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U Magazine Table of Contents

Contributors ....................................................................................................4 Movement of Life ...........................................................................................5

Capoeira — A dynamic expression of Afro-Brazilian culture.

Living Yoga ......................................................................................................8 How one woman’s diagnosis of cancer inspired deep learning.

An Inspired Passion .....................................................................................10 Sunny Yoga Kitchen, where food, yoga and community come together.

Pumpkin Love.............................................................................................. 12 A seaonal treasure, pumpkin’s not just for pie!

What We’re Reading.................................................................................... 14 Powerful Plants ............................................................................................ 15 Integrating natural herbal remedies in a move toward holistic health.

Ancient Therapy ......................................................................................... 18 Finding health and wellness through acupuncture.

Scent of Healing .......................................................................................... 20 Essential oils can help improve well-being.

A Serendipitous Connection ..................................................................... 22 Two hearts bonded by the fight against cancer.

So Easy, It’s Scary......................................................................................... 24 Integrate a different kind of creativity into your pumpkin decorating.

The Dangerous Downside of Dedication................................................ 26 Single sport specialization is putting young athletes at risk.

Kids in the Game ......................................................................................... 29

Editor’s Note Thirty years ago, October officially became National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. At the time, the disease was far Bodyfrom Copyunderstood. While it is no less frightening and horrific today, advocacy for research into causes and cures has brought breast cancer into the light. Now, early detection and successful treatments mean we have more survivors than ever before.

Their stories are inspiring and heart-felt and worth sharing, for those others out there who are also touched in some way by breast cancer and for those who might be in a position to help further the campaign against it.

For Kathy Schon, facing her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment from her yoga mat kept her grounded and positive throughout the process. Yoga, along with many other complementary approaches to health and wellness, bring many women a sense of empowerment and strength, whether facing a life-threatening disease or simply the demands of daily life.

We nourish our bodies and our spirits in many different ways every day. For some, it’s yoga, while others find motivation in more obscure activities, such as capoeira. We find satisfaction in healthy, delicious foods, and inspiration in remedies derived from nature — such as Chinese herbal medicine, and therapeutic essential oils. We reach back to ancient times when what’s ahead seems daunting, calling on local acupuncturists to treat our allergies, our injuries or any number of other issues.

We do what makes us feel good, strong and centered so that we can smile and enjoy our lives, sharing our days with friends and family as we continue on the adventure of life.

Nonprofit Spotlight: Inspiring life through sports.

— Kari Mauser, editor

Teamwork Lessons from NFL Greats ....................................................... 30

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KIMBERLY BOWKER grew up in Central Oregon under the shadow of the Cascade Mountains and between the scent of the ponderosa pines. She currently spends her time teaching and writing, exploring stories of the heart and discovering how our lives intertwine. You might find her sipping a pint of craft beer at a local pub, or out on the trail strolling beneath the sky.

Creative wordsmith, media relations specialist and sponsorship coordinator, BEN MONTGOMERY brings years of experience in messaging and community journalism to The Bulletin’s Special Projects team. Ben’s favorite beer is Silver Moon Brewing’s Hob Knob IPA, and he enjoys exploring Central Oregon with his wife and two little girls.

After three decades in Seattle, SUE STAFFORD returned home to Oregon to put down roots in Sisters. The “dry side,” with its beauty, weather and slower pace, affords her the opportunity to pursue her gardening, hiking, and movie going. Sue’s experiences with motherhood, teaching, fundraising, horticultural,expressive arts therapies and hospice case management inform her writing.

Enthusiastic and outgoing, BRIDGET MCGINN enjoys meeting new people and sharing their stories. She spends her days working as a marketing and advertising professional, making photos or documentary films and spending time with her family. She may also be seen being dragged along the end of the leash of her adopted beagle.

ZACK HALL is freelance writer based in Bend and a former staff writer for The Bulletin. He has lived and worked in Central Oregon for nearly 10 years. When not writing about the virtues of Central Oregon or the region’s array of world-class golf courses, he can usually be found chasing his daughter around the house or a little white ball around a patch of emerald-green grass.

LAUREN DAVIS BAKER is a freelance writer and editor.

She is the former owner of Flying Changes magazine, a publication for Northwest sporthorse enthusiasts. She relentlessly pursues the sport of dressage, with more enthusiasm than talent. Depending on the season, she also cycles with the Bend Bellas; shares a pint with the Beer Angels; or trails behind her husband on Phil’s Trail.

