplant, and pepper plants. And in some cases, like with the “Ketchup ‘n’ Fries” they’ve grafted two varieties onto one root stock. Wouldn’t it be fun to pick mouthfuls of Sungold and Sweet Million cherry tomatoes from the same plant? The one caveat is that they’re not inexpensive. Given that each plant is grafted by hand, I can understand that. Ranging from $7.95 to $8.95 per plant, plus shipping, the costs can add up quickly. But if the harvest is plentiful, one might be money ahead in the long run.

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Imagine losing the ability to get up out of a chair — or not being able to stand for an extended period. That’s the reality Phyllis Vohs, 68, of Stayton has lived with for years. In 2002, doctors diagnosed Vohs with Parkinson’s disease — a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. She took part in various physical and occupational therapy programs over the years, but never found the results she was looking for. This past summer her neurologist at Oregon Health and Science University gave Vohs the option to begin specialized therapy for Parkinson’s patients offered by Salem Health’s Outpatient Rehabilitation Services. “It is close to Stayton, and with the number of visits, it was a big commitment to drive to Portland,” Vohs says. “I picked Salem — and I’m so

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■ Mettie Merryman brightens up some white walls at YMCA

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Giving back to others is just something Mettie Merryman does. The Salem artist recently finished a mural for the Family YMCA of Marion and Polk Counties, a project rooted in her desire to paint, and a respite from her busy life. Married 48 years, Merryman and her husband, Larry, owned and operated floral and gift businesses. They are also foster parents and have had almost 200 children in their home, sharing their family over the last 24 years. “It has become a very rewarding part of our lives – not always easy – so painting and writing became a natural outlet for me,” says Merryman, a mother of four children and grandmother of 15. “I have had many fun times including the children in creative activities.” Merryman grew up in Dallas, and her first painting hung over the door at Dallas High School where she was a senior in 1967, and later one at the Oregon College of Education, now Western Oregon University, in Monmouth. “I have mostly painted at the request of family, to decorate an empty wall or to fill a place of longing in my heart,” she says of expressing her desire to create. “I love both oil and watercolor

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painting.” As summer came to a close last year, Merryman says she longed to do “something fun.” A long-time member of the YMCA, she arrived early one morning, looked at the blank wall behind the front desk, and birthed the idea of painting a mural. “The historic building was being refreshed with new paint,” she says. “The staff was so friendly. I thought, ‘They need a beautiful wall to stand in front of to cheer them and the members as they came in, like a grand hotel.’” Merryman was given the go-ahead to paint the mural in late September. On Oct. 7, she began painting the 7-foot by 14-foot Mount Hood mountain scene, the largest painting she has ever undertaken. “I worked on the front mural a total of 24 hours spread over a period of six days,” she says. “I had to stand or lay on the back counter to paint. I told my children that my exercise program at the Y consisted of climbing a step ladder and lifting paints.” Merryman says people at the YMCA are encouraged to give and share with others, to be involved in programs or to sponsor children in events.

MARION-POLK/COAST EDITION mountains and streams,” she says. “I intended to have a series of 10 paintings ready for showing, and that were available for purchase.” Merryman wants to purchase a paint cart that she can use to paint more murals from a part of the proceeds. “I thought the original large painting of Mount Hood could either be sold and donated to the Y or sold at auction,” she says of the mock-up she painted on a board before tackling the wall. When she set out to share her talents with the YMCA, Merryman says she had no idea of how much she would receive in return. “It has been a very rewarding experience,” she says. “I am thankful that my desire to paint more is being fulfilled,

that I am able to brighten a hallway to somewhere, and that the front entry looks like the entrance to a grand hotel where we are always greeted by friendly, courteous staff. I am glad I was able to be a part of something big.” As well as painting the murals and briefs, Merryman is completing an illustrated novel about a woman who retired then re-envisioned her life. She has already written and published two novels and another is being edited. Merryman says over the years, she has enjoyed many types of arts and crafts, but her favorite has always been painting, a talent she will continue to explore. “I know there is still another white wall at the YMCA,” she says enthusiastically. ■

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The mural painted by Mettie Merryman is an outgrowth of a lifetime of artistic endeavors. “Painting a mural was the one way I could contribute,” she says. Inspired, Merryman next painted a Four Seasons mural, spanning almost 30 feet, in the hallway. She began that project in November and finished a month later, a daunting task when raising foster children in

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This is the final month for AARP Tax Aide with Pete, Keith and Esther, who have volunteered their time to help seniors and others prepare their 2015 tax return at Monmouth Senior Community Center, 180 Warren St. S. Appointment times are still available. The center is collecting greeting cards for local troops. They can be made or purchased, or even ones you receive in the mail from charitable organizations. No religious or pop-ups please. Drop

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them off at the center. The Promotional Committee has been working on obtaining “sandwich board” signs to highlight the center’s activities. The committee also wants other signage, especially a banner, to easily identify the center. New, large, wooden house numbers will be purchased to increase visibility.

