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Enjoy the scenery of Lane County during Thanksgiving weekend By VANESSA SALVIA Wine tasting may not be the first thing you think of during Thanksgiving, but local wineries offer a chance to get out of the house and away from the routine. Over the past several years,

local wineries have opened their tasting rooms over holiday weekends, including Thanksgiving, Labor Day and Memorial Day. Fall is a great time to visit because it’s cooler, harvest is done for the year and many wineries debut new vintages.

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They also offer a number of events — some free — to entice visitors. With more than 100 wineries in the southern Willamette Valley, you’re sure to find something to your liking. Here are a few ideas in the Lane County area. Iris Vineyards on Territorial Highway in Eugene does a chestnut roast on Thanksgiving weekend. Pfeiffer Vineyards on Jaeg Road in Junction City offers a Burgers and Blues every Friday evening, culminating with Wine Country Weekend, where patrons can enjoy special tasting flights, live music, a build-yourown-burger bar, holiday discounts and wine, including large format (double magnum) bottles available for your holiday tables.

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The tasting room at Benton-Lane Winery in Monroe features owners Carol and Steve Girard behind the bar.

Benton-Lane Winery in Monroe provides a Christmas themed tasting room with holiday music, wine and a special menu of pulled pork sandwiches, chili, cornbread, or artisan meat-and-cheese plates. “Thanksgiving weekend coincides with Black Friday and the first real weekend of Christmas shopping so some people want to go out and hit all the sales,” says Lisa Fisher, Benton-Lane’s office and tasting room manager. “It’s a lot of fun to go to the wineries, taste new releases, have a good time and pick up wine for the holidays.” For most of us, Thanksgiving weekend kicks off the winter holiday season, and it helps to visit a cozy, beautifully

decorated room. Benton-Lane moves its tasting tables from the tasting room and sets them up in the larger barrel room, which is decorated with garlands and Christmas trees. “It’s a real fun time,” Fisher says. “Everybody’s in a real holiday mood having a lot of fun.” If you “shop ‘til you drop” on Black Friday, or your out-oftown visitors are getting a little stir crazy, take an opportunity to show off Oregon’s gorgeous scenery on the way to a local winery. Pfeiffer’s Fall Sip-n-Shop on Nov. 11 offers a variety of vendors, lunch and wines for your holiday table.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 For several years, Iris Vineyards has been roasting chestnuts harvested from its own orchard over Thanksgiving weekend, 1 to 4 p.m. daily. “Richard (Boyles, owner) often roasts the chestnuts himself along with vineyard crew and staff,” says Angie Bloomfield, Iris Vineyards’s tasting room manager. “Roasting chestnuts reminds the owners of when they lived in Europe prior to moving back to their hometown, Eugene, to plant pinot noir, pinot gris and chardonnay grapes in the early 1990s.” The winery first started the tradition in 2014 and hasn’t stopped since. Take in stunning views of the Lorane Valley and enjoy the freshly-roasted chestnuts along with an award-winning Iris wine paired to go along with the chestnuts. Last year, Iris offered bundles of chestnuts, recipes and wine specials all weekend. Fifth Street Public Market in Eugene is an easy-to-get-to spot for holiday shopping and wine at Sweet Cheeks Winery’s intown tasting room. Sweet Cheeks’s other location is in Lorane west of Eugene. The Fifth Street location offers easy access to shopping and food in the market as well as a boutique hotel right next door for those guests who want their own space.

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Visit heartofwillamette.com for a list of area wineries offering special activities during the Thanksgiving holiday.

On Nov. 24, Fifth Street Public Market hosts “Night of 1,000 Stars” in which guests can enjoy a visit from Santa (bring the grandkids), snowfall, beautiful

lights and decorations. Santa makes an appearance at 5 p.m. daily, through Dec. 23, and it “snows” from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 the fruits of the vineyards that thrive here. To get even more out of your visits, pick up the Travel Lane County visitors association’s Pinot Bingo game — a game card that you get stamped whenever you visit a participating winery. The more stamps you get the more freebies you are entitled to, including souvenir glasses and a commemorative award. (The Eugene Ale Trail is a similar passport to breweries — get stamps for a free souvenir glass.) The visitor center also has wine country maps and can help you and your guests plan an itinerary or find alternative transportation and lodging if you decide to stay in wine country overnight rather than drive home. ■

Of note Benton-Lane Winery, 23924 Territorial Hwy., Monroe. 541-847-5792. benton-lane.com. Iris Vineyards, 82110 Territorial Hwy., Eugene. 541- 242-6588. irisvineyards.com. Pfeiffer Winery, 25040 Jaeg Road, Junction City. 541-998-2828. pfeifferwinery.com.

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Seniors may opt for a Preferred Provider Organization, a type of managed care health insurance plan that provides maximum benefits if visits are to an in-network physician or provider. A PPO, such as Providence, still provides some coverage for out-of-network providers. Seniors may also choose a health maintenance organization, or HMO, such as Kaiser Permanente. Jody Meyer, the FILE PHOTO manager in Medicare sales for

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Choosing a Medicare plan can be confusing, but help is available. “The criteria seniors should look at depends on the plan they choose,” says Jason Stubbs, principal agent/owner of Oregon Insurance Company in Springfield. “If it’s a Medicare Advantage plan, then they need to look at network and benefits, not so much the cost. If it’s a Medigap plan, the lowest premium is better.” Medigap is a secondary insurance to Original Medicare, and subscribers only must know if the health provider accepts Original Medicare, Stubbs says. “Medigap plans are standardized so the coverage for Plan F is the same with all carriers,” he adds. Medicare Advantage plans directly bill health providers, who are subsidized by Medicare monthly. Subscribers must use doctors within the plan’s network, and only medically-necessary health visits and procedures are covered. “Medicare Advantage plans can opt to cover vision, dental and alternative care, but coverage is plan-specific,” Stubbs says. Seniors turning 65 can get a comprehensive plan around $170 a month that will pay all their medical expenses with limited copays for medications, Stubbs says.