An avid crocheter and origamist, JOHN CAL worked as a baker, head chef, ukuleleist and Sno-Cat driver before settling into writing. He enjoys filling his time with yoga, postcard writing and collecting bowties. John also collects candy from around the world — he has a 100-plus specimen collection (and counting) — and lives in Bend with his dog, Hank.

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Movement of Life

A dynamic expression of Afro-Brazilian culture, capoeira merges martial arts, music, dance and play.

by Kimberly Bowker, for The Bulletin Special Projects / Photos by Kevin Prieto Bodies adorned in a white abadás move to the haunting beat of the rhythmic music.

Bare feet and arms eloquently converse with kicking, swaying, and cartwheel-like motions. As the dancers play together in attack and defense sequences, they also smile.

The children in the class smile and laugh, too, as they move in structured playfulness with the teacher, with one another, and with their parents.

“Capoeira is a metaphor for life,” said Loren Mahaffey. She is a mother and a capoeira instructor, who plays in class with her 5-yearold son, Raven, and occasionally kneels next to him to roll up the cuffs of his abadá. “Every day is different – just like every day in life.”

Mahaffey’s sentiment is one that is reflected by many who participate in the Afro-

Brazilian martial art form, a practice that maintains elements of dancing, music and playing. The capoeira game is a record and a conversation of life that embodies evolution, growth, and change, as participants practice balance, strength, and rhythm.

Its origins stem from colonial Brazil, when Portugal transported millions of slaves to its colony in South America over a 400-year period. Due to a lack of written records from the time, the origins are not concrete, but it is generally believed that capoeira likely developed in colonial Brazil to express and protect West African culture.

The non-contact martial art is at once a philosophy, an art form and a dance.

After slavery was abolished in Brazil in 1888, the dance became illegal until the 1930s when the first capoeira academy was

established and began to formalize training.

As time passed the martial art became widely practiced, and now it is celebrated as a Brazilian national treasure. The evolution and change of this moving tradition echoes how perspectives in life – both large and small – also shift with time.

Now, it is a tradition and art that is being celebrated and practiced right here in Bend.

The first moment that Scott McBride witnessed the playing of capoeira, about 20 years ago in Fort Collins, Colo., he immediately knew that it needed to be a part of his life.

“It brought me joy to just know that humans on the planet do that,” McBride said.

The martial art embodies many experiences that draw people in – such as dancing, music, cultural history, art, fitness, and philosophy.

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When McBride first witnessed capoeira, it was at a time in his life when he was opening himself up to new opportunities and cultural experiences.

A few months later McBride traveled to Brazil, where he played capoeira with children on the beach, and trained some with mestres. In 1998, he attended his first batizado, an event where nicknames are bestowed and a progression of chords (similar to belts in other martial arts) are presented. At the event, in Tucson, Ariz., a mestre gave McBride his nickname – Embauba – representing a tall medicinal tree in Brazil with silver leaves.

McBride carried capoeira with him throughout his somewhat nomadic life, while he worked in positions such as a raft guide, carpenter, Outward Bound instructor, ski bum, and river ranger for the Forest Service. He and his family moved to Central Oregon in 2007, but as capoeira was not offered, McBride and his son, Liam, earned black belts together in taekwando.

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“It is another opportunity to do something completely unique to incorporate elements of fitness and recreation and all of it, but it can develop an inner and outer person you may not expect.”

States. The mestre recently celebrated his 70th birthday by traveling on bicycle from California to his hometown in Brazil, filming and documenting capoeira along the journey.

The project inspired McBride to reflect and to ask himself what he was doing with his life and how he could share with others.

The answer came. He would bring Capoeira to Bend.

“Now there is the added element of having the humble privilege and joy of sharing

capoeira with Central Oregon,” said McBride, who now cultivates in others what first inspired him so many years ago.

Capoeira classes include warmups (such as playing tag), speaking Portuguese, making music, learning attack and defense sequences, and the play between two people communicating through the dancing martial art in jogo de capoeira.

The soulful perspective of Central Oregon, said McBride, in addition to the mix of individuals

who have an eye to overall wellness and open-mindedness, make this a perfect place to embrace capoeira.

“It is another opportunity to do something completely unique to incorporate elements of fitness and recreation and all of it, but it can develop an inner and outer person you may not expect,” McBride said.

One of the things McBride loves about teaching is seeing the spark in children’s eyes after they hear the music or understands a certain dance move. It is a special experience for parents to actively participate with their children, and make a connection through both play and fitness.

“It’s really a fun thing to be able to do together, and understand together,” said Mahaffey, as she reflecting on playing capoeira with Raven. “We get to playing the jogo together and move together, and he is inspired by what he sees me doing, and I am inspired by what I see him doing.”

