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URVEYS, SURVEYS, SURVEYS! THANK YOU, dear readers, for your response to our Reader Survey in our December issue. I am loving all the feedback you’re sharing. It’s immensely helpful for the Northwest50Plus staff in creating a publication that you will enjoy and find useful.

To that end, I’ve included the survey for a second time, just in case you were too busy during the holidays to fill it out and send it back. The more information we receive, I believe the more accurate picture we can get of our readership. Welcome to 2020! How would you describe the past decade? What changes did you experience? And what stability did you find — because I find some stability and sameness to have virtue. I’m excited about the upcoming decade and the opportunities ahead. Never in the history of the world have we been surrounded by as much wealth, technology, opportunity and information. What a blessed time to live, and to give. May I point out two perspectives in our issue this month — On page 10, read about “laughing yoga,” an activity that’s proving to have many health benefits. Find your own way to laugh and enjoy life. Then, learn more about a volunteer service group in your area (such as the Eugene Symphony Guild on page 4), and ponder on how you can be more active in your community this year. Please give of your time, talents and means. You will never be sorry. Happy reading! ☸ MICHELLE TE General Manager/Editor

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EUGENE SYMPHONY GUILD INVITES YOU TO JOIN THE EFFORT

ANT TO SUPPORT CULTURE WHILE ENjoying music, meeting great people and learning about new things? The Eugene Symphony Guild has a spot for you. “The Eugene Symphony is 54 and the Eugene Symphony Guild is 52,” says Susan Ashton, the Guild’s past vice president of promotion. “In order for the symphony to continue they needed to raise money. We’re a big part of the symphony’s success and we support them any way we can.” Betty Soreng and her husband John are namesakes of the Hult Center’s Soreng Theater, and the Betty and John Soreng Gallery of Chinese Art at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. She helped found the Eugene Symphony Guild as a member of Eugene’s Junior League in the 1960s. Soreng was a friend of Caroline Boekleheide, who helped launch Eugene Symphony in her living room 54 years ago. As members of Junior League, they formed a committee to better help their community. In 1965, Soreng became the first president of the Junior League’s Women’s Committee, a group that fundraised for the Eugene Symphony. In 1968, Soreng chaired the Junior League’s new project to support the symphony, called the Eugene Symphony Committee, later re-named the Eugene Symphony Guild. Members volunteer their time for fundraising, hosting events and providing education with all proceeds benefitting the Eugene Symphony. Events include lectures, dinners and its flagship event, Music in the Garden. Members of the Eugene Symphony Guild.

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“Music in the Garden is a self-guided tour of five to six gardens in a Eugene neighborhood so you can walk to each one or drive not too far,” says Ginger Fifield, vice president of fundraising. “We offer continuous live music on that Sunday, and some of the musicians we work with are symphony members, but many are community musicians who volunteer their time.” Last year, more than 800 guests enjoyed the music, vendors, coffee and homemade cookies in each garden, providing a large portion of the guild’s $25,000 yearly goal. Other events help make up the difference, including Musical Chairs, which are smaller, more intimate gatherings taking place in members’ homes. “We have eight to 10 Musical Chairs events during the months of April through October,” Ashton says. “It’s often dinners or lectures at different houses, but some years we take trips, such as to Albany to the carousel. We combine that type of trip with lunch somewhere and make it an outing.”

Other past events included a mystery theater, lectures on the city’s planned riverfront development, and tours of a small winery in the Whiteaker neighborhood. Events usually cost $25 to $45, with all proceeds benefitting the symphony. Last fall, the guild broke with tradition by forgoing its gala event and hosting a “non-event” instead. “Instead of asking people to spend money on an evening, we’re simply accepting donations,” Ashton says. “You don’t have to dress up and go out, just make a donation. We’re going to see how this turns out.” Ashton says the guild took this approach because membership is down (from 100 to 85), members are aging or involved in other groups, and hosting a gala is a lot of work. “It’s not always easy to find people to move all the chairs and do all the other set up you have to do for a big event,” Fifield says. The financial goal of the Fall Non-Event is $7,000. Since 1968, the guild has donated more than $1.3 million to the Eugene Symphony. Membership dues are $40, but provide access to all guild events, and the feel-good opportunity to help with a number of symphony concerts for youth throughout the year. Even more, joining the guild provides an opportunity to make new friends with those who hold a similar interest. “A lot of people join the guild when they are new to town because it’s a wonderful way to meet people,” Fifield says. She previous lived in a farming community in southern California and had little local access to classical music. “Now, it’s wonderful because we have all this music I get to enjoy, and the friendships,” she says. Guild members form other small interest groups within their organization, including a book club, bridge group, walking group, yoga and an armchair travel group. ☸

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ODAY’S AUDIENCES ARE LOOKING FOR BIG shows – the bigger, the better – and local cultural establishments are responding.