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“Or they can get one for $0 with a cost share in the form of a copay or co-insurance when they use the plan,” he says. “If they had individual coverage and not Medicare, they would pay over $1,000 for a $2,500 deductible plan where they pay 30 percent of the bill.” Michael Bredimus, owner of Bredimus Insurance Agency in Salem, says that Medicare Advantage plans, also called Medicare Part C, can include prescription drug coverage as well as other options. Seniors with end-stage renal disease generally do not qualify for this type of plan, he says. His list of key factors in choosing a plan include: deductibles; monthly premiums; anticipated costs of routine health care and hospital services; restrictions on doctors, hospitals and pharmacies; expected costs of prescription drugs used regularly; and maximum out-ofpocket amounts. “In Marion/Polk counties, 15 Medicare Advantage plans are available,” Bredimus says. “Costs range from $0 premium to $209 per month. There are 21

companies that sell Medigap plans, and premiums are based on age, so it’s not easy to give a generic rate.” Medigap plans are categorized by letter — A, B, C, D, F, G, K, L, M and N — and plans of the same letter offer the same benefits, Bredimus says. “However, insurance companies can offer plans at different prices,” he says. “Therefore, you may have different out-of-pocket costs, even if the standardized plan benefits are the same. These plans do not provide prescription drug coverage. This means that you will have to enroll in a stand-alone Medicare Prescription Drug Plan for medication coverage.” Medigap plans help with deductibles and other expenses not paid by Original Medicare, but don’t cover services not covered by Original Medicare, Bredimus says. “For example, they do not cover long-term care, dental care or eyeglasses,” he says. Both options, he adds, “limit the amount that a senior would pay in the event of a major surgery or hospitalization.”

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With another election day on the horizon, I’ve been musing over my own interests in politics and how I got involved in the fight for civil rights. It really started as a young boy growing up in the 1940s, closely following the war-time news. My father served in Italy, while my uncles Barney, Sammy and Julius were fighting over in the Pacific. All of them survived and returned home intact. Gen. Dwight “Ike” D. Eisenhower was my World War II hero and June 6, 1944 — D-Day — was a turning point in the war. Hitler and Mussolini were the bad guys. The Allied Forces had been pushed off the European

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I voraciously followed the news and became immersed in mainland, with only Britain left the political arena. In short orfor them to conquer. But the suc- der, as a young teen I began writcessful invasion at Normandy ing letters to the White House turned the tide in our favor, at and members of Congress. last. While other kids my age were In 1952, President Harry Tru- playing stickball on Brooklyn’s man announced he would not streets, I was bitten by the politiseek re-election, and the post of cal bug. Even then, I focused my interests on the quest to regain president was now open. Both peace. political parties courted Ike to When the Supreme Court endrun for the top seat. Finally, he accepted and ran as ed school segregation in 1956, it awakened within me a passion a progressive Republican, winning in a landslide. for civil rights. In those days, my In those days, the Korean War only contact with people of color and combatting Communism was when my mother hired a were the top news stories. Ike, black housekeeper, but I knew the icon of World War II, became there was a movement on the the focal point. horizon and I wanted to be a

all beneficiaries on these plans must have Part A and Part B Medicare and continue to pay CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 their Part B premium to remain on the Medicare Advantage plan all in one trip. they choose, Meyer says. “We have convenient online “There are lots of options services to help you manage available, and we’re here to asyour health, and we offer phone, sist with questions,” she says. Bredimus offers Medicare Advideo or in-person appointments,” she continues. “We also vantage plans and Medigap have convenient urgent care lo- plans, the most popular plans cations, coverage when travelhis agency offers, from a variety ing, and the option to add denof insurance companies includtal, vision and hearing benefits.” ing HealthNet, Atrio, Moda, Because of eligibility rules United Healthcare and and the contract with Medicare, Providence.

Of note Getting ready to turn 65? Retiring? Medicare.gov provides seniors with steps to take to learn about Medicare and their options. Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospital stays, care in a skilled nursing facility, hospice care, and some home health care. Medicare Part B covers certain doctors’ services, outpatient care, medical supplies, and prevention services. Enrollment begins three months before turning 65, includes the month you turn 65, and ends three months after the birthday month. If you don’t enroll when first eligible, you may have to pay a Part B late enrollment penalty and may have a gap in coverage if they decide to start Part B later. If not automatically enrolled, seniors should sign up for Part A, even if they have employee health insurance. Most people paid Medicare taxes while employed and will not have to pay a Part A premium. For most people, the standard Part B premium is $134 for 2018. See Medicare.gov.

“It is best to work with someone who is contracted with multiple companies as opposed to someone who can only assist you with one product or company,” Bredimus says. “I believe it is also important to work with someone local who is educated on our local networks and how that relates to access to care. For example, in our area many people will pay more for a plan if it grants them access to OHSU. If a senior were working with a 1-800 agent, they might not be aware of this.” Bredimus offers to assist

twice in earlier races. It was summer and Republicans were over-confident of victory, but the young upstart Bill Proxmire pulled off the upset. I decided to analyze that election and shared my findings with Nixon — who gave me a glowing reply, and which I’ve saved to this day. Today I view politics as a virtual chess game of seeking and/or regaining power over policies. I’ve learned that, all too often, it is the public that can wind up as pawns if we remain mute. ■

part of it. I began expressing my views in writing, particularly as letters to the editor. Often, I would draft my thoughts on the cardboard that came with laundered shirts. My correspondence covered both political parties, including Vice-President Richard Nixon and Sen. John F. Kennedy. That early writing actually launched me into a career in journalism. In 1957, U.S. Sen. Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin died suddenly and thus a special election was needed to fill his seat. The threeterm GOP Gov. Walter Kohler Jr., was the odds-on favorite over a certain Democrat who had lost

(B. Lee Coyne now serves as an officer for the U.N. Association of Salem. He can be reached at luckycoyne@yahoo.com.)