Upcoming events Monmouth Senior Community Center Breakfast is scheduled from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 180 Warren St. S. Suggested donation for this “all you can eat” meal is $6 for adults and $3 for children under 12.

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Tables are still available to rent for Trash or Treasure, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 9. The fee is $10 for a 6foot table. Donations are being accepted for the senior table — all items accepted, except for clothes. There is a Victorian Tea April 20, with servings at noon and 2:30 p.m. This special event highlights models from the senior center. Tea and finger foods will be served. Proceeds from this event benefits the Friends General Fund.

Pottery class Elinor Maroney teaches a beginner’s pottery class, from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, April 5 to

Take a trip The Travel Committee has

been hard at work planning trips, including: A jet boat trip on the McKenzie River, starting at Harrisburg, off Peoria Road. Cost is $72 for the two-andone-half hour trip. Refreshments served. Northwest Senior Theatre’s Silver Season Spring Gala 2016, May 19, at Alpenrose Dairy Opera House. Cost is $13.75 with dinner on your own. There will be Broadway and classic vaudeville songs, skits and dancing. For details and more information go to ci.monmouth.or.us or find Monmouth Senior Center on Facebook. ■

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When conservationists first became interested in creating a national park to protect the wilderness and mountain scenery of northern Montana, they turned to capitalist and railroad baron James J. Hill of the Great Northern Railroad to push the legislation through Congress. It wasn’t because Hill was a staunch environmentalist, but because, in 1891, he had an intense interest in putting passengers in his newly-completed railroad connecting St. Paul, Minnesota, with Seattle, and coincidentally, running along the southern edge of the potential park. For years, wealthy Americans traveled to Europe to savor the mountain scenery of the Alps. But Hill’s son, Louis W., was convinced he could keep them here at home, instead visiting the newlydesignated Glacier National Park in Montana. It would be a symbiotic relationship: The new park needed visitors and he needed passengers on his railway. To achieve that goal, the Hills instituted a massive tourism development in the park, building a series of luxury hotels, rustic chalets and tent camps connected by trails, roads and boats. Louis selected a Swiss chalet-style of architecture for the hotels in keeping with the American Alps theme. In 1913, Glacier Park Lodge was the first property constructed and was located, not surprisingly, within walking distance of the East Glacier train depot. Hill had visited the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, and was so impressed with the design of the Forestry Building he had his architect use it as a model for the hotel.

Above, Many Glacier Lodge sits in a spectacular alpine setting. Left, the lobby of Lake McDonald Lodge was also built in the Swiss style of the other lodges. Photos by Pat Snider

The lobby is a three-story atrium defined by 60 48-foothigh Douglas fir logs still wearing their bark. The massive log colonnade lines the lobby and is flanked on both sides by two tiers of balconies, providing the look of a forest cathedral. Visitors, arriving by train, would be greeted by appropriatelygarbed Blackfeet natives and led to the lodge to begin their back-to-nature experience. The second hotel created by the Great Northern Railway in 1914 was Many Glacier Lodge, also on the eastern side of the park. Located on Swiftcurrent Lake and at the base of pyramid-

shaped Mount Grinnell, it has one of the most spectacular hotel settings anywhere. The Swiss design is very much in evidence here with a series of chalet-like structures strung out along the lakeshore. In addition, the railway built nine backcountry chalets and a series of tent camps connected by a network of horseback and hiking trails and boats to the main luxury lodges. In 1927, another lodge was built in Waterton Lakes National Park, across the border in Canada, but connected to Glacier by boat from Goat Haunt, Montana, or a road from the East Glacier Station.

The Prince of Wales hotel enjoys a commanding setting on a knoll above the lake, and it is speculated that Hill built the property (1926-27) to lure Americans north to Canada where Prohibition had already ended and the liquor flowed freely. Around that time, the railway acquired what is now the Lake McDonald Lodge,

another lovely lakeside property built in the Swiss style on the western side of the park. But even with all these lovely hotels built, events beyond the park boundaries soon changed everything about this golden age of train and park travel. First came the stock market crash in 1929, followed by the years of the Great Depression and World War II. By 1948 — the year Hill died — the American romance with the car was in full swing, and only 2 percent of visitors to Glacier were arriving by train. Consequently, the backcountry chalets fell into disrepair and only two, Sperry and Granite Park, survived. Visitors preferred to drive over the Going-to-the-Sun Highway than travel by horseback over wilderness trails. While the lodges remained popular, they needed costly renovations, and the railroad finally divested itself of them in 1960. Today’s visitor will find the legacy of the Great Northern Railroad throughout the park, and can somewhat replicate the experience of travelers in the 1920s by staying in the park lodges. Amtrak’s Empire Builder continues to stop twice daily in the summer at the East Glacier depot to discharge passengers into Louis Hill’s American Alps. ■

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March 26 (also March 27) Newport Symphony with pianist Monica Ohuchi, Performing Arts Center, 777 West Olive St. $20-$34. 541-265-ARTS.