“Our big bombastic shows are often our most celebrated shows,” says Nate Hermanson, marketing director of The Majestic Theatre in Corvallis. In the next two years, this nonprofit theater will be presenting “Matilda,” “Elf the Musical” and “Legally Blonde,” among its many offerings. Additionally, local groups such as Tart of the Valley Burlesque, Suggestions Only Improv and Majestic Aerial Arts “all tend to bring in large audiences, due to their variety and their ability to showcase the talents of our local artists,” Hermanson says. Community theaters like Cottage Theatre in Cottage Grove have spent many years correlating what audiences want with the stories its volunteer directors want to tell. Executive director Susan Goes says two of its 2020 shows

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are among the biggest sellers nationwide: “Mamma Mia!” and “Elf the Musical.” “Our plans are probably driven more by what’s going on within our organization and community, and less about trends,” Goes says. “In our case, we’ve planned a season that has shows we really think will do really well.” Cottage Theatre had to delay its 2019 plans to add 50 seats, but had already chosen big name shows that would draw a larger audience. Other shows this year include “Arsenic and Old Lace,” “Seeking Red,” “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” and “Hunchback of Notre Dame.” “We deliberately provide variety and we want our season ticket holders to be exposed to a variety of styles and genres,” Goes says. “In our case, operating in Cottage Grove where there aren’t 22 theaters to choose from, we are consciously doing a lot of things, so people can have a little bit of comedy, drama and music.” Some venues, like The Shedd Institute in Eugene, pride themselves on an eclectic approach to their offerings, “ranging from scronky jazz to world music, bluegrass, American roots, blues, classic rock, alt/indie folk” and more, says executive director James Ralph. “By design we serve a huge cross-section of interest groups in Lane County, and Oregon.” In fact, he says nearly a quarter of his audience travels from outside Lane County to attend his shows. “We do over 120 performances a year, not counting events held by other nonprofit, community and educational groups who rent our concert hall and other parts of our facility,” Ralph says. Audiences also can expect classical music, historic popular music (pre-bob jazz and the Great American Songbook), musical theatre, adult contemporary and classic musical theater. “We are excited and proud of everything we do at The Shedd,” Ralph says. “If we weren’t, we wouldn’t do it.” The Shedd also offers a hearing loop, providing those Top: The Eugene Symphony features violinist Elina Vähälä at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23, at the Hult Center.

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with hearing aids to tap into an audio frequency system to enhance their listening experience. At the Majestic, Hermanson says new events are “certainly catching people’s eyes, as we look to excite and help new community groups to utilize the stage and tools we have. We’re excited about the idea of bringing fresh ideas and fresh perspectives to the Majestic stage in the year to come.” Some upcoming fan favorites include “Terry Pratchett’s Guards! Guards!,” coming Jan. 27 to Feb. 9. In April, they’ll have the stage adaptation of the famed book, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” “We hope audiences come out to support the amazing volunteers who put months of work into these shows,” Hermanson says. The nonprofit Elsinore Theatre in Salem “is more than a place to see live music events and movies,” says executive director Tom Fohn. In 2019, The Elsinore started producing its own musicals in addition to the wide variety of entertainment brought to the local stage. “Disenchanted” runs Feb. 27-19 and “The Drowsy Chaperone” runs May 1-3. “We present professional musicals that are produced and directed by our own staff,” he says. “Many of the cast and production team are from the

Salem area. We’re providing professional performers and students a chance to enhance their resumes and further their careers in the arts.” The Elsinore also brings music and comedy to its stage, including Pablo Cruise, rock band Kansas and Salem Symphonic Winds. Enlightened Theatrics, operating out of The Grand Theatre in Salem, features “First Date,” Feb. 21-March 15, and “Election Day,” April 17-May 3. Alan Anderson, marketing director for Broadway Rose in Tigard, says Broadway continues to find success developing musicals based on wellknown movies, such as “Waitress,” “Tootsie,” “Mean Girls,” “Beetlejuice,” “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” and soon “Mrs. Doubtfire,” which will have its world premiere at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle. Broadway Rose has followed this trend by including a movie-based musical in its past seasons — “The Addams Family,” “Footloose” and “Once.” Two years ago, the theater did “Mamma Mia!” This year, it will include “Crazy for You” and “The Wedding Singer” to its line up. Right: Some of the entertainment you’ll find throughout the Willamette Valley in 2020.