Ely Blackwood has been practicing with her two sons since Bend classes began in February. Blackwood first saw capoeira when she and her husband were in Chile, and was drawn by the grace of the dance.

In the last six months, she has noticed the strength in her body

improve, and she appreciates how she and her sons encourage one another during classes.

“When we get home we are singing the songs and laughing and it gives us one more thing to connect about,” Blackwood said.

“I love that they are excited to do this with me.”

Her sons enjoy it, too.

“I like the music and the exercise,” said 9-year-old Ever, Blackwood’s eldest son.

While there are many complex elements to the moving art form, and a large international community of capoeiristas that

participants immediately feel connected to, it is also a practice of personal growth.

Capoeira helps people face their fears, explained McBride, and challenge comfort zones.

For Mahaffey and Blackwood, it is also about freeing the mind to allow movement of selfexpression, for both adults and children.

“I am forever a student of capoeira myself,” McBride said.

“There is no end – definitely a beginning – but no end to what you can learn.”

Interested in experiencing Capoeira?

Classes are open to the community & families and are offered at Get a Move On Studio at 63076 NE 18th St., Suite 140, in Bend every Monday evening and in the early afternoon on the first Saturday of each month.

For more information visit www.ucabend.com or find them on Facebook.

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Living Yoga When Kathy Schon moved to Central Oregon from Idaho three years ago with her husband and two young children, she was both apprehensive and excited. She felt sad about leaving behind her strong network of friends, but at the same time, having grown up in The Dalles, she also felt like she was coming home. One thing that she knew would remain a constant in her life — no matter where she found herself, or how unsettling the transition turned out to be — was yoga.

“The very first time I did yoga 15 years ago I knew it was going to change my life,” said Schon, 47. “I immediately enrolled in a yoga teaching training program. I just knew it was something that could be life-altering for people.”

She was able to prove this to be true for herself, when one month after her move to Sisters, Schon discovered a lump in her armpit. At first, she wasn’t overly concerned, thinking it was just a swollen lymph node. Weeks of doctor’s visits and testing followed, including a biopsy of the lump.

“At that point, I knew,” Schon recalled.

“They couldn’t say anything, but I knew. That night I went home and cried. There have only been two times that I have cried in this process, and that was one of them.”

Schon was given the formal diagnosis of a rare form of aggressive breast cancer.

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“It was a dark time,” she said. “I had moved away from everything I knew and my whole world turned upside down. The most scary thought for me was that I would leave my kids without a mom.”

She turned to her yoga practice for much needed support.

“I was in a new place and didn’t know anyone. And I wasn’t comfortable asking for help,” Schon explained. “I couldn’t have made it through this without yoga. Every morning I woke up and said a prayer of gratitude for being alive, and then I hit the mat.”

Some mornings her yoga was very restorative, and Schon would simply go into child’s pose and just breathe. Other days her practice was more active, depending on how she was feeling.

“One of the gifts of yoga is that you get what you need when you need it.

You listen to your body, your mind, and your spirit and allow a union to take place.”

The impact of Schon’s yoga practice during her cancer treatment was profound.

“I never did the ‘why me?’ thing,” she said. “I went straight from fear into believing that this was happening for a reason and I could learn from it. I think it is a choice you make to give in to the fear or almost embrace it and move forward.”

Overwhelmed with information about

cancer and treatment options, Schon had to make serious decisions about the direction she wanted to pursue.

After intensive thought, she decided to move forward with chemotherapy, surgery and radiation treatment. Not a fan of invasive Western medicine, she struggled with her decisions.

“Chemotherapy was the hardest for me to stomach,” said Schon. “I knew I was poisoning myself. I’ve always cared about eating organically, exercising regularly, doing yoga, etc. I was not the person who was supposed to get breast cancer.”

It was yoga that helped her to find peace in the midst of the turmoil.

“I was just inundated with so much information. Some people can say ‘I’m giving this up to God,’ and let go of it.

I’m not one of those people. Yoga is what allowed me to get out of my head and get more into my spirit and my body.”

It was after her first radiation treatment that Schon cried for the second time since learning about her cancer diagnosis.

“You are lying on a bed all by yourself, and it is such a surreal, lonely, frightening experience.”

Schon went for radiation treatment every day for six weeks. During treatment she would meditate, visualizing the light going into her body and burning up the cancerous

How one woman’s diagnosis of cancer inspired deep learning.

by Bridget McGinn, for The Bulletin Special Projects / Photos by Kevin Prieto

cells. Every morning, she continued to do yoga.