45500 Wilson River Hwy., Tillamook. Tillamookforestcenter.org. (through April 17) Crab Feed and Classic Wooden Boat Show, Depoe Bay Harbor, 220 SE Bay St. 541-270-3944.

March 29 Collette Tours slideshow on upcoming trips to Iceland, British Isles, 10 a.m., South Salem Senior Center, 6450 Fairway Ave. SE. 503-588-0748.

Photography Hiking Clinic, 9 to 11 a.m., Drift Creek Falls. $20. Oregoncoast.org/photo-hikes.

APRIL Bingo, 1 p.m. Fridays, South Salem Senior Center, 6450 Fairway Ave. SE. 503-588-0748.

Strut Your Stuff Adult Talent Show, 7 p.m., Loucks Auditorium, Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St. SE. Free. AARP Driver’s Safety class, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. $15/$20. 503-873-3093.

High St., Salem. 503-374-3574. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. 503-873-3093.

Deadline to register for Silverton’s trip to Spirit Mountain Casino on April 11. $14. 503-873-3093. The Language of Flowers Tea, 11 a.m., Deepwood Museum and Gardens, 1116 Mission St. SE, Salem. $35. Deepwoodmuseum.org.

Annual Spring Fashion Show and Tea, 2 p.m., South Salem Senior Center, 6450 Fairway Ave. SE. $7 in advance. 503-588-0748.

Going Solo: The Value of Solitude in a Social World, 1 p.m., Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, 2106 Second St., Tillamook. Free.

Stayton Red Hat Strutters, noon, Lum-Yuen Restaurant, 3910 Portland Road NE, Salem. Darlene, 503-7692859, or Betty, 503-743-2029.

(through April 3) AKC Dog Show, Obedience and Rally Trials, Linn County Fair and Expo, 3700 Knox Butte Road E., Albany.

New Visions Support Group, 2 to 3:30 p.m., 680 State St., Suite 110, Salem. 503-581-4224 or info@blindskills.com.

St. Mary of Shaw Knights of Columbus Biscuit and Gravy Breakfast, 7:30 to 10 a.m., St. Mary’s Parish, 9168 Silver Falls Hwy. SE, Aumsville. $7/$2. 503-362-6159.

Walking Group, 10 a.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. 503-873-3093.

Visit Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival, with Newport 60+ Activity Center. 541-265-9617.

Author Cat Winters, 6:30 p.m., Loucks Auditorium, Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St. SE. Free.

Laptop computer help, 10:30 a.m. by appointment, Santiam Senior Center, Stayton. 541-327-7744.

The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Historic Elsinore Theatre, 170

(also April 9) Charley Pride, 8 p.m., Chinook Winds Casino Resort. $30-$45. 888-624-6228.

(through April 10) Spring Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St. SE. 503-362-1755 or SPLFriends@ peak.org. Willamette Valley Genealogical Society, “Immigrants to Oregon,” 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Heritage Room, Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St. SE, Salem. 503-363-0880.

Tree planting, 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., from Tillamook Forest Center, 45500 Wilson River Hwy., Tillamook. Tillamookforestcenter.org. Salem Chamber Orchestra, “Papa Haydn,” 3 p.m., Hudson Hall, Willamette University, 900 State St. Facebook.com/salemchamberorchestra.

Ancestry Detectives, “Lesser-known genealogical research databases,” 10 a.m. to noon, Silver Falls Library, 410 S. Water St., Silverton. Ancestrydetectives.org.

Intermediate Smart Phone class, 10 a.m. Thursdays, through May 12, Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. $60. 503873-3093.

Volunteer Appreciation Party, 1 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. 503-8733093.

An Evening in Italy, an Italian dinner community fundraiser for Silverton Health, 5 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. $20. 503873-3093 for ticket locations.

Pancake Breakfast, 8 to 10 a.m., South Salem Senior Center, 6450 Fairway Ave. SE. $5. 503-588-0748. (also April 17) Bonsai tree demonstration, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Tillamook Forest Center,

Cherry Blossom Festival, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Historic Brunk House, 5705 Salem-Dallas Hwy. 503-623-6251. Battle Buddies, 1 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. 503-873-3093.