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At the Hult Center for Performing Arts in Eugene, scheduled performances take in some of the country’s biggest names. Whether you’re looking for comedy — Jerry Seinfeld on Jan. 15, Brian Regan on Feb. 14, or Paula Poundstone on April 11 — or want a large-scale musical like “An American Paris” or “Les Miserables,” this year delivers. Jerry Seinfeld The Hult Center continues traditional offerings from Eugene Symphony, Eugene Ballet and Eugene Opera, as well as documentaries from National Geographic, and touring speakers like Michael Pollan on March 5, who will speak about his new book, “How to Change Your Mind, What the New Science Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence.” Even more, the local Radio Redux continues to bring audiences traditional radio shows on a live stage. Portland’s stages bring in powerful speakers and performers. On Jan. 21, former U.N. ambassador Samantha Power speaks on “The Education of an Idealist — What Can One Person Do?” at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Other speakers in the WorldOregon’s 2020 International Speaker Series include Gen. H.R. McMaster and Nadia Murad. Oregon Symphony will offer classics Samantha like Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, while expanding what it can do with movie show- Power ings like “Ghostbusters” and guest artist Itzhak Perlman. If you want a more intimate theater experience, the Winningstad Theater brings “Mamma Mia!” to the stage Jan. 30 to Feb. 16. Over at the Newmark Theater, musical events range from “The Fab Four” to the Metropolitan Youth

Symphony, BYU’s award-winning a capella group Vocal Point, and Bela Fleck. Keller Auditorium’s biggest shows in 2020 appear to be Shin Lim on Jan. 16, Shen Yun on April 8, and Dancing with the Stars on April 7. It’s clear that local theaters and other entertainment venues have their audiences in mind in 2020. It’s a great time to support local and national artists, while finding entertainment that perfectly suits your own tastes. ☸

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COTTAGE GROVE RESIDENT IS NOW A CENTENARIAN LAPPER DRESSES, BOB HAIRCUTS, $800 cars and the invention of the pop-up toaster — this was American life on Dec. 23, 1919 when Doris Rawlings was born.

In 1919, with Woodrow Wilson as president and World War I finally over, the economy was looking up for more than 92 million Americans. Average home prices were $2,500, a gallon of milk was just 32 cents, gas was 12 cents a gallon and bread cost just 6 cents a loaf. The average American’s yearly salary was $3,724. Prohibition had started, driving many people into underground clubs where they listened to songs like “I’ll Say She Does” by Al Jolson and “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles” by Henry Burr and Albert Campbell. Famous Americans born in 1919 included author J.D. Salinger, baseball player Jackie Robinson and crooner Nat King Cole. The great filmmakers of the time were entertaining audiences, including “Broken Blossoms” by D.W. Griffith and “Male and Female” by Cecil B. DeMille. It was a golden age to grow up for Rawlings, who excelled Doris Rawlings is 100 years old and enjoying life. P H OTOS CO U RT ESY O F M I D D L E F I E L D OA KS

in school, even skipping a grade and graduating from St. Cecelia’s Academy in 1936 at the age of 16. She graduated from college with an accounting degree and later worked in the secretarial pool for the U.S. government before being selected as chief secretary for the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture because of her excellent shorthand skills. To this day, she writes most of her notes in shorthand, says Alicia Cave, life enrichment director at Middlefield Oaks, where Rawlings currently resides. Rawlings’s early years learning piano and organ may have helped her shorthand skills because she was talented at both, Cave says. She played for many weddings, funerals and church services. After she retired, she continued to play at nursing homes while her husband, family and others sang along. Even today, she often “plays” the piano while listening to music. Rawlings met her husband when he was assigned to the U.S. Navy base in Washington, D.C., during World War II. They married on April 22, 1946 and moved west to Cleveland, Ohio. They had five children. In 1959, Doris moved with her family to Los Angeles, where she kept busy taking care of her children. At one point, she was the lead Girl Scout mother. About 10 years later, she moved to Cottage Grove. She worked as a secretary for London School, where she worked for 17 years before retiring. She says she loved that job and all the children at the school. ☸ SOUTH VALLEY | JANUARY 2020 NORTHWEST 50 PLUS 9

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YOGA TEACHERS DEMONSTRATE THAT LAUGHTER REALLY IS THE BEST MEDICINE

AUGHING YOGA CHANGES lives, and that’s no joke.