As she practiced, Schon found herself understanding on a deeper level the healing power of yoga. She recognized that while she had always taken care of herself physically, emotionally she had some healing to do.

“My surgeon asked me why I thought I had gotten cancer,” said Schon. “I told him that I had something I needed to learn.”

Schon believes that the body remembers everything, and although she might look healthy on the outside and do all the right things, on the inside, on a cellular level her body was holding on to emotional baggage which helped to create the toxic environment that allowed the cancer to take hold.

“It was through yoga that I was able to reconnect with my center and begin the healing process on a deep level,” said Schon.

Now in remission, Schon continually uses her yoga to help her breathe through moments of fear and stay balanced. She has left her career of nearly 20 years in wildland fire management and is now focusing on teaching yoga.

In early 2016 she will be leading a yoga class for cancer survivors and their support groups at the life. love.yoga center in Sisters.

“Another gift of cancer is that it gives you perspective. I live my yoga now. Before I was ‘doing’ yoga, now I’m living it.”

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An Inspired Passion The women behind Sunny Yoga Kitchen created a space where food, yoga and community come together under one roof.

by John Cal, for The Bulletin Special Projects / Photos by Kevin Prieto It’s astounding how the ladies of Sunny Yoga Kitchen offer so much under one roof. On any given day, owners Courtney Hynum and Amy Wright welcome a number of people through their doors for yoga classes, Bloody Mary’s, live music, freshly squeezed juice, or decadent pork tacos and Bahn Mi sandwiches. The space has even held poetry readings and birthday parties.

But it’s not just the varied amount and selection of fun things to do and delicious vittles to savor that have Central Oregonians ingratiated to the wife and wife team. It’s that they’ve created a space where all those things meld together into one seamless experience.

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lifestyle of balance. You move your body to nourish it, that’s the yoga part, but yoga is for your mind as well. And it’s just really fun.”

“We also wanted the same thing for the food,” added Wright.

“We wanted food that is fun and healthy. We try to use less salt and less sugar, but not because it’s bad, but to explore other areas of flavor.”

What ensues is a playful menu filled with healthy elixirs and spiced coconut water as well as beer, wine and seasonal cocktails. Rice bowls, salads, and tacos can be made with roasted meat and unctuous runny eggs or completely vegan. There are sandwiches, a house made burger and even crepes filled with goat cheese and fresh herbs.

“And the menu is largely gluten

free,” Wright continued.

But you wouldn’t know it, or miss the gluten, because Wright, de facto head chef, is not about gluten free for gluten free’s sake.

“It’s about flavor. The food has to taste good,” Wright emphasized. “You’re supposed to enjoy it, that’s part of the experience, you know? It’s both nourishment and fun.”

Hynum, Sunny Yoga’s main yoga teacher, approaches her yoga classes with the same philosophy of deference to both form and frivolity.

“Our classes are for everyone, and I love finding ways to incorporate movement that’s approachable for all levels of practice,” Hynum continued.

With her years of experience, Hynum’s approach is challenging, but playful. She

enjoys linking traditional vinyasa poses in new and creative ways.

And while classes are mainly vinyasa, with emphasis put on linking movement and breath, slower paced, Yin classes are also available twice a week for those wanting a slower paced yogic experience. Unlike the speed of Vinyasa, Yin poses are held for 1- 5 minutes.

“Yin classes turn a lot of the focus inward,” offered Sarah Edwards, Yin teacher at Sunny Yoga. “It’s graceful and peaceful.

We get into noticing our emotions and focus on the joint, facia, ligaments, as well as the mind.

“It’s been really great to be part of Courtney and Amy’s community,” said Edwards.

“Courtney is always uplifting and appreciative, and they both always have so much energy and

positivity to give.

“It really is about a holistic experience here, and part of that is having people of all levels in class together learning from each other and vibing off one another.

There are retired people that come to class, and 20-somethings, and people who have never tried yoga before. It’s always a welcome environment.”

The inspiration for Sunny Yoga came when the couple met in Madison, Wisconsin, where the two were working in a restaurant together, and Courtney was teaching yoga. Her studio was next to a small cafe where yogis would often stop after class to get a blender drink or a coffee or a quick bite to eat.

“But the food wasn’t that good,” Hynum recalled.

Soon after, the couple moved to Portland and were greatly inspired by Yoga Pearl, a yoga studio and cafe in Portland’s Pearl District.

“But we wanted to be even more inclusive,” said Wright. “We’re not vegan, and we’re not vegetarian, and we’re not gluten free, but we have all of those options … We wanted a space where everyone can just be together.”