Shared Visions Support Group, 2 to 3:30 p.m., 680 State St., Suite 110, Salem. 503-581-4224 or info@blindskills.com. Hawaiian Luau dinner, provided by SHS’ culinary arts department, 6 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. $20. 503-873-3093.

eBay Sales for Fun and Profit, 1 to 3:30 p.m., South Salem Senior Center, 6450 Fairway Ave. SE. $10/$20. 503588-0748. (also April 23) Riverside Plant Sale, Friends of Bush Gardens, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Riverfront Park pavilion and north lawn, Salem. 503-588-2410.

All membership social and potluck, 1 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. 503873-3093.

(through April 30) Spring Rummage Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (noon to 4 p.m. Saturday), South Salem Senior Center, 6459 Fairway Ave. SE. Furniture, household items, small appliances, tools, clothing and more. 503-588-0748.

Power Over Diabetes Health Fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Scottish Rite Temple, 4090 Commercial St. SE. Cooking demos, films, vendors and more. Sponsored by Diabetes Support Services. 503-585-1335.

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Mahalo means “thanks, admiration, praise, esteem, regards, respects, to admire, praise, appreciate” in Hawaiian. It is used the same as “thank you” in English. It is especially appropriate to say Mahalo to the wonderful volunteers at Center 50+ as the theme of this year’s volunteer recognition event is a Hawaiian Luau. Volunteers are invited to attend our Hawaiian Luau on Friday, April 15 at 5p.m. The Luau is free to volunteers, others may purchase tickets for $8. Volunteers may pick up their free ticket at the Front Desk at Center 50+ by Monday, April 11. Because of the size of our facility tickets will be limited and available on a first come first served basis. The evening will include dinner served from 5-6 p.m., program, and musical entertainment. Menu will be Teryaki Chicken, rice, veggies, fruit, and macaroni salad. Cake will be served during the musical entertainment after 6:15 p.m. The Center could not exist without our volunteers. Each and every area of the Center has a strong volunteer workforce. Over 500 volunteers gave nearly 80,000 hours of service this year. Throughout the entire week of April 11-15 the Center will be serving refreshments in the lobby in recognition of our amazing volunteers and their hard work. Please drop by and enjoy refreshments, thank a volunteer, or allow us to thank you..and again Mahalo ! Thank you Serenity Hospice for Sponsoring this year’s Volunteer Recognition.

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Capitol Carvers’ Show

The Capitol Carver’s Annual Carving Show will be held at Center 50+ on Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Carvers will be displaying their work and some will carve during the show. There is no fee for the show. Our featured carver is Frank Campbell. Frank carves many items ranging from small animals to half-sized carousel figures. He has carved a half-sized giraffe carousel piece as well as other non-carousel figures like small bears, Santa figures and many other items. During the show, there will be a raffle for carvings, certificates, books and other items. Tickets will be $1 each or 6 for $5. The money goes to the club for operating expenses, newsletter mailings and other expenses of the club. There will be food and beverages available during the show allowing a leisurely, enjoyable visit. Carving vendors will be there to supply interested individuals with wood, tools and books. Come get the bug at our Annual Show. We would love to see you, talk with you and would love to get you started on a great hobby!

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Medical research has proven that Tai Chi reduces blood pressure, lowers blood sugar, relieves joint pain, strengthens core muscles, and lightens symptoms of depression. It’s a fun and gentle exercise choice that makes a very positive improvement in your life. Join Certified Tai Chi Instructor Karen Johnson and begin feeling the benefits of Tai Chi today. All fitness levels are welcome, no experience necessary. Class times for Tai Chi: Beginning & Refresher, Tuesdays & Thursdays 12-1 p.m., Tai Chi: Enhanced Movements Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:15-2:15 p.m. Cost: $6 drop in fee or 10 classes for $50. Your first class is complimentary.

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Massage Therapy at Center 50+

Massage Therapist Heidi Bowles (LMT #18952) provides a wonderfully relaxing massage experience both through chair and table massages. In addition to stress reduction, massage also helps to increase circulation and joint mobility, enhance immunity and alleviate low back pain, leaving you with an overall feeling of relief. Heidi also offers a new paraffin heat therapy, which is helpful for those with arthritis, strains, or joint stiffness. Heidi is available Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Cost: $1 per minute or $40/hour. Make an appointment today 503-588-6303.