Take Laura Lou Pape’ McCarthy, who’s been teaching laughter yoga classes for older adults, including those with Parkinson’s disease, for 10 years. She says she’s felt like an “oddball” for most of her life, but now feels comfortable in her own skin. After graduating high school, McCarthy joined the circus, where she worked as a clown in big and small cities across the United States. However, after suffering an injury, she had to quit the circus and found it difficult knowing what to do next. Gail Hand (opposite page) leads a laughter yoga class (above) with very positive results.

She struggled with depression and life balance between her outgoing side and responsibility side. In 2009, while studying gerontology and fitness at Portland Community College — and still searching for her life path — McCarthy discovered laughter yoga as a supplemental therapy. It was the first time she had heard of it. She decided to try it and it began to show “deep benefits” in her life. “At the end of the day, I was a lot more comfortable with my emotional ups and downs,” she says. “I was more comfortable with the choices I had made, and I didn’t end every day worrying.” She missed being a clown and found this to fulfill part of that need. “I found an outlet for my goofy side and it had a stabilizing effect,” McCarthy says. “I became comfortable with who I am, after feeling like an oddball.” She teaches 10 classes a week working mostly with seniors and at Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon. Those with Parkinson’s can suffer from body rigidness of movement and voice, she

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says, and laughing opens new neuron connections and muscles. She has found that those who attend class have often become secluded; laughing helps them enjoy life. “People’s lives open up with laughter,” McCarthy says. “It is amazing. Your whole being changes.” Stephen Rosenstock, who is finishing up treatment for his second bout with cancer, says he’s still experiencing the benefits of laughter yoga. “It has been relaxing for me,” he says, “and a distraction from cancer. I have no pain and laughing has calmed me down. The rest of my family was very triggered by the cancer.” Rosenstock adapted so well to this form of fitness that he began teaching classes, which, he says, give him hours of release from cancer and he feels the positive effects for several days. His blood levels have improved and he feels more relaxed. “Life is not as overwhelming,” he says. Rosenstock, an electrical engineer who teaches yoga at the Hawthorne P H OTOS BY B R I A N J I M I M AG E RY

Club in Portland and the Beaverton Police Station, finds his background helps him apply techniques through yoga. He also worked for the U.S. Department of Defense and served in the U.S. Marines. Andrea Crisp, born into a “family of pessimists,” has become a major leader and organizer of laughter yoga classes in Portland. She says she fought depression for many years, especially during the winter months, and believes laughter yoga has helped her condition because it is a “contagion of group interaction.” Crisp also practices tapping, works as a life coach, and is active in an organization called World Peace through Laughter. “Laughter yoga has helped me become way less self-conscious,” she says. “I am more open. I am an introvert personally and was closed off with a pattern of worrying.” She also tended to cry under stressful circumstances. Now, she doesn’t react to stress in the way she used to. Crisp says science has shown in the past 50 years what humans have known for thousands of years: Laughter truly is the best medicine. “It can lower blood pressure, boost the immune system and hearty laughter counts as exercise for your cardiopulmonary system,” she says. Crisp, who has been teaching at Hawthorne

Laughter Club since 2011, now offers the classes in her home. Gail Hand, who moved from Portland to Seaside, says a good laugh can brighten your day when life throws you curveballs. Laughter, she says, has physical, mental and social benefits, and reduces symptoms of chronic conditions like arthritis and insomnia. The social benefit is feeling connected with others. Hand and Crisp both studied with Dr. Madan Kataria of Mumbai, India, who created laughter yoga. Hand previously worked in corporate leadership, sales and customer services. She’s also a stand-up comedian and author of several books, including “Seven Secrets to Living and Laughing in a Stressful World.” For the past decade, she has dedicated herself to teaching others about the power of laughter in their personal and professional lives. She now focuses her classes on older adults, teaching in retirement communities in Oregon, Washington and California. She’s also presented yoga to nonprofits and other organization, including Coffee Creek Correctional Facility and the Washington School for the Blind. Laughter yoga incorporates the breathing and stretching components of yoga, but Hand admits it’s not for everyone. “Some don’t care for the silliness,” she says. World Laughter Day is May 11, but don’t wait that long to tickle your funny bone. You’ll be glad you did. ☸