seniors with choosing and purchasing one of the many plans available in the area. “Helping seniors find the plan that best meets their needs is our highest honor,” says Bredimus, who can be reached by calling 503-540-0042. Serving Linn-Benton and Lane counties, Stubbs is an independent broker whose most popular

plans include: Regence Blue Cross, United Health Care, Mutual of Omaha, ANTEX, Providence and Health Net. He can be reached at 541-538-2700. For seniors who are computer savvy, online options are available for finding more information, choosing and purchasing an insurance plan. Start with Medicare.gov. ■

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Agency now houses Senior Companion Program Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments (OCWCOG) is expanding its community services. It now houses all three Corporation for National Community Service (CNCS) Senior Corps programs. OCWCOG already administers the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) and the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). Moving forward, OCWCOG in Albany will now house the Senior Companion Program (SCP) as well. A new three-year funding award was received July 1, allowing OCWCOG to launch the senior program. This helps OCWCOG maximize operating efficiencies and continue meeting critical community needs while providing robust opportunities for our local Senior Corps volunteers. “OCWCOG deserves huge congratulations for earning these

resources that will allow more seniors in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln counties to live independent, healthy lives in their homes,” says U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, who co-founded the Oregon chapter of the Gray Panthers. “Strengthening the connections between seniors and companions who can ensure older Oregonians can get around and receive good nutrition adds up to a winning equation of common sense and better communities.” “Congratulations to OCWCOG for winning this substantial award for seniors in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties,” says U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley. “OCWCOG has a long tradition of caring for our most vulnerable Oregonians. With this grant, seniors in these counties will have access to the support they deserve — a positive impact on seniors’ lives, their families’ lives, and the Senior Companion Program

volunteers’ lives. Again, congratulations.” “As a trained gerontologist who brought the first ever Senior Corps Program to Lane County, I am proud to continue the fight for funding for this vital program,” says U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio. “I am grateful to OCWCOG for supporting Senior Companion volunteers in my district and across Oregon.” Created in 1974, SCP provides a way for volunteers 55 and over to stay active by serving lessable seniors and other adults, helping them maintain independence in the client’s home. Among other activities, Senior Companions assist with daily living tasks, such as grocery shopping and bill paying; provide friendship and companionship; alert doctors and family members to potential problems; and provide respite to family caregivers. Senior Companions serve 15-to-40 hours per week

across the Region. The primary focus area of this project is Aging in Place. Twenty senior volunteers will offer respite, transportation, and companionship to an estimated 100 homebound seniors in OCWCOG’s Region. Volunteers will meet clients at least once a week for a minimum of 32 weeks of National Service activities. OCWCOG anticipates that an estimated 80 percent of those clients will report increased social ties to their community using the Corporation for National and Community Services’ Independent Living Survey. The SCP Federal investment of $117,876 will be supplemented by $26,731 from local support to include local match and in-kind funding. For more information, contact SCP at 541-924-8440 or visit ocwcog.org/seniors-disability/volunteers-advocacy/. ■

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the East Albany Lions Club helps with committees for the Gun Show in January and the Pancake Breakfast in July. “We also generate revenue to help kids in the community, plus sight and hearing tests for students in the Willamette Valley,” says Herbst, who has lived

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Why we lead a vegan lifestyle

Retired Eugene couple enjoys spreading their message

says. “We have a library and we work with many national nonprofits that provide us with nutritional information, recipes and other resources and we pass them on.” There are many reasons why people omit animal products from their diet, ranging from their own health issues to their concern for animal rights and their views regarding the environmental impact of the meat industry as a whole. By VANESSA SALVIA EVEN’s starter kits address these issues, as well as including Two Eugene residents have recipes, where to eat when traveling, and how to explain to dedicated themselves to fighting your family what your choice to for animals in unexpected ways. be vegan is all about. Lin Silvan, 69, and her husband Robert Jacobucci, 76, are “We provide resources,” Silvan devoted to creating awareness of says. “Whatever people need. a vegan diet for a variety of reaBut people themselves have to sons — personal health, the make the changes and necessary choices. If we can play health of the planet, and because they believe animals desome small role in that, that’s serve it. what we are happy to do. I can’t Silvan and Jacobucci met in think of anything else that I COURTESY PHOTO would want to be doing in my South Jersey, and moved to EuLin Silvan and Robert Jacobucci enjoy the opportunity to share the reasons why they live a vegan lifestyle, and often retirement.” ■ gene in 2002 after living in set up tables at public events to share information, including this Eugene Sunday Streets event. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Both had retired from corpoa book that exposed the inhurate jobs, and they wanted to aware of how animals are treatnon-violence and the fact that Of note give back. They started Eugene mane treatment of animals on we have a choice to be kind. An- ed in factory farms, so when Eugene Veg Education factory farms. 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Emotional freedom technique

Relief from physical, emotional issues might be right at your fingertips By MAGGI WHITE

Some people tap their fingers when impatient and annoyed, but did you know you might be able to tap away chronic pain? Emotional freedom technique — tapping — works from the understanding that unresolved physical and emotional issues coursing through our body can be released by tapping near the end points of our “energy meridians.” “EFT is a meridian tapping technique using the same system that acupuncturists have used for centuries, without the needles,” says Lisa Sorensen, a massage therapist and licensed EFT practitioner in Gresham. “It is easy to learn and allows your

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body to naturally restore itself to health and wellness without drugs.” She counts many older adults among her clients because they are looking for drug-free help with issues from pain and high blood pressure to stress and unsolved emotional issues. “All healing is self-healing,” she says. “I am a conduit.” EFT reduces the levels of cortisol, or stress hormone, in the body. Stress is known to be a major contributor to illness because it suppresses the immune system, raises blood sugar levels, reduces bone formation and is linked to weight gain, infertility and memory impairment. “You are making an electrical connection in your body that is directly communicating with your amygdala, the area in your body that governs the fear factor and sends out chemical signals

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Tapping near the end points of your “energy meridians,” along with repeating positive statements, has been shown to provide healing benefits.