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Life Long Learning

Come by Center 50+ to sign up for Life Long Learning classes or call 503-588-6303. Class Fee Payment required at beginning of class registration. ARTS AND ARTS AND CRAFTS Carving duck decoys from wood the Oregon Decoy and Wildfowl Guild. The Guild is a group of individuals dedicated to promoting the traditional history of decoy making and its development as an art form. Participants of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Saturday, April 30, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Cost $3 per session plus any cost for wood. Evening Woodcarving conducted by Dave Disselbrett. This ongoing class will offer carvers the chance to work on existing projects or do a scheduled project, or carvers choice. Every Monday, 6:45–8:45 p.m. Cost $5 per class. Women’s Woodworking Course. This course is designed to provide thorough woodshop machine/tool orientation and individualized project work. You will work one-on-one with our woodshop supervisors. Three Class Course: Saturdays, May 7, 14 & 21. Class time: 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Cost: $10. Space is limited. Sign up in woodshop or call Bonnie Katich at Center 50+ to RSVP. “Judy Rocks” - Art Painting Class. Judy started painting rocks as a hobby, but it grew into a deeper activity of fun and personal relaxation. Join her for an easy and fun class, use your own creativity to make your own design or follow some of her examples. Participants leave class with two painted rocks and final instructions for a varnishing step that can be completed at home. Class date: Thursday, April 14, 1-3:30 p.m. Class cost: $7, which covers cost of one brush set (includes recommended brush #2 or 3) and other necessary craft supplies. Additional brush is needed for this class and students are responsible to bring a number 5/0 paint brush to class. Triple-A Drawing Class - “Anti-AlzheimerActivity. “Learning to draw has been proven to increase gray matter as well as increase “plasticity” in the brain. Join instructor Hal Mathew in this weekly, mentally-challenging activity to not only learn a fulfilling hobby, but to keep your brain feeling refreshed and active. Beginners always welcome. On-goingTuesdays, 1-3 p.m. $6 per class. Intermediate Acrylic Painting I. In this intermediate class, instructor Linda Osburn teaches color mixing, brush strokes and shading using one brush. Open to those who have painted before. Signup sheet at Center 50+, teacher will call you to determine class level. Class Dates: Wednesdays, April 6 & 20, and May 4 & 18. Time: 1-3:30 p.m. Individual Class Cost: $28. Add $10 for supplies. Intermediate Acrylic Painting II. Instructor Linda Osburn. Open to those who have painted before. Signup sheet at Center 50+, teacher will call you to determine class level. Class Dates: Thursdays, April 7

& 21, and May 5 & 19. Time: 1-3:30 p.m. Individual Class Cost: $28. Add $10 for supplies. Bob Ross “Joy of Painting” Workshop. You can learn to paint! Bob Ross certified instructor, Janet Sanders, believes that with Bob’s fantastic techniques and some dedicated practice, masterpieces that you never dreamed possible will flow from your brush! Class dates: Saturday, April 16, 9 a.m. and Tuesday, April 19, 12:30 p.m. Cost: $35 + 15 supply fee. “Triple A” Pencil Drawing- Anti-Alzheimer Activity. Come join a drawing group that provides exercises that will build gray matter and make your brain more plastic. Drawing has proven itself as a calming, meditative process that increases your creative abilities. Beginners welcomed. Class Dates: Monday afternoons, 1-3 p.m., $6 per class. PERSONAL ENRICHMENT Who am I—- Really? And What Should I do When I Find Out? “YAAAAY!” I’m retired! I can finally do what I want, when I want…so why don’t I feel more joyful about it, more fulfilled? The Center motto is that “It takes a lifetime to get this Young.” This series will encourage each participant to channel their intelligence and experience into creative outlets that satisfy the need for achievement, create a sense of belonging, and realize that it’s time to learn more about who we really are and to run with it! Mary Lynn Hall, MA, LPC, has been a psychological counselor for nearly 50 years. She has specialties in crisis intervention, family therapy, anxiety disorders, suicide/depression and grief. Mary recently relocated to Salem from the Midwest and is beginning a practice as a Wellness Counselor. Four class dates: Tuesday, April 12, 19, 26 & May 3. Class times: 1-3 p.m. Class fee: $40 for four classes. Around the Garden with the OSU Marion County Master Gardeners. This month’s topic: “Good Folks Bad Dudes” Controls for Snails, Slugs and Insects. Guest Speaker: Master Gardener Carol Horning. Class date: Tuesday, April 5. Class time: 1-2:30 p.m. Class fee: $7 Autumn Comes to the Family Farm. Presented by Evelynn Smith. Using photography, art, literature and music this program traces the history of American family farms, farmers and their iconic barns. Many are in transition. What does the future hold for many of these family treasures? Come view some of these wonderful, charming and family built barns. Class date: Tuesday, April 12. Class time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Class fee: $5. Keeping Your Foods Safe to Eat – OSU Extension Service Marion County. Although many of us have had a lifetime of experience preparing food, some of our longtime food handling practices may no longer guarantee food safety. Much has changed over the years, this class will keep you in-the-know! Class dates: Wednesday, March 30 from 1-3 p.m. Class cost: $3 Start Thinking Survival. Join Ross Thompson for

