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Corvallis Cruisers open to new walkers
The Corvallis Cruisers is a volkswalking group that meets monthly for members, guests and anyone interested in walking. Volksporting started in Germany and is simply defined as a personal fitness and recreational program offering noncompetitive walks, hikes, bike rides, swims and cross-country skiing. There are about 300 clubs nationwide, and Corvallis Cruisers is one of them. The group concentrates on volkswalks of 5K (3.1 miles) or 10K (6.2 miles).
“We have done organized walks in Corvallis, Philomath, Brownsville and the coast, among many others,” says member JoVanna Petrie. “We invite you to join us for one of our Sunday Strolls that occur the third Sunday of each month.” Members and nonmembers are welcome. The next Sunday Stroll meets at 1:45 p.m. Jan. 20 at Starker Park in Corvallis. Send an email to Rozy Weatherby, wrozy@yahoo.com, for more information. ☸
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Winter hazards HOW TO AVOID HITTING A DEER
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HIS TIME OF YEAR, TRAVelers driving through our national forests are confronted with a series of challenges — black ice, fog, wet surfaces, limited visibility, people behind the wheel using their cell phone and, yes, hitting an animal. Because of inclement weather and reduced foliage, the animals searching for food are probably as not mindful as they should be. According to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, an estimated 1.5 million deer-vehicle crashes occur on U.S. roadways each year.
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January 2019 THINGS TO EXPERIENCE IN THE NEW YEAR DEC. 29 — End Choices informational seminar, 1 p.m., Oceanview Senior Living, 525 NE 71st St., Newport. 1 — Mossbacks Volkssport Club, 10 a.m., REI, 1405 NW Johnson, Portland. Mossbacks.org for more walks. 2 — Movie: “The Children Act,” 1:30 p.m., Chintimini Senior and Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis. $3.
• The Art of Drawing for Beginners, 6:30 p.m., Willamalane, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $77/$92. 541-736-4444.
• Dealing with Downsizing, 2 p.m., Chintimini Senior and Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis. $8.
• Try it: Virtual Reality, 5:30 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. Free. 541-682-5450.
• Detox 101, 2 p.m., Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. Free. Getrec.org or 541-682-5318.
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9 — Make Your Next Plate Great: Building • Learn about YouTube, 9:30 a.m., Willamalane, 215 W. C St., Springfield. Healthy Meals, 2 p.m., Downtown $17/$20. 541-736-4444. Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. 17 — Retired Senior Providers of Lane Free. 541-682-5450. County, “De-escalating anger, conflicts 10 — Living with Alzheimer’s-Late Stage and intervention,” 2 p.m., Sheldon Oaks (Part 1), 10:30 a.m. to noon, Siuslaw Retirement, 2525 Cal Young Road. 541Public Library, 1460 Ninth St., Florence. 342-1983. 800-272-3900. 11 — Living with Alzheimer’s-Late Stage (Parts 1 and 2), 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., River Road Park, 1400 Lake District, Eugene. 800-272-3900.
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TRY CHESS FOR FREE 9 a.m. to noon, Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. Getrec.org or 541-682-5318. 3 — Newcomers Club of EugeneSpringfield, 10 a.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 777 Coburg Road, Eugene. Guests welcome. 4 —Joe Manis Jazz Trio, 6 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. Free. 541-682-5450. 5 — Grange monthly flea market, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 3055 Willakenzie Road, Eugene. 6 — Traditional Jazz Society of Oregon, noon to 5 p.m., Springfield Elks Lodge, 1701 Centennial Blvd. $10. 541-726-1618. 7 — (through Jan. 11) Free Fitness Week, Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. 541-682-5318. 8 — Open microphone benefit for Habitat for Humanity, 6:30 p.m., Axe and Fiddle Music Pub, 657 E. Main St.,
• Nightclub: Wild Hog in the Woods, 7:30 p.m., Chintimini Senior Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis. $8. 12 — Osteoporosis Prevention, 9 a.m., Willamalane, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $29/$32. 541-736-4444. • Emerald Valley Opry, 5 to 9:30 p.m., Powers Auditorium, Willamette High School, 1801 Echo Hollow Road, Eugene. $8/$5. • Willamette Valley Puppeteers, featuring artist and mask collector Diana Stearns, 11 a.m., Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Road, Eugene. dlhlibrary@aol.com or 458-205-8570.
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13 — Chintimini trip: “Lion King” at the Hult Center, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $100/$125. 541-766-6959.