to the body,” Sorensen says. “You are creating a state of ease in place of fear.” Generally, tap points focus on the face, head, chest and hands — the end points of your energy meridians. Even just five minutes of tapping can reduce chronic pain and stress, but it’s a controversial healing practice that is generally not covered by Medicare and other private health insurance. Sorensen says it should be used in conjunction with other health professionals. “While we hope for fast results, some issues are more complex and may take a few

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sessions to resolve,” she says. “Some complex issues should be referred to a more suitable medical professional. I am not a psychologist or social worker and if the trauma is serious, I refer clients to other specialists.” But many of her clients try tapping because other methods don’t provide the results they were seeking. Steven Sandberg-Lewis uses tapping in his naturopathic medical practice. He has been a practicing physician for 40 years, many of those exclusively at the National University of Natural Medicine. “(Tapping) may help just about any health condition because it is a wellness technique — not truly a treatment,” he says. Sorensen personally has used tapping to help with grieving the loss of her parents and sister, all within the past five years. She helped another person whose only kidney was failing and was able to avoid dialysis through tapping. She’s also seen it work with phantom limb pain, and for war veterans. “People hold trauma in their bodies that they may not be aware of,” she says. “An adverse childhood experience can produce a health condition later on in their lives. Trauma can show up anywhere. If a child has been

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frightened by something in their early years, it is jarring to them. They have no way of dissipating the fear. We’re all large kids and incredibly sensitive. We all see violence and it is hard not to be affected.” People don’t often connect physical ailments with their emotional selves, Sorensen says. But the body remembers. Sandberg-Lewis says many people have unresolved emotional states that create a stress response. He frequently asks patients, “Do you have memories that continue to be upsetting to you?” “With stress, they have problems with fatigue and even addictive behaviors,” he says. Tapping “naturally releases feel good chemicals that produce pain relief, induce calm, increase mental focus and enhance healing throughout the body,” Sorenson says, believing that people heal more naturally and make better decisions. Sandberg-Lewis says that if tapping is used as part of an “emotional clearing, it can take only one visit.” Though there are many YouTube videos that provide information about tapping, a licensed practitioner can tailor the process to individual needs. “A good practitioner should teach you how to work on your own, not just in a session,” Sorenson says. “This empowers people to be able to help themselves.” Sandberg-Lewis agrees. “The best I can say about tapping is it allows people to move on with their lives, unrestricted by the need to suppress their emotions,” he says. “It removes a burden. It allows the higher brain centers to give context to the emotional memory center. It eases the process of going through life, its emotions and its traumas.” ■

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NOVEMBER Oct. 27 Ghost hunting, 10:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., Monteith House, Albany. $50. Albanyvisitors.com.

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NaNoWriMo Kickoﬀ Party, 2 p.m., Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave. Writing sessions, 2 to 5 p.m. Saturdays in November. cbcIntro to Online Genealogy, 1:30 p.m., publiclibrary.net for more events. Downtown Eugene Public Library. 541Oct. 29 Alcohol Inks, 10 to 11:30 a.m. 682-5450 for more times. or 1 to 2:30 p.m., Newport 60+ Activity Mossbacks Volkssport Club, 9:45 Center, 20 SE 2nd St. $5.541-265-9617. a.m. Hallmark Resort, 744 SW Elizabeth St., Newport. Mossbacks.org.

Campbell Center Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 155 High St., Eugene. Free admission. 541-682-5318.

Branch, Eugene Public Library. Also at Chintimini Night Club, with Amos 4 p.m. Nov. 9, Bethel Branch. 541-682- True and the Easy Targets, 7 p.m., 2601 5450. NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis. $8. Marist Jazz and Concert Band, 6 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library.

Thanksgiving Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. $6 in advance. 541-682-5318.

Mary Church, 501 NW 25th St., Corvallis. Crafts, baked goods, vintage boutique. (through Nov. 21) Kiwanis Holiday Pie Trailer fundraiser, with ready-to-bake pies and cobblers, noon to 5:30 p.m., corner of Ninth/Circle (next to Les Schwab), Corvallis. Email m. donelson@comcast.net. 41st Albany Indoor Automotive Swap Meet, 8 a.m., Linn County Expo Center, 3700 Knox Butte Road NE, Albany. $5 admission. Vendor space: $30. 541-928-1218 or albanyswapmeet@comcast.com. National Active and Retired Federal Employees, Lane County chapter, “Progress on the Cure for Alzheimer’s,” 1 p.m., Sizzler Restaurant, 1010 Postal Way, Springfield. Mossbacks Volkssport Club, 8 a.m., Willamalane, 215 W. Ct St., Springfield. Carpool to Sublimity. Mossbacks.org.

Emerald Valley Opry, 6 p.m., Powers Auditorium, Willamette Paint and Sip Party, 6 p.m., WilHigh School, Echo Hollow Road, EuMossbacks Volkssport club, 8 lamalane, 215 W. C St., Springgene. $8/$5. 541-688-0937. a.m., Willamalane, 215 W. Ct St., field. $36/$44. 541-736-4444. Springfield. Carpool to Reedville. Mossbacks.org. Community Breakfast, 7:45 to 8:45 a.m., Willamalane, 215 W. C St., Spring(through Nov. 4) Philomath Frolic field. $3.50/$4.20. 541-736-4444. Annual Holiday Craft Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Philomath High School. Urban Homesteading: Chutney and More, 6:30 p.m., Willamalane, 215 W. C Corvallis-OSU Piano InternaSt., Springfield. $20/$24. 541-736-4444. tional: Lukas Vondracek, 4 p.m., LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St., Corvallis. $25. Corvallispiano.org.

Bugle Calls: A Variety Show Tribute to Veterans, 2 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library. Free. 541-682-5450.