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an introduction of effective and useful information for emergency survival situations. Ross served in the United States Marine Corp for eight years as a squad leader and platoon trainer with a Navy and U.S. Marine surgical company, has 14 years of law enforcement experience, and has provided Red Cross instruction and disaster relief training. This class is for everyday practicality; supplies to keep at home and in the vehicle for emergencies: power outages, inclement weather, breakdowns, first aid supplies; and mental planning for the above events: checklist development, and state of mind processes. Class date: Monday, May 23. Class time: 1-2 p.m. Class fee: $3 HISTORY - Crossing the River in Oregon. Instructor Doug Kroll presents a fascinating class about the different types of bridges (arch, bascule, cantilever, suspension, and truss) that cross rivers in Oregon. Class date: Tuesday, March 29, 10 a.m.–12 p.m., cost: $5.

LANGUAGE Spanish. Cost: All classes $120 for 10-week sessions. Instructor supplies required materials. Beginning Spanish – Fridays, April 1-June 3, 9:3011:30 a.m. For students with no previous Spanish language. Intermediate/Advanced Spanish – Fridays, April 1June 3, 12-2 p.m. For students who wish to review basic conjugations in the present, past and future tenses; who wish to practice conversation, expand vocabulary. Evening Conversational Spanish – Tuesdays, April 5-May 1. Available on a drop-in basis, because the more you use it the better your Spanish will become. This class provides practice for all levels and Spanish Instructor, Hugh West, will adapt the conversation to the dynamics of the group. Cost: $10 per class.

Scan-It and Be All You Can Be in 2016!

This is an incentive/reward activity open for Center 50+ participants. First, you need to sign up with the My Senior Center program at the front desk, receive your very own FREE scan card that allows you to earn Center 50+ Bucks. Your goal is to make 30 scans with your card by April 30, 2016. (Your card will register one scan-a-say) 30 days worth of scan card swipes will earn you $10 in Center 50+ Bucks. These bucks can be redeemed for anything including: lifelong learning, computer and fitness center classes/monthly membership. We are sorry, but the Center 50+ Bucks cannot be used for Boutique sales or for Meals on Wheels/Café purchases.

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Volunteer of the Year

RON RUBEL

Respite Volunteers = Friendship, Patience, Love and Understanding by Evelyn Ostermann “Volunteers…have style. They’re fiercely independent. If you have to ask how much they cost, you can’t afford them…They are the only human beings on the face of this earth who reflect the nation’s compassion, unselfishness, caring, patience, need, and just plain loving one another.” ~ Erma Bombeck, Writer and Humorist. I see Respite Volunteers share friendship, patience, love, and understanding every day as they work in the Respite Program. I appreciate their dedication and individual contributions that make the program day special for our participants. Volunteer duties include: providing companionship to participants with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, encouraging participation in activities such as games, arts & crafts, exercise and music, and making every moment count! Thank you to all our Volunteers! I would be lost without you! Call the Respite Coordinator at 503-588-6303 for more information. Thank you to our sponsors: Pacific Living Centers, Inc. – Hawthorne House and Harmony House of Salem, WindSong at Eola Hills, Howell Edwards Doerksen, Senior Helpers, and Visiting Angels.

Understanding Alzheimer’s disease: What To Do When Your Love One Has Dementia

If you are a full-time caregiver to a family member with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia and tired of not knowing what to do or where to turn for help, this seminar is for you. Join us on Monday, April 18, from 2 to 4 p.m., to learn a simple system that creates harmony in the home, peace in your heart, and confidence in your gut. This free educational seminar is for unpaid family caregivers caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia and those interested in learning more about dementia. Presenter: Christy Turner, CTC Dementia Care Management. Presented in partnership with Among Friends Adult Day Respite Program, Time With Friends Program and NorthWest Senior & Disability Services. Please call 503-588-6303 to register. Thank you to our sponsors: Pacific Living Centers, Inc. – Hawthorne House and Harmony House of Salem, WindSong at Eola Hills, Howell Edwards Doerksen, Senior Helpers, and Visiting Angels.