And it is amazing how it all works in the same space. Morning yoga classes give way to the lunch

crowd, which dwindles down around the time late afternoon yoga starts up again, and then the space opens up for various events in the evening.

“People like options,” Wright exclaimed, laughing. “We’re not in downtown. We’re in a neighborhood, and we definitely wanted to have that neighborhood community feel. Some people come here for just food, or some people come for just yoga, and some people do it all, but it just feels awesome to be able to nourish people’s needs, whatever they are, you know?”

“I teach because I love it,” added Hynum. “I love connecting people with their bodies, helping them find balance in themselves.”

“I believe food does that too,” added Wright. “I think food tastes its best when it’s balanced — salty, sweet, a little heat. We use the best ingredients we can possibly get — citrus, fresh herbs.”

And Sunny Yoga’s ingredients are not only fresh, but largely local from purveyors such as Mary’s C Chickens, Agricultural Connections, Carlton Farms, and Radical Roots.

“The Sriracha isn’t local,” Wright likes to joke.

“I love food. I love eating. I like it to taste good too, I like adding a

lot of veggies,” she added.

“And I like my classes to be a little health, and a lot of fun,” said Hynum. “I want people to make mistakes, fall, and not to take ourselves too seriously.”

What ensues is more than just yoga or a fantastic plate of food, but really a sense of community, and what Wright and Hynum have managed to do is take the word holistic to a completely different level, to include not just health under its strictest definitions, but also include fun and taste and

frivolity to bring that balance of body and mind, and to foster a sense of community, too.

Where else can dad start his day with a challenging vinyasa flow class, while mom comes with her girlfriends later for brunch. Then the kids can swing by after school for a quick juice or burger. Later the ladies down the street can experience the relaxing benefits of yin yoga, and that night, everyone can mingle together for some local live music.

“Holistic is really simple,” stated Hynum. “It’s the whole body — mind, movement, breathe, but it’s also about happiness, and I love helping making sure people get that last piece of the puzzle too.”

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Pumpkin Love A seasonal treasure, pumpkin can be creatively incorporated in many indulgences.

by John Cal, for The Bulletin Special Projects / Photos by Kevin Prieto

Perhaps no fruit is a better harbinger of fall than the pumpkin (and yes, pumpkins are fruit). No matter the size, color, or variety, our favorite seasonal gourd is easily recognizable and can be transformed into many sweet or savory dishes. Whether it’s in pie, soup, a side dish, or taking center stage, the pumpkin is a autumnal aggregate we all love.

Like many other species of squash, pumpkins are native to North America, and were prepared early on simply boiled and mashed with a meal. Though most only eat the pumpkin flesh, the seeds, and leaves are also edible, as well as the flowers which are often stuffed, and fried in Italian cuisine.

“Pumpkin Pie is one of our more requested seasonal desserts,” said Hailey Jorgensen, manager of Sparrow Bakery Northwest Crossings. “We sell hundreds over the season. People come in and buy a slice or take a whole pie home for the holidays.”

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While pumpkin pie is perhaps its most recognizable use in the U.S., pumpkin around the world is used in a wide variety of savory and sweet creations. In Japan it’s battered, fried, and served with a soy dipping sauce. In Italy it’s mixed with cheeses and stuffed into ravioli, tortellini and other pastas. And in both India and Thailand, local varieties of pumpkin are common ingredients in curry.

Pumpkins are also an easy crop to grow and fair well in Central Oregon’s climate. But, if you don’t want to go to the trouble, local pumpkin patches -- such as those at the DD Ranch and the Central Oregon Pumpkin Company at Smith Rock -- are excellent places to pick your fill of the delicious, seasonal gourds.

Approximately 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkin is produced in the U.S. each year, much of it being relegated to canning. Early in the growing season, pumpkins enjoy warm weather, to begin to

plant your pumpkins mid summer to have them grow to full size and have them ready for carving by Halloween. It’s a tradition that we borrowed from the Irish, but this time of year, it’s a family activity we all look forward to.

While we love them painted and decorated or carved and lighting up our porches, pumpkins are also a big part in many other parts of our season. Breads, stuffings, desserts or savory, we love

pumpk i n s (and I haven’t even touched on the spiced lattes or milkshakes).

But while the bounty is here, it’s a great time to revisit the traditions we’ve all come to love, and also to experiment. But whatever you do, as you cook and decorate your way through this season, just enjoy and know that your favorite seasonal gourd is great in so much more than just pie.

5-ingredient Spiced Pumpkin Soup Serves 4-6

Pumpkin soup is one of those seasonal recipes that we look forward to every fall, but it’s often saved for very special occasions because it’s so much work to bake and puree the pumpkin. This easy version has just 5 ingredients and can be on the table in less than 15 minutes start to finish.