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In Oregon, Naturally, iPhone Getting Started, 9:30 a.m., a visual journey, 6 p.m., Willamalane, 215 W. C St., Springfield. Downtown Eugene Public Li$10/$13. 541-736-4444. brary. 541-682-5450. It’s Never Too Late to Live Childsplay, featuring the Life You Want, 1 p.m., WilIrish singer Karan Casey, lamalane, 215 W. C St., Springfield. 7:30 p.m., Austin Auditorium, Trolley of Terror, 6 to 9 p.m. on the $15/$18. 541-736-4444. LaSells Stewart Center, 875 hour, Monteith House Museum, Alba- Using Email on Your Phone, 2 p.m., SW 26th St., Corvallis. Liberny. $10. 541-928-0911. Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. alarts.oregonstate.edu or 541-737-5592. Jack the Ripper: His Life and $10. 541-682-5318. Crimes in Popular Entertain- NaNoWriMo: Come Write In, 5:30 p.m. Bone Builders and Bone ment … 130 Years Later, 6 p.m., Wednesdays, Downtown Eugene PubBreakers, 11 a.m., Campbell Center, Downtown Eugene Public Library. lic Library. 541-682-5450. 155 High St., Eugene. Free. 541-6825318. Eugene Vocal Arts and Eugene (through Nov. 11) Radio Redux: Concert Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” Beall Concert Hall, University of Ore- 7:30 p.m., Hult Center, Eugene. $19gon. Eugeneconcertchoir.org. $22. 541-682-5000 or radioreduxusa. Make a Fairy Lantern, 4 p.m., Sheldon com.

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AAUW: “Volunteers in Policing,” with Lindy Smith, 10 a.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 777 Coburg Road, Eugene. 541-556-8149.

Oregon Trail Lacemakers, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Willamette Oaks Retirement Living, 455 Alexander Loop, Eugene. 541913-9070.

Mossbacks Volkssport Club, 8 a.m., Willamalane, 215 W. Ct St., Springfield. Carpool to Brownsville. Mossbacks.org.

HP Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Elks Club Corvallis, 1400 NW 9th St.

Vegan Thanksgiving Peaceful Potluck, Eugene. Free. Send an email to eugvegedunet@comcast.net.

Wild and Scenic Film Festival, 5:30 to 9 p.m., Whiteside Theatre, 361 SW Madison Ave., Corvallis. $17.

Lovely Lavender Painted Ornaments, 11 a.m., Willamalane, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $35/$42. 541736-4444.

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Corvallis-OSU Symphony Holiday Concert, 7:30 p.m., LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St., Corvallis. $22+. Cosusyphony.org. (through Dec. 4) Annual Corvallis Nativity Festival, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4141 NW Harrison Blvd., Corvallis. Free. Features evening concerts.

Corvallis-OSU Symphony, 3 p.m., LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St., Corvallis. $22+. Cosusymphony.org. Vienna Boys Choir, 2 and 4 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Corvallis. 541-737-5592 for tickets. Holiday Gifts Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library.

Winter’s Eve Corvallis, 5 to 9:30 p.m., downtown Corvallis. Benefits Assistance League of Corvallis. Alcorvallis. org.

(also Nov. 18) CDA Holiday Bazaar, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Upper Social Hall, St.

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Diggin it

Gardeners are eternal optimists By GRACE PETERSON

If you’re new to gardening, you probably think we who have been at it for a while have our skills perfected and gardens that look fabulous all the time. It’s not true. Although there are many areas of our gardens that we’re satisfied with, there are also challenging areas that require years to get right. I have one area in particular that I’ve been calling “the problem area.” It sits at the northeast corner of my rectangular garden. Thanks to a 15- foot lilac bush on its east side, it gets morning shade. But from noon on, blistering summer heat bakes the area until nearly sunset. During our early years of living here, our kids’ playhouse sat in this corner. It looked cute and the kids enjoyed making tea and mud pies until they grew old enough to undertake the real deal in the kitchen. About eight years ago, we razed the playhouse and the bare soil, rife with opportunity made me

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sons why. First, the lighting. The morning shade forces all the sun-loving perennials to lean toward the light. Consequently, they flop all over their neighbors and make the area look like a hodgepodge mess. Also, there isn’t enough sunshine for the roses to bloom well. The second issue is that the area is too far from the faucet so the hose barely reaches, making it difficult to keep the soil watered. Designing my garden is my favorite part of gardening so it has been really fun thinking about how I want to redo this PHOTO BY GRACE PETERSON area once again. Many plants can handle being moved around several times until they find I’ve spent the last several that sweet spot, such as this lilac bush that has been a problem for many months looking at garden phoyears. tos on Pinterest and other websites and writing down ideas. salivate. can receive all day sunshine. The first year I put up a trellis Subsequent years have meant Finally, now that cooler weather and grew squash and tomatoes. trial and error with wildflowers, is here, implementing the They did okay but nothing even perennials, daylilies, roses, even changes can take place. First, the lilac has a lot of old close to a bumper crop. vines on the back fence. The I’ve since moved all of my veg- area has never looked the way I wood and needs a trim to get rid etable gardening to the south of the dead stuff and allow more want and my current assessment suggests two major reaend of the garden where they light into the area.

Then, I will move the roses and perennials to areas that get all-day sun and are easier to water. With the area a bit more open, I will transplant a few shrubs I’ve been keeping in pots, an Osmanthus delavayi and Azara microphylla both with intensely fragrant spring blossoms and evergreen foliage. Back in September, I purchased a shrub manzanita that is a heat-lover and drought tolerant. It should also fit right in. And closer to the front of the border, I’ve got several low-growing rock garden plants that can take the heat in stride. For instance, long-blooming purple ornamental Oregano and a silver-silver leaved Germander. And closest to the front, I’ll plant some of my Hens & Chicks, allowing them to spill over the rocks. Gardeners are eternal optimists. Right now, we’re looking ahead to next year, when our gardens will be perfect. Or at least a little closer. I’ll let you know how this plan works out.■