• Disaster Preparedness, noon, Chintimini Senior and Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis. Free.
14 — Get Started with Your Devices, 6 p.m., Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. $5. Getrec.org or 541-6825318.
• Community Breakfast, 7:45 to 8:45 a.m., Willamalane, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $3.50/$4.20. 541-7364444.
18 — Getting Started with an Alzheimer’s 15 — The ABCD’s of After Death diagnosis, noon to 1 p.m., Senior Health Arrangements, 11 a.m., Chintimini Senior and Community Center, 2601 NW and Wellness Center, 4010 Aerial Way, Eugene. 800-272-3900. Tyler Ave., Corvallis. Free. • Riverside Chamber Symphony, 2 p.m., 16 — “Little Italy,” 1:30 p.m., Chintimini Senior and Community Center, 2601 NW Willamalane, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $5. 541-736-4444. Tyler Ave., Corvallis. $3. SOUTH VALLEY | JANUARY 2019 NORTHWEST 50 PLUS 7
23 — “The Last Word,” 1:30 p.m., Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St., Chintimini Senior Center, 2601 NW Tyler Corvallis. 541-737-5592. Ave., Corvallis. $3. 26 — Intro to Digitizing Vinyl and Audio Cassettes, 1 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive. Free. 541682-5450. • Sixth Annual Burns Night Dinner, 6 p.m., Willamalane, 215 W. C St., Springfield. Live music, food and more. Burnsnighteugene.com.
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• Low Vision/Macular Degeneration Support Group, 2 p.m., Chintimini 24 — Living with Alzheimer’s-Early Stage Senior and Community Center, 2601 NW (Part 1), 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Willamalane Tyler Ave., Corvallis. Free. Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., 30 — Snowshoeing trip, 9 a.m. to 5:30 Springfield. 800-272-3900. p.m., through Campbell Center, Eugene. 25 — Oregon Symphony, 8 p.m., LaSells
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The Owyhees By VA N ESSA SA LV I A
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BONNIE OLIN DOCUMENTS THIS REMOTE, RUGGED LANDSCAPE IN EASTERN OREGON N 1819, DONALD MCKENZIE WAS EXPLORING THE SNAKE RIVER for the Hudson’s Bay Company when he came to its confluence with another river. Unsure of its origin, he sent three members of his fur trapping expedition to further explore the river.
They never returned. The lost explorers had been native Hawaiians, known at the time as Owyhees, and it was believed they had originally joined up with Northwest explorers through ship routes that used the Sandwich Islands as supply points. The Hawaiian explorers were known to be very strong swimmers, but the question remains as to whether they volunteered or were conscripted for the expedition. Either way, McKenzie named the newly-discovered river in their honor. Pronounced “oh-WHY-eez,” few Oregonians can point to the Owyhee Canyonlands on a map or explain the origin of their unusual name. But their locale isn’t too far out of reach— 9 million acres cover an area conjoined by the three states of Oregon, Idaho and Nevada — and they are roughly the size of Maryland and Rhode Island. There are no roads through the canyonlands. “I like to say that people won’t find themselves there on their way to anywhere else, essentially,” says Bonnie Olin, 67, of Junction City, who has thoroughly explored the Owyhees for nearly three decades with her husband Mike Quigley, 80. In 2012, Olin published “The Owyhee River Journals,” using Quigley’s stunning photographs, and her own writing based on her journals from decades of traversing into this wilderness. She now regularly gives presentations about the book, which includes the story of McKenzie and his expedition. Her efforts are increasing awareness of the need to protect this scenic and wild area.
Wild, remote and unprotected
The only place that a two-lane paved road crosses Owyhee River is at Rome, Oregon, an unincorporated area not far from the Idaho border. With the absence of development, travelers can quickly encounter “roads” that a regular car won’t be able to traverse. The best way to see this landscape, Olin says, is by using the rivers as a highway. Greater sage grouse — a threatened species that depends on sagebrush for nesting, cover and food — calls the area home. It’s also a great habitat for bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, bobcat, cougar, antelope and pygmy rabbit. The area is vast, with a variety of landscapes, but its dominant features are
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high-walled canyons, wild rivers and plateaus. It’s so remote and hard to get into that an out-of-control wildfire could be devastating. The Owyhee region is home to 28 plants that are only found there. Olin and other Owyhee explorers believe this area is beautiful enough to qualify as a national park if only more people knew about it. There are petroglyphs, ancient hunting blinds, ruins of pioneer cabins and other relics of a long history that are currently unprotected. Mining, oil and gas claims on the perimeter could potentially move into the area. “There are very few access points which has kept it fairly remote,” Olin says. “The offshoot of that is that when people don’t know about the Owyhees and they don’t know what’s there, they don’t really understand what we have and what we’re at risk of losing.” The isolation of the Owyhees have kept them untainted, but some irresponsible users have endangered its purity. “In my opinion the Oregon region is most at risk, because it lies close to the Idaho border where there are 3.4 million people in the Boise area,” Olin says. “The Owyhee is their jumping point to go into Oregon to recreate.”