Garnish with sour cream or sliced green onion if you wish to take it a notch up, but a simple bowl or cup of this stuff will have your guests thinking you slaved over a hot stove all day.

Ingredients: 2 cans, pumpkin puree 1, 4 c container of vegetable or chicken stock 1 c, half and half 1 T ground ginger 2 t ground cinnamon Salt and Pepper to taste*

Method: Stir ingredients together, making sure spices do not clump.

Use a whisk if desired.

Heat on medium heat until soup reaches desired temperature, approximately 10-15 minutes. Allow to simmer for longer if time permits to allow flavors to meld.

Serve and garnish with sour cream, green onion, pumpkin seeds, or anything that reminds you of fall.

Pumpkin & ChickPea Curry Serves 4-6

Method:

This meal can be completed start to finish in 30 minutes or less if you have your pumpkin pre-roasted. When roasting pumpkin or any hard squash, I often do it several days ahead, or even make a large batch and then freeze some for later use. It’s a great stand-by that is completely meat free, although it’s very easy to substitute chicken for chickpeas.

In a large skillet, saute your diced onion on medium-high heat in 1 T vegetable oil. Stir occasionally until lightly browned.

Add second T of oil to the pan along with garlic, ginger, and curry paste. Continue to stir, making sure curry paste has contact with pan to bloom the spices. Saute for approximately 2-3 minutes, being careful not to burn the aromatics.

Add coconut milk, and chickpeas to pan.

Bring mixture to a simmer, and then turn heat down to low, cover, and allow to cook for approximately 20 minutes until the flavors have had time to meld.

Ingredients: 4 c. roasted pumpkin — (To roast pumpkin, peel, deseed and cut into 2 inch cubes.

Toss in olive oil, salt and pepper to taste, and bake at 450 degrees F on a sheet pan for an hour or until tender and well browned around the edges. Set aside to cool.)

2 T vegetable oil 1 large onion, diced 4 garlic cloves, minced 3 T, fresh ginger, minced or grated 2 1/2 T red curry paste 2, 13.5 oz cans, coconut milk 2, 16 oz. cans, chickpeas, drained and rinsed.

3/4 lb. fresh green beans, halved Salt and Pepper to taste Cilantro for garnish, if desired Lime wedges for garnish, if desired

Add in green beans, and continue to cook until they are just tender.

At the last minute, gentle stir in roasted pumpkin, being careful not to mash or break the pieces.

Adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper if necessary. Serve over jasmine rice, and garnish with chopped cilantro if desired. *Look for vegetarian red curry paste if you want this recipe to be completely meat free.

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What We’re Reading

by Susan Stafford, for The Bulletin Special Projects

Brief reviews of recent selections made by Central Oregon book clubs.

ONE SUMMER: AMERICA, 1927

by Bill Bryson Red, Wine and Bleu

The summer of 1927 in America began with Charles Lindbergh’s nonstop trans-Atlantic flight and culminated with Babe Ruth’s record-setting 60th homerun.

Crammed in between were the tabloid sensational coverage of a murder in Queens, the flagpole sitting record set by Alvin ‘Shipwreck’ Kelly, and a devastating flood in the Mississippi river basin. Al Capone was fortifying his control of the illegal booze trade with murder and municipal corruption in Chicago. Al Jolson was filmed in the movie, The Jazz Singer.

The seeds of the future stock market crash and Great Depression were sown when the four most powerful central bankers on earth held a secret meeting at a Long Island estate.

With humor and vivid attention to detail, Bryson weaves all of these events and more into a spellbinding investigation of the summer in which America took the world’s center stage – militarily, culturally, in commerce and technology. This 2004 Aventis Prize-winning author is a true master of popular narrative who conducts in-depth research and then translates it into a fascinating swoop through a pivotal season in American history.

The RW & B members named Bryson’s nonfiction one of their all-time favorite books, with everyone finding a topic of interest.

THE POSIONER’S HANDBOOK: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

by Deborah Blum Bend Bookies You don’t have to be looking for a way to do someone in to read The Poisoner’s Handbook

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Deborah Blum. Her 2010 thriller about early 20th-century poisoners and their then undetectable killing methods, is structured around the Roaring ‘20s poisons of choice. New York City’s medical examiner, Charles Norris, and expert toxicologist Alexander Gettler joined forces as indefatigable crusaders during the crime-ridden Prohibition era when bad booze could kill.