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Putting hearing technology to use at The Shedd and beyond

meetings as well as classes like the 80-member Road Scholar program we have just had,” she says. “Every speaker was mic’d, the piano/instruments were mic’d, the films and video signals went through the processor system. And during the Q&A sessions the participants had to consciously wait for a handheld microphone to ask their questions so that the telecoil users can hear them.” The Loop Eugene Committee By VANESSA SALVIA is hosting free sessions called For those with hearing loss, “Sound Advice,” which invite the the options for hearing better public to drop in, check out the are usually limited to sitting loop in the classroom and troubleshoot their own assistive closer or turning up the volume. devices. But a newer technology is alIn the Jaqua Hall, “pick up” lowing those with hearing aids mics on the stage send dialogue, not only to hear better, but avoid the stigma attached to this cominstrumentals and singing to the mon ailment. hearing aid user’s telecoil via The Shedd Institute in Euthe loop’s magnetic field. gene, for example, has installed This technology is also useful PHOTO BY VANESSA SALVIA in people’s homes. a “hearing loop” system that enables visitors to its performance Alan Anttila (left) visits friends Gerry Moshofsky and Betty Rust, both residents at Eugene Hotel, to test out the Gerry Moshofsky, who moved hearing loop on Moshofsky’s TV one afternoon. halls to hear better. into the Eugene Hotel earlier The technology is called audio this year, had his living room impaired to be able to hear their looped prior to installing carpet. frequency induction and, in its comprehension from maybe 10 exclaimed, ‘I never thought I simplest form, is a wire hooked percent to up to over 85 perperformances.” would hear violins again.’” “The wire runs under the carcent,” Butler says. “No other aspet here in the living room,” he up to a hearing loop amplifier Sue and her husband Hugh Sue Prichard, a retired comsistive system can do that so mercial real estate broker in Eu- led a fundraising campaign to says. “With the telecoil we just and installed around a room. even people with profound gene, was diagnosed with a sepush a button on our hearing “The output from either the loop the Jaqua Hall. hearing loss are actually able to vere hearing loss at age 50. She aid that goes into telecoil mode, microphone or sound system “The combination of The hear what is being said.” and her husband have known and then we can mute the TV goes to the loop amplifier and Shedd’s avid fan base, Ginevra the Ralphs for more than 30 For a venue like The Shedd, the loop amplifier sends a curand Jim’s deep connections, my and we still can hear it on the rent out on a wire that creates a hearing the music and dialogue years and have attended many hearing loss, and my husband’s telecoil. So, I can hear the televimagnetic field that people with clearly is key to enjoying the performances at The Shedd. and my strong community con- sion but if you were sitting here we could still have a conversacochlear implants and hearing “After attending a show a cou- nections has made that possiconcerts and musical theater tion. Without this I’d have to aids can pick up,” says Sheryl ble,” Prichard says. “What we ple of years ago, we ran into performances. 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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 turn the TV up very loud to be able to hear it, and then we couldn’t converse.” The telecoil system has advantages over other assistive hearing devices, such as the FM or infrared system which requires the user to wear a headset. “A lot of times those are hearing aid incompatible,” Butler says, “and if you’re at a venue checking out the box you may have to leave your driver’s license hostage. People don’t like them because it’s obvious they are wearing a device.” The telecoil system uses a discreet button or a remote control on a hearing aid and nobody knows they’re using a coil. Sue Prichard has a family history of hearing loss and knows it’s both a “hidden disability” that people try to hide because they’re embarrassed. “For many years, people were not aware of my hearing loss, both because it is an invisible disability, and because I have always been very determined to stay connected and stay engaged with all of the social and community activities that I have been a part of for the past 45 years in spite of my disability,” she says. “As my hearing loss has become worse, and I could see the potential for the negative impacts, I made a decision to become a vocal and visible advocate. I saw many people around me with hearing loss who retreated and withdrew, because it is difficult to stay connected when you cannot hear.” Ginevra is acutely aware of how much talent the community loses when someone with hearing loss withdraws, “and

Installing a telecoil loop Alan Anttila installed a telecoil loop for his friend Gerry Moshofsky, and says the process is quite simple. “It’s a broadcast signal that’s restricted to the room it’s in,” he says. “The wires are hooked up to a 3-inch-by4-inch amplifier box, which is hooked into the TV.” It doesn’t require any special equipment or pairing, like Bluetooth technology does, he says. “If the user has the feature, they just switch over via a tiny switch,” Anttila says. Installation of a telecoil system is ideally done either during construction or during a significant remodel, so the wires can be placed appropriately. But there are other options. Anttila suggests that wires can even be placed under chair cushions or in corners.

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Loop Eugene Committee member and hearing aid wearer Alan Anttila installed a loop in Gerry Moshofsky’s apartment. Outside of paying for installation, the equipment is quite affordable.

they lose their community, conversations, brain functioning and fun,” she says. “If you can’t hear what is going on in a committee meeting, for example, you simply can’t participate. If you can’t hear what is going on at church, the concert hall, restaurants, or even the family dinner table, you stop participating and fade away.” She feels the social stigma of a disability is lessening, but hearing problems won’t be going away. “Being hard of hearing is truly going to be the ‘new normal’ before long given the aging population and all the kids with earbuds in their ears all the time,” Ginevra says. “People with hearing loss need to become strong advocates for themselves, too

— that means ‘coming out of the silence.’” Prichard knows first-hand that most people who are hearing impaired would prefer to be able to hear well, and furthermore, most of them would like to not have to explain it to people. “It can be embarrassing, because no matter how good your hearing aids are, words are still missed,” she says. “Even with the most expensive hearing aids, one never regains full hearing capacity. It is unlike glasses, where when you get glasses, you are back to 20/20 vision. With hearing aids, there is improvement, but there are still significant challenges in word comprehension.” ■

Most newer hearing aids have a telecoil mode, but it may not have been downloaded if it hasn’t previously been accessed. For users who have the mode, whenever there is a loop in place, a simple push of a button puts the hearing aid in telecoil mode. Many places have telecoil technology that may not be readily apparent, such as taxi cabs in London. “In a city like London, a person can expect to have airports, subways, store check-out lines, cinemas, concert halls, civic buildings, churches, etc. all looped,” Ginevra Ralph says. “In New York City now, all new city-funded construction and remodeling must be looped and they are looping subway ticket kiosks. Someone with a t-coil will actually be able to hear better in the subway than a ‘hearing person.'” ■