Beginning to explore
Quigley had been enjoying whitewater rafting and the Owyhees since the mid-1970s, although he had not explored the upper regions. He and Olin became friends, and he introduced her to the hiking and rafting opportunities of the Owyhees. They married in 1994, and she was so taken with the area that they soon organized their personal lives and careers to allow them to head to the Owyhees whenever the rivers were high enough for kayaking. They enjoyed numerous multi-day trips there and began exploring the upper regions through hikes and kayaks. “It was so stunning,” Olin says. “I was so taken with the special beauty of the place. Mike had found a partner who loved being in the backcountry and we became a river party of two.” P H OTOS BY M I K E Q U I G L EY
The geography of the canyonlands places them in the same class as the national parks of Utah and Arizona, but the Owyhees are different. “It’s a completely different chemistry formation that makes up the rock formations in the canyon,” Olin says. Geographically speaking, the Owyhees are considered to have been created from an underlying layer of volcanic hotspots — the same ones that formed Yellowstone that drifted over time. The area is the ancestral home of the Shoshone and Paiute, and it has a rich history of sheltering American Indians involved in the Bannock War.
audience found it. “The book takes no position on the status or the future of the Owyhee,” Olin says. “It’s just stories and pictures. I wanted an abundance of pictures and I wanted to draw people to the Owyhee on their own terms. Not to tell them what to think, but just to give them information. I remember the first time I saw them thinking that this place should be a national park and wondering why it wasn’t,” Olin says. “But you have to have enough public support and knowledge and people just don’t know about this place.” ☸
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As explorers finding their own way, Olin and Quigley have come upon totally unexpected landscapes, like an oasis of water squirting out of the sides of a cliff wall. “Becoming familiar with the Owyhees has been a life-changing experience for me,” Olin says. “I was no longer going to climb the corporate ladder. My life was out of balance and I needed more time to enjoy these kinds of natural places.” As she enjoyed the natural beauty of the Owyhees, the idea of a book started to take shape. Her journals were originally written just for her family, but they shared her work with others and a wider
Learn more about “The Owyhee River Journals” at owyheemedia.com. Friends of the Owyhee is a nonprofit that supports protecting the Owyhee Canyonlands by organizing trips and informing the public. Visit “Friends of the Owyhee” on Facebook.
Bonnie Olin and Mike Quigley have been exploring the rugged Owyhee Canyonlands of southeastern Oregon for three decades.