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T’S HARD TO EXPLAIN, BUT there’s a real rush when you hold an axe in your hands, prepare your swing and then hurl the axe at the target. Life becomes a slow-motion film as you watch the axe sail toward its destination, the blade catches the wood and it sticks. Victory. There are other games where we throw things at targets, like darts or even bowling. Hitting the mark on those is satisfying, but it’s not throwing an axe. No, this is more primal and real. It somehow connects us to our hunter-gatherer ancestors and allows us to feel like we can accomplish anything we determine to do. The axe as a weapon has been used for centuries, but we’re more likely to associate it with farm life, wood stoves and chopping down our own Christmas tree in the woods. So why the sweeping popularity of axe throwing? Oregon Axe owners Timothy and Jenny Stemmerman say it’s because most people are amazed at how quickly they can pick it up. “We like to say it’s like darts, but fun,” Timothy Stemmerman says. “All kinds of people come axe throwing, from kids as young as 12 years old to people in their 80s.” Axe throwing is all about that “sweet release,” he says. “There is something primal

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in all of us that when we hear the sound of the axe sticking in the wood, it makes you excited. That ‘I just stuck it’ feeling is addictive.” Stemmerman says axe throwing is a great low-impact exercise, and can even be done by someone in a wheelchair. “You can pick it up quickly and with no experience and have a good time without exerting a ton of energy,” he says. Oregon Axe features three “cubes,” each with two throwing lanes. Before

you even pick up an axe, “axperts” review the rules and guidelines, as well as some throwing techniques. They stress that no open-toed shoes or heels are allowed in the throwing lanes. The axes are small enough to be handled and can be thrown one- or two-handed. Once you’ve completed your training, Oregon Axe recommends several games to play with the axes, either individually or in groups up to 10 members. The owners often host parties for businesses, friends and other social gatherings. Oregon Axe opened its first location in Springfield in 2018, along with an escape room, and have only seen their business grow and thrive. The business operates out of the old Booth Kelly lumber mill, with plenty of parking. The Salem location is just north of downtown, less than a half-block from the Marion Street Parkade. Business hours are 4 to 10 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday, and parking is free on the street after 5 p.m. So, if January’s weather is less than ideal, but you still need an outing with friends, you must try axe throwing. You’re welcome to bring your own food, but drinks must be purchased onsite. There is a two-drink maximum for alcoholic drinks. ☸

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ALWAYS ACT AND SPEAK WITH COMPASSION: Diminishing independence is often a rough transitional time. The impact can take a toll on physical and mental well-being so it’s best to always lead with compassion. At times, this may not be easy. Some elders will protest things like in-home care or handing over the car keys. Even when you must make tough decisions, be compassionate. BE ENCOURAGING YET DELICATE: Aging is difficult enough on its own and is even more

challenging when a mental illness is present. Know when to give them a slight push or words of encouragement to try new things and get out of the house. At the same time, know when to keep your mouth shut and let them do their own thing. DON’T GET FRUSTRATED WHEN THEY FORGET THINGS: Many illnesses bring about both short- and long-term memory problems. Even if you’ve said something 10 times, don’t get upset, angry or frustrated when they forget things — whether it’s important dates like birthdays and anniversaries, or less meaningful but still important items like paying a bill or missing an appointment. PLAN OUT DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS AHEAD OF TIME: You might have to discuss taking away driving privileges or moving to assisted living.

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These major life changes can dramatically impact the wellbeing of an elderly person. Loss of independence and routine can trigger emotions like anger, frustration and depression. Carefully plan out your approach and key points to emphasize ahead of time. FIND ALTERNATIVES: Alternatives can help those with diminishing independence develop a positive outlook. Come up with a ride schedule if a loved one had to stop driving. Work to find a compassionate caregiver who can help keep them healthy, happy and comfortable if in-home care is now a necessity. Do whatever it takes to give them as much freedom as possible. GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK: You love mom and dad with all your heart and would do anything to help them, but don’t neglect yourself when caring for them. Caregiver burnout is very common because people devote every moment to the person in need and forget to take care of themselves. Eat right. Exercise. Take time to relax and unwind. DON’T MISS OR SKIP DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS: If your mom or dad is being treated by a psychiatrist, psychologist or any other mental health professional and starts to show improvement, don’t think they are cured and cancel their appointments. Mental illness can come and go at times and patients can make significant progress and also have setbacks. Elderly patients need to be monitored