It Takes a Lifetime to Get This Smart — Tech 50+

THANKS TO OUR TECH 50+ SUPPORTERS

We have had widespread support for Tech50+ Computer Learning Center fundraiser Dinner, Music and Bingo Night. To name a few we have volunteers who work with Meals on Wheels, current and former Tech50+ volunteers come back to assist, Bingo volunteers, family and friends of Center 50+ staff have all worked very hard during March to make our Bingo and Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser a success, managing ticket sales, behind the scenes cooking and cleanup, and keeping Bingo games organized. Special thanks to Tech50+ instructor Charley “Hap” Goodrich and his band, Center Mass

String Quartet, for providing music for the event. Proceeds from the fundraiser will be used to refresh our computers, providing faster internet access and a more satisfying overall experience in the Computer Lab. SIGN-UP FOR SPRING SESSION II CLASSES. Spring Session II computer classes will begin on April 25. Drop by the Lab and check out the new class listings. Signups begin approximately three weeks before the 25th and popular classes fill up quickly. Don’t miss out! VOLUNTEERS WANTED: We continue to look for volunteers to assist our guests with computer skills and to manage class enrollment. Please contact the Center 50+ office if you are interested. Thank you to Atrio Health Plans for their continued support of Tech50+.

Tech 50+ Fundraiser is March 30

Tech50+ is raising funds for new computers and software. On Wednesday March 30 at 5:30 p.m., we will be having an “All you can eat Spaghetti Dinner”. Live music will be provided by ”The Center Mass String Quartet.” Then at 6:30 we will continue with a Bingo night. Bingo packets available for sale at event for

$10 a six-on pack of 10 games. Please come enjoy dinner, music, and bingo while helping us to raise funds for new computers. If you don’t want dinner but would like to help we also accept tax-deductible donations. Thank you for your support! Dinner tickets are $7 each and available at Center 50+.

Center 50+ recognizes and honors Ron Rubel for his outstanding contributions to Center 50 +. Ron is the President of (Senior SCAC Center Advisory Committee). He shares his skills and vast experience with the Center to evaluate the perception of the senior community. He serves on the ever developing and successful Life Long Learning Committee to develop and organize the classes. In Ron’s words his interest in Center 50+ is “an interest in participating in providing and helping to providing activities which are useful and meaningful to Salem’s retired populace.” Ron has many personal interests outside of his busy career contributions. He enjoys woodworking, audio and video production, photography, painting, computers, and technology, etc. Ron and his wife, Evelyn, have been married for 49 years. They have two grown children who have successful careers in areas of service. Few know when Ron was in college he was a commanding officer of the ROTC’s Scabbard and Blade Honor Society. There are numerous areas that Ron is currently active in and numerous accomplishments, but we will share those with you later. Center 50+ is certainly fortunate to have Ron Rubel as a contributing member in keeping Center 50+ an outstanding resource for Salem’s 50+ community. Thank you Ron Rubel.

It Takes a Lifetime to Get This Young!

Mother’s Day Tea

Friday, May 6, 2:30 ~ 4 p.m. Join us as we treat mothers to a special tea, musical entertainment and door prizes. RSVP to Center 50+ by Monday, May 2 at 503-588-6303.

Thanks to our sponsors Avemere Court and FunTastic Red Hat Group

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NW BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS • APRIL 2016 14 MARION-POLK/COAST EDITION ONGOING WEEKLY PROGRAMS § APRIL 2016 Monday 8:30 am Woodshop 8:30 am Lapidary 8:30 am Jewelry 8:30 am Pool/Billiards 9:00 am Pine Needle Baskets 9:00 am Flexibility & Functional Movement 9:00 am Silversmithing/ Jewelry Workshop 9:15 am Yoga 10:00 am SilverSneakers 11:30 am Lunch 5:30 pm Total Body Circuit 6:45 pm Woodcarving

Tuesday 8:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:30 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:15 pm 2:30 pm 6:30 pm

Wednesday

Woodshop Lapidary Ladies Pool/Billiards Karate Line Dancing - Int. History Discussion Group SilverSneakers Yoga Respite Care Tone Your Bones Lunch Tai Chi Line Dancing - Beg. Tai Chi Irish Dance Table Tennis

Thursday

7:00 am Sunrise Rotary 8:30 am Woodshop 8:30 am Lapidary 8:30 am Pool/ Billiards 9:00 am Woodcarving Class 9:00 am SHIBA (by appt) 9:00 am Flexibility & Functional Movement 9:15 am Yoga 10:00 am SilverSneakers 11:00 am Respite Care 11:30 am Lunch 1:00 pm Writing Life Story 5:30 pm Total Body Circuit

Club Meetings in April

8:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 8:45 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:30 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:15 pm 6:30 pm

Woodshop Lapidary Pool/Billiards Sewing Line Dancing - Int. Karate SilverSneakers Yoga Line Dancing - Beg. Tone Your Bones Time With Friends Lunch Tai Chi Bingo Ladies Pool/Billiards Tai Chi Table Tennis

Friday 8:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:15 am 11:00 am 11:30 am 1:00 pm 1:00 pm

Spanish Club, 2 p.m.

Friday 1:

Chili Con Carne

Mon, Apr 4

Four Seasons, 7 p.m.

Monday 4: Tuesday 5:

Wed, Apr 6, 13, 20, & 27

Sunrise Rotary, 7 a.m.