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NORTHWEST LIVING | YARD & GARDEN
New beginnings By G RAC E P E T E R S O N
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BEGAN WRITING FOR Northwest50Plus back in 2003 when it was NW Senior News. I remember how unqualified I felt, writing for seniors — people with so much more life experience. What would a youngster like me be able to convey to members of the golden age when I was still so unpolished? I almost talked myself out of a job. Thankfully, my editor Trude Crow and fellow correspondent Gloria Clark believed in me and afforded me an amazing opportunity to share my love of gardening with all of you. How time flies. For 15 years, I’ve been privileged to introduce a new year of gardening, sharing my hopes, goals (and foibles) with all of you. And guess what? Now I am a senior, too. I was feeling rather nostalgic in preparation for this column, so I dug around in my files. My very first January column had a quote from famed gardener and writer Louise Beebe Wilder. Although her Januarys occurred many decades ago, the
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words she penned are still timeless nuggets of truth, perfectly apropos for this New Year and new gardening season: “In his garden every man may be his own artist without apology or explanation. Here is one spot where each may experience ‘the romance of possibility.’” Isn’t this the truth? At no time of the year do our gardens possess such possibility than right now while they are mostly dormant, save for a few winter bloomers. With chores at a minimum and weather not so pleasant, we can spend our time indoors, pondering and planning for the months ahead and the chores that will improve our little slices of paradise. This is the romance — what can be. Boy, is my garden going to look nice this spring and summer. So what special changes will you be making to your garden? For me, moving a few shrubs that outgrew their locations is a must. They will go back by the fence, so they grow unencumbered. I will also be expanding my edible
garden area thanks to the removal of a wood shed. I’m thinking I’ll grow more “Aroma” strawberries since they were the finest tasting of any strawberry I’ve ever grown and produced berries up until late November. Maybe you’ll be growing a new vegetable or fruit in your edible garden. I always say we should grow and experience at least one new plant every year. I’m also continuing to improve the corner garden that I wrote about a few months ago. Even if your space is small, you can grow something different in your containers. Maybe a fancy foliage plant instead of flowers, or a cute new ground cover to edge the sidewalk. One thing is for sure, we’re lucky to live here in western Oregon where the temperatures are relatively mild, the humidity is low and our summers are reliably sunny and pleasant. No wonder my former Master Gardener coordinator called it the gardening capitol of the country. Please share your ideas and goals at gracepete.blogspot.com. ☸
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The gift of resiliency By A N N E R I C H A R D S O N
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crush your spirit.” One rarely becomes resilient overnight. It is acquired through the experience of living. Sometimes it is an overt process as we rally after hardship. Often it is subtle and internal as one chooses to approach each day with positive intent. As father and daughter, we sat at the In midlife and beyond, we have a deep table on Sunday mornings sharing this well of experiences to dip our bucket into English breakfast. when difficulties arise. Being able to look I do not remember the last time I sat back and say, “I made it through this loss” with my father like this, but I do remem- or “I learned something from that situaber the last time I saw him. It was my tion, even if I wouldn’t wish it on another,” first view of death up close — my father can affirm your ability to overcome and on a gurney in the ER. My lips brushed offer strength for the present moment. his cooling cheeks as I said goodbye. Wisdom acknowledges that life will be I was 26 years old when his third heart different after loss. Can be you be stronger? Yes. Will your perspectives change? attack ended his life. We always lived Likely. Will the landscape look different? with his fragile heart, “just below the Absolutely. boil.” We all learned resiliency. Like the soft-boiled eggs we shared Another 25 years later, I intentionally for breakfast, my father’s fragile heart entered the world of death and dying cracked. But earlier circumstances preas a board-certified chaplain, certified pared me for the day I had to say goodspiritual director and labyrinth facilitator. I specialize in supporting the journey bye. I received the gift of resilience, and I through loss, grief and life transitions. carry it in my own heart to this day. ☸ The word “resilient” has been used (Anne Richardson is founder of Nurture for 400 years to describe both humanYour Journey.) kind’s and nature’s ability to recover or rebound from changes ranging from mere setbacks to the traumatic and catastrophic. The practice of resiliency predates the word assigned to it, and sacred stories and texts from many cultures have examples where resiliency is honored. One definition says, “Resilience is about getting through pain and disappointments without letting them
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Burn art By M A RY OW E N
WILLAMETTE VALLEY PASTOR FULFILLS LIFELONG CREATIVE PURSUITS
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LENDING THEOLOGY WITH creativity, Aumsville artist Don White loves to find ways to use his passion for art in his ministry.