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very closely especially if they are taking medications for other conditions. DON’T ASSUME YOU KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR: As the caregiver, you need to know the less talked-about symptoms that can indicate a psychiatric condition such as unexplained fatigue, change in appetite, no longer enjoying things that used to bring them pleasure, difficulty sleeping, confusion, nervousness, avoidance behavior, weight loss or gain, and unable to make simple decisions. DEPRESSION IN THE ELDERLY IS NOT NORMAL. As the caregiver, you may have been led to believe that depression tends to set in as we age. It’s just not true. Seniors should be able to live every day to the fullest and enjoy each stage of life. Being upset once in a while is normal. Constantly living in a depressed state is not normal regardless of age. DOUBLE CHECK THEY ARE TAKING MEDICATION PROPERLY: As a caregiver to a senior taking multiple medications, don’t assume they are taking their meds correctly. The reality is that many medications look alike or have similar names. A good idea is to get a pill organizer that separates medication by days of the week. You may want to write out specific instructions and even watch them take their meds when you can. ☸

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January 2020 THINGS TO EXPERIENCE IN THE NEW YEAR

1 — YMCA’S DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM, through Jan. 31, 2055 Patterson St., Eugene. Register: prevention@eugeneymca. org. 2 — THE FIRST POOL GAME OF THE YEAR, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. Free. 541-682-5318 or getrec.org.

9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays, through Jan. 30, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $56/$70. 541-736-4444. BEATING THE WINTER BLUES, noon, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. Free. 541-736-4444.

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursdays, Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. 25 cents per day. 541-682-5318 or getrec.org.

3 — MAKE THERMOPLASTIC JEWELRY, 4 p.m., Sheldon Library Branch; or Jan. 6, Bethel Branch, Eugene. 541-682-5450.

4 — WORKSHOP: AFRICAN DANCE AND DRUMMING, 2 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library. Free. 541-682-5450.

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14 — AN EVENING WITH AUTHOR ELIZABETH RUSH, 6:30 p.m., Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave. Free. 16 — RETIRED SENIOR PROVIDERS OF LANE COUNTY, “When IRS Friend or Foe are Smiling,” 2 p.m., Sheldon Oaks Retirement, 2525 Cal Young Road, Eugene. 541342-1983.

17 — RETIREMENT BY DESIGN, 1 p.m., Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. Free. 541-682-5318.

HEALTHY LIVING FOR OLDER ADULTS, through Feb. 10, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. Free. 541-736-4444.

FIRST FRIDAY: AFRICAN DANCE AND DRUMMING, 6 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library. Free.

Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $81/$97. 541-736-4444.

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TRY SNOWSHOEING 9 a..m. to 5:30 p.m., Campbell Community Center, 155 High St., Eugene. Pre-trip meeting: 5:30 p.m. Jan. 9. $52. 541-682-5318 or getrec.org.

11 — AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN, with speaker Margaret Hamilton, president of LCC, 10 a.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 777 Coburg Road, Eugene. 541-556-8149.

18 — OREGON TRAIL LACEMAKERS, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Willamette Oaks Retirement Living, 455 Alexander Loop, Eugene. 541484-1180. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS UNDER TRUMP: AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM CHALLENGED, 2 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library. PAUL DRESHER: SCHICK MACHINE, 7:30 p.m., LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St., Corvallis. $30-$40. WINTER GUITAR CONCERT SERIES: CAMERON O’CONNOR, 3 p.m., Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave. Free.

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POLITICAL CARTOONING AND FREE SPEECH, with Tom Bivins, 2 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library. Free.

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PRINT YOUR BOOK, 1:30 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library. 541-682-5450.

21 — WINDFALL READING SERIES, Janice D. Rubin and Laura LeHew, 6 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library.

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22 — PRUNING FRUIT TREES AND GRAPES, 10 a.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $56/$70. 541-736-4444.

9 — DIGITAL LIFE: HIDDEN INFORMATION ONLINE, 10:30 a.m., Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave. Free. MIXED MEDIA: SHADOW BOXES,

RECYCLING?, 2 p.m., Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. Free. 541-682-5318 or getrec.org. LANDSCAPES: FROM ALASKA TO THE DESERT, 12:30 p.m. Mondays, through March 9, Willamalane

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Downtown Eugene Public Library. Free. 541-682-5450.