Blum capitalizes on her skills as a longtime newspaper science writer and now a professor of science journalism to create an irresistible potion of forensic toxicology, history, and true crime that is informative as well as entertaining. Her tutorial on the biochemistry of poison explores numerous captivating murder cases that will entertain true-crime fans as well as science nerds.

The Bend Bookies found interesting the “recap and telling of the early development of forensic science.” They particularly “enjoyed the case studies she included.” They found it self-evident that Blum had definitely done her research.

ISHMAEL’S ORANGES

by Claire Hajaj That Book Club Claire Hajaj’s debut novel is a realistic representation of the convoluted conflicts that have existed, and still do, in this troubled part of the world.

Told through the story of a Palestinian man and his wife, an English woman whose Jewish ancestors survived the Holocaust, this beautifully crafted work makes the present-day tragedy of the Middle East palpable by putting human faces on the adversaries.

The author’s writing is captivating, simple yet evocative, and rich in metaphors. Hajaj

explores numerous elements of the human condition all set against the clash of two cultures, spanning three generations.

Hajaj understands the Israeli and Palestinian conflict intimately. She grew up in two cultures with a Jewish mother and a Palestinian father. She “strives to illustrate how both sides deal with conflicting viewpoints and how the historical decisions and diverse interests shatter the lives of individuals and families,” said one group member.

TBC thought, “Ishmael’s Oranges gives a human face to the issues so difficult for many of us to understand. While reading and discussing the book we struggled with trying to figure out the good guys and bad guys in the geopolitical mess we call the Mideast… The book does not answer the questions nor does it give us hope, but as a vehicle for discussion it makes the complexities of the issues very, very real.”

REMBRANDT

by Gladys Schmitt CRS Book Group CRS discovered a “fabulous read, a real page turner,” that gave rise to “a terrific discussion as passionate as Rembrandt.”

Everyone “experienced the same urge to go out and buy a book of Rembrandt’s paintings as we were reading the book so we could see what he was painting.”

Rembrandt’s life and his artistic pursuits were closely intertwined; his main goal in life being creation of his art – not family, friends, faith, or anything else. Now viewed as one of the ‘greats’, in his own day he was quite controversial, ahead of his time.

Schmitt, a poet and novelist, was a professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University. She reportedly read numerous documents, many in the original Dutch, to paint as accurate a picture of the artist’s life as she could.

Powerful Plants

Integrating natural herbal remedies in a move toward holistic health.

by Bridget McGinn, for The Bulletin Special Projects / Photos by Kari Mauser

Earlier this month the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to three scientists, including Dr. Tu Youyou of China. Tu used traditional Chinese herbal medicine to identify a component of the sweet wormwood (Artemisia) plant that is effective in combating malaria. Her medical breakthrough impacts an estimated 3.4 billion people — approximately half of the global population — who are at risk of contracting malaria, a mosquito-borne disease that results in fever and can cause brain damage and death.

While Tu is only the 12th woman overall and China’s first person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine, perhaps just as significant is that the recognition may be a sign that the conventional global medical community is becoming more accepting of traditional plantbased medicine.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) originated in ancient China and can be traced back approximately 5000 years. There are many different practices included in TCM, including acupuncture, massage therapy, tai chi and herbal medicine. While widely accepted and practiced in Asia, in the United States, TCM is not as well known. Here it is most often used as complementary medicine — integrated with conventional treatments and therapies. But that seems to be changing.

“Western medicine is taking a turn toward being more holistic,” said Cathy Margolin, licensed acupuncturist and nationally certified diplomate of Oriental Medicine. “And that is a natural fit with Chinese herbal medicine, which for centuries has been used to treat disease symptoms and root causes. Western medicine typically treats only the symptoms

of diseases, or the ‘branch,’ while Chinese medicine treats both the root and the branch.”

Traditional Chinese medicine is based on ancient beliefs, including: Imbalance between Yin and yang, two opposing yet complementary forces, can cause diseases.

Qi, a vital energy source, flows through the human body and plays an important role in health maintenance.

The elements of fire, earth, wood, metal and water symbolically explain the functions of the body and how it changes.

The human body is a small replica of the surrounding universe.

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“Plants just hold an amazing amount of medicine.

It is interesting to think about the fact that 50 percent of our pharmaceuticals were originally based on plants.” — Holly Hutton and animal products are also included.

Chinese herbal medicine today commonly uses around 450 substances. Some of these, such as garlic, cinnamon and ginger are found in most spice cabinets. Others are familiar garden plants, such as peony flowers and chrysanthemum.