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Every year a different National Forest is selected to provide a tree to appear on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol for the Christmas season. This year, the Willamette National Forest, in partnership with the nonprofit Choose Outdoors and Travel Oregon, will bring this special gift from Oregon to Washington, D.C. The 2018 holiday tree will take a cross-country tour involving more than 25 communities along the way. The 2018 tour announcement is appropriately timed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Trails Systems Act, one of the inspirations for the 2018 theme of “Find Your Trail.” On Friday, Nov. 2, the tree will be cut and prepared for the more than 3,000-mile journey that commemorates the second inspiration for the theme — the 175th anniversary of the Oregon Trail — by following a reverse path of the trail. A series of festive events will be hosted by local communities at museums, main streets, city halls, state capitols, markets, retailers, high schools, and even a parade.

tween 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. ■ Monday, Nov. 12: 450 SW Powerhouse Dr., Ste 422, Bend. See the tree between 11:30 and 2:30 p.m. ■ Monday, Nov. 12: 160 Detroit Ave, Detroit. See the tree from 5 to 7 p.m. ■ Tuesday, Nov. 13: Oregon State Capitol, 900 Court St NE, Salem. See the tree between 10 a.m. and noon. ■ Tuesday, Nov. 13: Oregon City. ■ Wednesday, Nov. 14: The Dalles City Hall, 313 Court St. A map showing route the Capitol Christmas tree will take in mid-November See the tree from 9 to 10 a.m. ■ Wednesday, Nov. 14: Baker across the United States. City. Attendees will have the • Saturday, Nov. 10: Linn Other stops along the way inchance to sign banners on the County Circuit Court, 300 SW clude Pocatello, Idaho; Fort sides of the truck to wish the Fourth Ave., Albany. See the tree Bridger, Wyoming; Laramie, Wytree well, learn more about the between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. oming; Scottsbluff, Nebraska; Willamette National Forest and • Saturday, Nov. 10: Cabela’s, Nebraska City, Nebraska; Perry, the great state of Oregon, pur2800 Gateway Street, SpringKansas; Kansas City, Missouri; chase U.S. Capitol Christmas field. See the tree between 4 and Independence, Missouri; St. Tree merchandise and more. 5:30 p.m. Louis, Missouri; Harrison, Ohio; Oregon host communities ■ Sunday, Nov. 11: McKenzie Andrews Air Force Base, include: River Ranger Station, 57600 Maryland. ■ Friday, Nov. 9: Sweet Home McKenzie Hwy. 126, McKenzie The locations of stops are subHigh School, 1641 Long St., Bridge. See the tree from 10:30 ject to change. All times are apSweet Home. Street fair at noon, to 11:30 a.m. proximate and do not account followed by parade at 6 p.m., ■ Sunday, Nov. 11: 48257 E. for unforeseen weather and trafand 7:30 p.m. program. 1st, Oakridge. See the tree befic delays. Monitor website at

capitolchristmastree.com/tour for the latest updates. The official tree lighting will occur in early December as determined by the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. This is the first tree selected from the Willamette National Forest and the second tree to come from Oregon. The trip to Washington, D.C., is made possible thanks to large and small companies and volunteers locally and across America who provide support of time and resources, including Pape Kenworth, KGW8, Kenworth Truck Company, Central Oregon Truck Company, SkyBitz, Oregon Forest Resources Institute, Hale Trailer, VanDoIt, Alaska Airlines, Husqvarna, Meritor, Pilot Flying J, Truckload Carriers Association, Willamette Valley Visitors Association, Axis Crane, Eaton, Great West Casualty Company, the National Forest Foundation and the City of Sweet Home. For tour information, event details, news and updates, and to track the tree cross-country, visit capitolchristmastree.com or fs.usda.gov/willamette. ■

Volunteers needed for Pastega light display Volunteers are needed for the annual Pastega Christmas Light Display, which runs from Nov. 23 to Jan. 1 at the Benton County Fairgrounds in Corvallis. Kathleen Hutchinson, a broker with Windermere Willamette Valley, is the volunteer coordinator for the annual event, put on by the Pastega Family Foundation. The free drive-through tradition has COURTESY PHOTO brought the community togethVolunteers are needed to set up this popular light display in Corvallis. er for nearly four decades. “Volunteers start putting this Christmas masterpiece together it takes thousands of hours of magic happen, so getting volunin the last week of October and volunteer time to make the teers is crucial,” Hutchinson

says. The Pastega family started the light show in 1981 at the Pepsi bottling plant they owned in Corvallis. This light show continued at that location for more than 30 years, growing each year as more holiday scenes like Charlie Brown and the Peanuts characters, Disney figures, The Grinch Whoville, Super Heroes and many more. “Alma Pastega was an artist,” Hutchinson says. “She would create figures and paint them to display. “This light display grew bigger over the years when it

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From the old world to the new By LINDA MEYER

It was a wonderful experience attending a family reunion in Germany, and I came home ready to start searching the next generation of Meyers. These would be the nieces and nephews of my husband’s great-grandfather. His brother and his wife had 11 children, eight of whom made it to adulthood. The oldest son remained in Germany to work on the farm. The other seven made their way to New York City. One of the seven returned to Germany, never to return to America. I was now left with six new immigrants — three men and three women. I started with the

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It turns out his wife was a granddaughter of Heinrich (who changed his name to Henry in U.S. records). We eventually were able to make face-to-face contact with her and her husband while on a trip to the East Coast. I had some trouble with some of the other siblings, so I put this project aside for a while. It’s better to do that than continue to be frustrated with one part of the family, much like beating your head against the wall. This is what we call a “brick wall” in your research. A couple of years later, I received an email from a woman who was helping her daughter’s mother-in-law get started on her

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own family history. Once we confirmed the connection, I was now in contact with Joan, granddaughter of Ehler. She had grown up with all her Meyer cousins, and knew who married whom and what the names of their children were. Her knowledge, plus all the newly-released databases on Ancestry.com have helped round out the family tree. It takes patience, but most of the brick wall has come tumbling down. ■ (Linda Meyer is a member of the Genealogical Society of Washington County Oregon, which meets monthly in Hillsboro. Learn more at gswco.org.) enlightening book explores the history and current implications of this partnership between space science and national security.” Powerful leaders since the dawn of history have commonly amassed arms to intimidate adversaries. Read and beware.