WILLAMETTE HIGH ALUMNI LUNCHEON, 1 p.m., Papa’s Pizza, Coburg Road, Eugene.

23 — LEARN TO USE YOUR NEW ANDROID DEVICE, 10 a.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. $30/$36. 541-736-4444. INCOME FROM YOUR OWN AIRBNB, 6 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library. 541-682-5450.

24 — FLORENCE WINTER MUSIC FESTIVAL, through Jan. 26, Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St. WinterMusicFestival.org for tickets and schedule.

25 — LEARN ARM KNITTING, 3 p.m., Sheldon Library Branch; 4 p.m. Jan. 29, Bethel Branch, Eugene.

26 — SEEDY SUNDAY, 10 a.m., Start Plants from Seed workshop; 11 a.m., drop-in seed exchange and activities, Downtown Eugene Public Library. 541-682-5450.

27 — GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR DEVICE, 6 p.m., Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene. $5. 541-682-5318. LANE COUNTY CHAPTER, National Active and Retired Federal Employees, “Food for Lane County,” noon, Sizzler Restaurant, 1010 Postal Way, Springfield.

31 — CORVALLIS SWING WEEKEND, through Feb. 2, Corvallis Oddfellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St., Corvallis. $60. CorvallisSwing.com. “ARSENIC AND OLD LACE,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, through Feb. 16, Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage Grove. $25/$15. Cottagetheatre.org. ☸

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NOTHER CHRISTMAS HAS come and gone, but for those who love romance, Ann Simas of Eugene has a solution. She’s released books nine and 10 in her Christmas Valley Romance series, “Jingle Bell Clock” and “Reindeer Blitz.” Simas has a long history in writing and graphic design. She belongs to the Romance Writers of America, and has been a finalist for the Golden Heart award. She also writes two mystery series, Grace Gabbiano Mysteries, set in Coburg, and Andi Comstock Supernatural Mysteries. Simas has one short-story collection in print titled “All’s Well.” Learn more at annsimas.com. ☸

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Another newbie for me is Erodium manescavi, a hardy Geranium relative with sweet, violet-purple flowers blooming in clusters atop wiry stems. While many hardy Geraniums like to spread and sprawl, this Erodium stays comparatively compact and low growing, making it perfect for a rock garden or front of the border edging plant. Again, by year’s end my plant still sported a few blossoms, despite several nights with temps dipping below freezing. Another bonus is that this plant will mildly reseed. I bought my plant at Geraniacaea.com, a fantastic nursery in California specializing in hardy geraniums. Several years ago I bought what I thought was Clematis “Alionushka” — a bush (integrifolia) clematis with bright pink, bell-shaped flowers. I’ve since learned that mislabeled clematis plants are common because, until they bloom, they all look basically the same. When my ‘Alionushka’ bloomed, it was clearly not what it was supposed to be. Rather than the expected pink flowers, this plant had deeper pinkish-magenta colored flowers that faced upward. Once I positively identified it as Clematis integrifolia ‘Inspiration’ I read up on its attributes, got it situated in the garden and let it do its thing. It starts flowering in May, then continues to push out flowers until late October, without much deadheading and no cutting back. I’ve since purchased a correctly identified ‘Alionushka’ that I love but I’m so glad my first attempt turned out to be a winner. Both clematis can be purchased at Joy Creek Nursery. (joycreek.com) While the fancy-leaved Coral Bells continues to impress with new additions being added yearly to the already huge assortment of offerings, my favorite Coral Bells, (heuchera) came to me years ago when my garden buddy Carol and I attended a presentation at Garland Nursery. The speaker generously gifted each participant with two Heuchera ‘Paris’ plugs. We each took our plants home and every year since have been blessed with not only pretty scalloped-edged leaves in variegated green colors but with continuous bright rosy-red flowering spikes. I have divided my plant several times now and each division starts blooming in April or May and continues until heavy frost. Supposedly, this plant performs best with part shade but I’ve had some of mine in full sun with continuously moist soil and they thrive. A bonus is watching hummingbirds delight on the nectar. heuchera ‘Paris’ is available at better plant nurseries in the area. ☸

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APPY NEW YEAR! TIME SURE FLIES, doesn’t it? With another year come and gone and a multitude of successes and failures to draw from, it’s time to forge ahead to a new year in our gardens.