since the introduction of advanced burnA self-taught artist, his first artistic ing tools, artists have been doing dazlove was pencil on paper. He has won zling work, not just on wood, but leather, awards for his drawings and paintings, paper, bone and other surfaces.” and still enjoys it, but the past several White says many artists prefer the years he has channeled his creative Raised in the lush Columbia Gorge, he energy into pyrography — an art form more generic term “pyrography” to was surrounded with artistic inspiration that involves burning images into wood woodburning because of common since childhood. He pursued a career misconceptions about the process. He with specially heated tools. in ministry, but retired early to follow “Though my work and education have prefers the term “burn art.” his creative ambitions, particularly in One of the greatest challenges about mainly been in ministry and theology, writing. creativity has always been a crucial part burning art into wood, he says, is that the “I wrote, illustrated and self-published of who I am, and I’ve often found ways wood has its own idea of what it wants to my book, ‘A Puritan Pilgrim,’ a modlook like. to use my creativity in ministry,” White ernized version of William Bradford’s “The grain, color and texture are all says. “But I’ve had a passion for art since 400-year-old journal of the Mayflower there before a burn artist begins to my earliest memories.” passengers,” he says. Having studied create,” he says. Although most Puritanism in graduate school, their “However, I of his art was story has always been a passion of mine.” either drawing find that as an The pace of the art forces one advantage. The or painting, pickto slow down and focus on the ing up a burning unique color and creative process, in ways very tool in a departgrain pattern similar to meditation. ment store craft often lends section stirred itself to artistic his curiosity. inspiration, and “I was hooked,” White says. “It didn’t my work becomes a collaboration with require a large work area as with my the wood.” paints, and there was something about White finds it gratifying to create art the process of burning creative images by using the basic elements of wood and that helped me deal with the stress of fire. graduate school and ministry. I began “In fact, pyrography has been used as doing decorative art and craft fair goods, therapy in some places,” he says. “The but soon found many professional artists pace of the art forces one to slow down who were doing exhibition-quality burn and focus on the creative process, in art.” ways very similar to meditation.” For many, the term “woodburnWhite has directed woodburning ing” often conjures up images of “Cub groups with at-risk teens, which often Scouts burning crude sailboat images lifts mood and boosts their morale, he Don White of Aumsville, who has onto a chunk of lumber,” White says. says. been creating art since he was a “Comparing that to what professional “My favorite works are usually the child, now uses woodburning tools burn artists are doing today is like com- ones I am currently working on,” he to further his artistic interests. paring crayon work to any fine art. Also, says. “I’m creating some fantasy-themed JANUARY 2019 | NORTHWEST 50 PLUS 15
pieces right now. However, the piece I’m probably most satisfied with is ‘Wolfscape,’ which dramatically portrays the wolf as a natural part of the Northwest landscape and gives tribute to the countless acres of forest tragically burned recently in the Columbia Gorge. Burn artists often find themselves depicting wildlife because there’s something so natural about etching animal images onto wood.” White knows very few artists and writers making a living solely through their creations, and credits his wife Cheri for helping him live out his dream. After living in southern Oregon for over 20 years, they moved to the Salem area two years ago to be closer to their family. “We have three daughters, two small grandsons, and our youngest daughter is a missionary in Honduras,” White says. “My wife is an oncology nurse at Oregon Oncology Specialists, saving lives every day. Her parents live in Turner.” He also acknowledges Cheryl O’Deay, owner of What the Quirk gallery and gift shop in Stayton, for displaying his work. “Fortunately, you don’t have to be a professional to experience the joy of creativity,” he says. “For those with creative dreams, one has to make time and space to create, no matter how small. You have to make creativity a priority. And you have to be satisfied with the process, because whether it’s writing or
fine art, creativity always looks messy in the beginning stages. You can’t be a perfectionist.” He also cautions comparing amateur work with that of professionals. “Craft and artistry take time to develop,” he says. “Your poem or art may go no further than your own wall or as a gift for a special person. But that is OK. The important thing is that you are expressing your creativity.” His blog, CreativeFire.org, details his passions for writing and fine art. “My novel is taking shape, and my office is filled with beautiful pieces of wood begging to be turned into art,” White says. “Fortunately, people continue to request me to create works for them, and sometimes it is difficult to keep up. That’s a good thing.” White also looks forward to being involved with art shows and events in the area. “Growing up in the Columbia Gorge, I feel very much at home here, and I am thoroughly enjoying making friends with other local artists and writers,” he says. “I’m encouraged to see that the arts are thriving in Marion County and the Santiam area.” ☸
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Four steps for care after a stroke CO U RT EST Y O F SA M A R I TA N H E A LT H
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Time lost is brain lost. on severity, this could be home health therapy, where the therapists come to the patient’s home to work with them in their own environment. It could also be outpatient therapy where the patient receives therapy in a clinic to sometimes work with specialized equipment. The goal in either setting is to help the stroke patient reach their “new normal” and maximize their independence.