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Alzheimer’s research: A focus on memories Testing how well people remember past events in their lives could help medical professionals make early predictions about who is at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from the University of Arizona. Researchers administered an “autobiographical memory” test to a group of 35 healthy adults, about half of whom carry the gene variant APOE e4 — a known genetic risk factor that nearly doubles the chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease. As a group, those with the genetic risk described memories with much less detail than those without it. Sometimes called a disease with a clinically silent beginning, Alzheimer’s is difficult to detect early even though changes in the brain related to the disease may begin to happen years or even decades before an individual starts to exhibit memory difficulties, says UA neuropsychologist Matthew Grilli, lead author of the new research, which is published in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. “This raises a huge challenge for developing effective

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chology tests. “None of these individuals would be diagnosed with dementia or mild cognitive impairment,” Grilli says. “They are clinically normal, they are cognitively normal, but there’s this subtle difficulty one group has with retrieving real-world memories, which we think is because there are more people in the group who are at a preclinical stage of Alzheimer’s disease.” Not everyone with the gene variant APOE e4, which is present in about 25 percent of the population, will develop Alzheimer’s disease, and not everyone who develops Alzheimer’s has the gene. “From this study, we can’t identify one person and say for sure this person is in the preclinical phase of Alzheimer’s disease. That’s the next stage of work that we need to do,” Grilli says. “But we know that as a group there probably are more people in the e4 carrier group that are in the preclinical phase of Alzheimer’s disease, and we think this is why they had a harder time generating these memories.” Grilli says the next step is to

study brain activity in the people who struggle to generate vivid autobiographical memories to see if they have observable changes in brain structure or activation of the regions of the brain affected early on by Alzheimer’s. The hope is the work could lead to the development of a clinical test sensitive enough to the preclinical brain changes of Alzheimer’s disease that could be used to identify people who should undergo more extensive testing for early Alzheimer’s disease pathology. “The tests for early signs of Alzheimer’s disease pathology are invasive and expensive, so this new cognitive test potentially could be used as a screen,” Grilli says. “It also could be used to help clinical trials. At the moment, it’s very difficult and expensive to conduct clinical trials of new drugs because it takes a very long time to determine whether that drug has had an impact on memory. If we have more sensitive measures, we might get answers sooner, especially if we’re trying to administer drugs before obvious signs of memory impairment are detectable.” ■

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Kiwanis Club reaching out to new members By MILT DONELSON

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something to help a kid. Why? Because too many kids don’t “Come on, it’ll be fun. You’ll have the opportunity to thrive, Perhaps you have even had a have a good time, I promise.” prosper and grow. That’s why friend or neighbor who said to How many times have you kids need Kiwanis. you, “Hey, my Kiwanis Club is heard that? And how many Sometimes, the adults discovdoing a service project this times has it turned out to be weekend. Why don’t you join us? er that the benefits go beyond true? We had a food drive a couple of helping kids. Studies show that Everyone gets in a rut. There’s weeks ago, and we’re putting all volunteering can provide a sense of purpose in life. When work, church and household the stuff we collected in backyou help others, that feeling is chores. Sometimes there are not packs to give to kids who won’t get meals over the upcoming returned to you by giving you enough hours in the day to do holiday weekend.” greater satisfaction in life. You everything that needs to be Or, they suggest, “My Kiwanis get opportunities for personal done. club is having a pancake break- growth and the ability to meet But we think there’s some benefit to stepping outside your fast this weekend to earn money great folks, and perhaps develop second careers as a volunteer. comfort zone, trying something to provide a couple of scholarships to local area kids. We need Along with the emotional bennew and meeting new people. efits, volunteering provides some more volunteers to serve You may not know much health benefits that include lowcoffee and juice.” about Kiwanis, but you might On the surface, these projects ering your blood pressure, reknow some of our members. ducing stress and helping mandon’t sound too exciting. Some You’ve probably seen us in the age your cardiovascular health, even sound like work. But the neighborhood, in church or at one thing they have in common according to a study by Harvard the grocery store. We’re the University. is that eventually kids benefit. do-gooders in the community Volunteer as much as you’re Every Kiwanis club around the — the ones who arrive early to able to. We’re asking you to inworld — and there are more help set up an event and stay vest your skills in this than 8,300 adult clubs — does late to clean up.

community by helping kids who most need your guidance, mentoring and friendship. Volunteering will give you the ability to solve problems, strengthen communities, improve the lives of others, connect to others and transform your own life, according to the Corporation for National and Community Service. And it provides the kids an opportunity to grow up in a community where they are happy, healthy, safe and loved. Simply stated, we believe everyone can benefit from helping others, and we believe we can make a difference in the world, in our community and in the life of a child. Along with clubs for adults, we offer clubs for youth in local area high schools and even the OSU Circle K club. We have five local area Kiwanis Clubs: Corvallis Sunrisers, Kiwanis Club of Corvallis, Albany Kiwanis Club, Takena

Kiwanis Club of Albany, and the Sweet Home Kiwanis Club. Each individual club selects projects where their members believe their support is needed most. Often, our projects are those that replace school or civic events that have been reduced by budget cuts. When a kid needs help, a Kiwanis club steps in. To be honest, our clubs have struggled with membership over the years. The demands of a family, a job and a social life can interfere with the best of intentions to help others. Yet more kids than ever before need our help. If you, or anyone you know, is interested in learning more, I would be pleased to meet you and/or them for coffee and answer any questions you may have. ■ (Milt Donelson is lietenant governor, PNW Kiwanis District. Reach him at m.donelson@comcast.net.)

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