Speaking of successes, I’ve been thinking about some of my favorite plants of 2019. While foliage plants are invaluable for their verdant endurance throughout the growing season, I do love my flowers. Most of them come and go but there are four flowering plants that really outdid themselves last spring, summer and fall. I want to share my 2019 garden winners. One of my newest plant acquisitions is a California native monkeyflower (Mimulus x aurantiacus ‘Cherry’) purchased online last spring from Annie’s Annuals and Perennials. I was immediately swooning over photos of the raspberry-red flowers and, because it is easy to grow and winter-hardy here in the Pacific Northwest, it flew right into my cart. I wasn’t exactly sure where to plant it in my garden, so I grew it in a pot. Would you believe it still had blooms at the end of the year? It’s supposed to get 2 to 3 feet tall and wide but it stayed about 12 inches or so in the pot. I’m anxious to see how it will do in the ground this coming season since I think I’ve found just the right spot for it. Annie’s website also lists an orange and a white flowered variety.

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WANTED CASH FOR PRE 1980 sport & non-sport cards, model kits, comic books, pre 1960’s magazines. Private collector. 503-3137538. I BUY VINYL RECORDS. Paying cash for rock, jazz, blues, soul, etc. Located in PDX area. Please call 323-301-5746. DIABETIC TEST STRIPS WANTED . Paying top dollar! Free local pickup. Call Sharon, 503-679-3605. BASEBALL & SPORTS MEMORABILIA wanted. Buying old cards, pennants, autographs, photographs, tickets, programs, Pacific Coast League, etc. Alan, 503-481-0719. CASH FOR GOOD CONDITION reloading equipment & supplies. 541-905-5453.

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☐ Clackamas ☐ Clark ☐ Lane ☐ Lincoln ☐ Linn ☐ Marion ☐ Tillamook ☐ Washington ▶ What age are you: ____________________ ▶ ☐ Male ☐ Female ▶ Are you retired: ☐ Yes ☐ No ▶ Type of housing: ☐ Own ☐ Rent ☐ 50+ Neighborhood ☐ Independent/Assisted Living ▶ Number of people in your household: ☐ 1 person ☐ 2-3 people ☐ 4 or more ▶ Do you own a vehicle (check all that apply): ☐ Car ☐ Motorcycle ☐ Boat ☐ RV/Trailer ☐ None ▶ How many hours per week do you spend: Working at least one job ________Volunteering ________Traveling ________ Spending time with grandchildren ________ ▶ Do you use (check all that apply): ☐ Bank

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☐ Entertainment ☐ Restaurants ☐ Other____________________________ ▶ Do you use coupons: ☐ Yes ☐ No ▶ Do you often use senior discounts: ☐ Yes ☐ No ▶ Favorite way to travel: ☐ Car ☐ Bus tours ☐ Camping ☐ Cruises ☐ Adventure Travel ☐ RVs ☐ Package Tours ☐ Destination Resorts ▶ Are you a full or part time caregiver: ☐ Full ☐ Part ☐ I receive caregiving services ▶ How often do you visit a senior center: ☐ Daily ☐ 1-3 times a week ☐ Occasionally ☐ Never ▶ What hobbies do you regularly engage in? (check all that apply): ☐ Books ☐ TV ☐ Collecting ☐ Restoring ☐ Arts/Crafts ☐ Investing ☐ Sports ☐ Travel ☐ Eating Out ☐ Movies ☐ Clubs/organizations ☐ Church ☐ Gardening ☐ Other ________________________________________ ▶ What’s on your bucket list (check all that apply): ☐ Destination Travel ☐ Adventure Travel ☐ Big purchase ☐ Sporting Event ☐ Entertainment ☐ Other _____________________________________ ▶ Do you have a financial advisor: ☐ Yes Name of company ____________________________________ ☐ No ▶ Are you living with a chronic condition: ☐ Yes, Please indicate _______________________________ ☐ No ▶ How likely are you to visit a retirement community in the next 6 months, either for yourself or someone else:

☐ Definitely ☐ Likely ☐ Not likely ☐ I live in a retirement community ▶ I plan to make a car purchase: ☐ Next 6 months ☐ Next 2 years ☐ Next 5 years ☐ Never

Please return this survey as soon as possible to Northwest50Plus, PO Box 12008, Salem, OR 97309 or take a picture and email it to mte@northwest50plus.com

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