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▶ Reintegration into the community. The patient continues therapy on their own with periodic check-ins with their therapist. This may involve going to a gym or taking classes, such as those offered by SamFit for balance, strength and flexibility, or classes offered by
community groups or senior centers. The patient may also benefit from joining a support group, such as the stroke support group that takes place on the first Tuesday of each month at the Church of the Good Samaritan in Corvallis. “Rehabilitation is extremely important in stroke recovery to decrease risk of medical complications and improve quality of life,” says Carrie Raymond, physical therapist at Samaritan Physical Rehabilitation Specialists–Corvallis. She and physical therapist Heidi Milstein developed the four-phase framework for the Corvallis-based clinic. “We hope knowing about the typical path of recovery helps patients advocate for their rehab needs and helps them get the best outcomes possible,” she says. ☸
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The center collaborated in 2016 with Christine Lacedra, a registered nurse and trained NDPP lifestyle coach, to bring the yearlong Prevent Type 2 Diabetes class to Lincoln County. It was offered to 12 participants at no cost. In the second year, the Newport center covered the cost of the class for 15 The center received the participants. Distinguished Service Award and Overall, the program cost $12,150, with was recognized for its Medicare $6,075 covered in-kind. Diabetes Prevention Program, The 60+ center met the two-year data a structured intervention with collection requirements and received full the goal of preventing Type 2 recognition from the CDC. The Medicare diabetes. Diabetes Prevention Program was recognized in January 2018. The intervention consists of “To date, we are the only recreation a minimum of 16 intensive “core” department/senior center that has sessions of a Centers for Disease received full recognition in the United Control and Prevention-approved States,” Kecy says. curriculum finished over six months in The purpose of this yearlong program a group-based, classroom-style setting is to teach sustainable habits and the that provides practical training in longterm dietary change, increased physical skills to overcome barriers to healthier eating and being more active. activity, and behavior change strategies “The program has encouraged particifor weight control. pants to enjoy walking in parks and along The Newport 60+ Activity Center, under the umbrella of the Newport Parks nature trails,” Kecy says. “Many particand Recreation Department, has focused ipants have engaged in the 60+ center’s activities.” on bringing evidence-based classes and The center offers more than 20 exeractivities to increase the overall health of cise options – seven exercise options are its community. evidenced based, five are different Silver “This work is exceptional in that Sneakers classes and others are dance people’s lives have been transformed,” and movement classes. says Dee Kecy, of the Newport center. Members are also offered a discounted “Participants have commented on the rate to join the Newport Recreation and program being life-changing.” Aquatic Center. Many have taken up Some who started the program the routine of swimming at the Aquatic already had some serious conditions Center. that improved over the course of the The Distinguished Service Award program. given by ORPA recognizes an individual While some had reduction and cessation of medications for high blood pres- or agency that has shown outstanding sure and cholesterol, others with diadedication to the parks and recreation betes saw their blood sugars drop back profession or field through a special into the normal range, and another lost project or effort. enough weight to qualify for hip surgery. Learn more: newportoregon.gov/sc. ☸ HE NEWPORT 60+ ACTIVIty Center was recognized for its efforts with evidence-based prevention programs, specifically with Type 2 diabetes, at a November conference of the Oregon Recreation and Parks Association.
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Exploring cross-cultural trauma By B . L E E COY N E
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ANUARY LAUNCHES A new year and a new opportunity to look at old issues. The impact of bias when it comes to both race and religious faith provides fertile ground. And since this month also marks the birthday of civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., it seems doubly fitting to dig into the cause and effect of deliberate bigotry. We have heard of racial profiling when it comes to a person of color, but have we done in-depth profiling of those spouting racial remarks? Or what about those who rail against religions that are not their own? I have often wondered whether future bigots start out as schoolyard bullies. Or maybe it comes from those who taunt
and torture animals for fun. Is that their training ground? Our mini-abusers of yesterday can easily turn into today’s mega-bigots. Does the form of racism differ by gender? It’s worthy to ferret out these questions and find answers. On the other hand, we cannot assume that discrimination is always the same against all ethnic groups and faiths. Their cultural roots vary widely. Blacks were once slaves and it was illegal for them to live in Oregon. Hispanics were often migrant farm hands and were threatened with deportation if they spoke up about the issues that plagued them. Muslims were often viewed as closet terrorists in the days after the tragedy of 9/11. Some of us blindly still accept these
stereotypes. We should know better. Being verbally assaulted by the majority can induce a trauma that runs deep in an individual. It can affect their marriage and even their parenting. Even the counseling required to help a victim of racial or religious intolerance varies widely, due to the culture, age and gender of the person. That’s just one more challenge facing society. But it doesn’t need to be. Certain cultural biases will always exist when we do not reach out to one another, seek for compassion and understanding, and heal our differences. Let us move forward in this age of chronic crisis. Let us each be the one to make a change for the better. ☸ (B. Lee Coyne worked as a professional therapist until his retirement in 2008.)
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