Wednesday 6:

WAMS Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Grow & Show Garden Club, 7 p.m. ACBO Meeting, 1 p.m.

Thursday 7: Friday 8:

Cheese Ravioli Roasted Pork or Chicken Chicken & Dumplings Hungarian Goulash Baked Fish or Chicken

Angler’s Club, 6:30 p.m. Book Club, 1:30 p.m. Woodturners, 6 p.m. Garden Club Board, 7 p.m. Lapidary Club, 9 a.m.

Monday 11: Enchiladas Tuesday 12: Wednesday 13: Thursday 14: Friday 15:

Fri, Apr 8 Tues., Apr 12 Wed, Apr 13 Thurs, Apr 14

Tues, Apr 19 Apr 19-21 Thurs, Apr 21

Iris Society 6 p.m. Garden Club 7 p.m. Needlepoint 9 a.m. Capital Arrangers, 7 p.m.

Mon, Apr 25 Tues, Apr 26 Wed, Apr 27

Fushsia Club 7 p.m. Woodcarvers, 7 p.m. SREA Meeting, 2 p.m.

SAVE-THE-DATE for these special seminars

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Tuesday, April 12, 10 a.m.: Kaiser Permanente

Thursday, April 14, 1 p.m.: Atrio, sponsored by Ed Clark Insurance

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Thursday, April 21, 10 a.m.: Medicare 101, sponsored by Ed Clark Insurance

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Thursday, April 21, 1 p.m.: Regence, sponsored by Ed Clark Insurance

HOW TO GET MORE 8:30 amINFORMATION Lapidary 8:30 am ● Call for Pool/Billiards your newcomers packet 503-588-6303 ● Tune in to KBZY Radio 1490 AM, Fridays at 8:10 a.m. ● Visit our Web site at: www.cityofsalem/Center 50 ● Stop by the Center for a tour ● You may pick up a FREE copy of the NW Boomer & Senior News at Center 50+ or at many local merchants.

❧ APRIL LUNCH MENU ❧

Fri, Apr 1 & 15

Thurs, Apr 7

Woodshop Lapidary Pool/Billiards Watercolor Studio Yoga Respite Care Lunch Cards/Games Woodcarving

Chicken Meatloaf Chicken Stir-Fry BBQ Chicken Lasagna

Monday 18: Tuesday 19: Wednesday 20: Thursday 21: Friday 22:

Monday 25: Tuesday 26: Wednesday 27: Thursday 28: Friday 29:

Beef Ravioli Ham or Turkey Herb Roasted Chicken Beef Pot Pie Baked Fish or Chicken Italian Strata Chicken Enchiladas Salisbury Steak Chicken Parmesan BBQ Chicken

Menu subject to Change

TRIPS AHOY! Travel Presentation - Wednesday, April 13, 10 a.m.: San Antonio Holiday trip scheduled for Nov. 30-Dec. 4. Refreshments will be served. Saturday, June 11: Portland Rose Parade, cost $69 (includes transportation, driver gratuity, and admission). Non-refundable deposit of $15 due at registration. Wednesday, July 13: “Landmarks of the Gorge” Sternwheeler, cost $135 (includes transportation, driver gratuity, 5-hour boat trip and 2 meals). Non-refundable deposit of $15 due at registration. Thursday, August 11: “Lion King,” Keller Auditorium, cost $130 (includes transportation, driver gratuity, and tickets). $30 non-refundable deposit due at registration. Final payment due June 3. Aug. 15-19: “Boot Camp for the Brain,” stop by the Travel Desk and pick up a flier. Includes motor coach, 2-nights lodging (Oregon Coast and Bend), all entry fees, classes, pt evaluation, 3 breakfasts, 3 dinners, and 2 lunches. Sept. 17: Mt. Hood Railroad Western Train Robbery, cost $95 (includes transportation, driver gratuity, train ride, entertainment, and lunch). EXTENDED TRIP FOR 2016 New York, Niagara Falls & Washington DC, Sept. 13-20. Netherlands, Belgium & Paris featuring historic Bruges, Sept. 19-29. Highlights of Canyonlands, Oct. 3–11. 9 days from Las Vegas to Las Vegas. San Antonio Holiday, Nov. 30-Dec. 4. Heritage of America, April 1-10, 2017. Trip Desk is open Mondays - Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM

Driver Safety Program is a two-session class sponsored by AARP to improve your driving skills. Upon completion of this course, your auto insurance premium may be reduced. Call the Center 50+ at 503-588-6303 to register. * April 11 & 14, 1 p.m. * May 9 & 12, 1 p.m. * June 6 & 9, 1 p.m. * June 13 & 16, 5 p.m.

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