Different parts of the plants (roots, stems, leaves, flowers and seeds) are used in formulas and given as teas, infusions, capsules, liquid extracts, granules or powders.

There is a growing number of people graduating from traditional Chinese medicine

programs across the country and entering the field, something Margolin finds encouraging.

There are other signs that the United States is becoming more open to herbal medicine, including the construction of a factory in Maryland that will manufacture the first FDA-approved drug in the country made from a Chinese herbal formula, and the growing emergence of farms dedicated to organic medicinal herbs.

“Chinese herbal medicine can be confusing to some people because it is not something that we have a history of using here in

the United States,” said Margolin.

That is something she is working hard to change. Five years ago, Margolin founded Pacific Herbs.

The company sources high quality Chinese herbs, which are stringently tested for pesticides and other contaminants. The raw herbs are then cooked and processed into pharmaceuticalgrade herbal supplements.

“The entire cooking process is computer controlled,” said Margolin. “It looks a lot like a brewery with huge stainless steel cooking tanks and that is actually a good analogy for the process.

Just like beer, each batch needs to be standardized and meet set criteria.”

Pacific Herbs offers herb packs for menopause relief, aid with sleep, enhance libido, provide pain relief and more. They come in granule form, and can be mixed with water or simply dissolved in the mouth. All of Pacific Herb’s products are based on classic Chinese medicine formulas, something Margolin is passionate about.

“Chinese medicine has a strong history — thousands of years of use,” she said. “I stand on the shoulders of many. We know these herbs are safe and effective.

There is no need to recreate the

wheel. We just repackage it into convenient and tasty packages which are ready to use and have no fillers.”

While Margolin focuses her energy on making traditional Chinese medicine understandable and accessible to a wide audience, another local Bend resident, Holly Hutton, focuses on one-on-one clinical herbalist consultations and education.

Hutton, who has an East and West clinical herbalist certification and is a professional member of the American Herbal Guild and serves on their board of directors, said that while she tends to hear a variety of symptoms from those who consult with her, some of the most common are low energy levels and menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats.

Other conditions typically treated with traditional herbal medicine include insomnia, digestive disorders, colds and flu, headaches, stress, allergies and women’s health issues.

“I see people and do a thorough health assessment to determine what is going on with them and tease out the root causes,” said Hutton. “I develop a treatment strategy based on what the root of the matter is and that can involve

Therapeutic Herbal Infusions Place 1/4 cup of dried herbs (see below) into a quart-size mason jar. Fill with boiling water, cover and let sit for a minimum of 20 minutes or overnight. Strain herbs and drink throughout the day.

To calm the nerves: 2 oz. Lemon Balm, 2 oz. Skullcap, 2 oz. Ashwagandha and 1 oz. Catnip.

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To aid digestion: 2 oz. Hawthorn Berries, 1 oz. Spearmint, 1 oz. Fennel Seeds, 1 oz. Peppermint, 2 oz. Chamomile and 1 oz. ginger.

Therapeutic herbal infusion provided by Holly Hutton of Herbal Goddess Medicinals. All herbs included in these infusions may be found locally at Central Oregon Locavore, 1216 NE 1st St. in Bend.

a variety of things from traditional Chinese herbal formulas to Western herbs.”

Hutton teaches classes at Central Oregon Community College, including Herbalism 101 and an upcoming class on cooking with medicinal herbs. She offers medicine-making workshops and has her own line of herbal products including bulk herbs, medicinal teas, tinctures and topical remedies. She also grows and sells medicinal plants from her garden and greenhouse.

“Plants just hold an amazing amount of medicine,” said Hutton.

“It is interesting to think about the fact that 50 percent of our pharmaceuticals were originally based on plants.”

While Margolin focuses on traditional Chinese formulas, and Hutton tends to blend both Eastern and Western knowledge, both women have a deep passion for herbs and their healing properties. And both herbalists

“Chinese medicine has a strong history — thousands of years of use. I stand on the shoulders of many. We know these herbs are safe and effective.”

— Cathy Margolin are encouraged about the movement toward the integration of traditional and conventional medicine.

“If you think about it, it wasn’t until President Nixon opened the doors to China in the 1970s that we had the opportunity to really learn about traditional Chinese medicine,” said Margolin. “It’s

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Ancient Therapy Finding health & wellness through acupuncture.

by Lauren Davis Baker, for The Bulletin Special Projects / Photos by Kari Mauser

Lindsay Jordan uses cupping as a complimentary practice during acupuncture treatments.

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I was skeptical as the practitioner inserted needles in my forehead, hands, and lower legs, but I was running out of options. Despite inhalers, decongestants, and antihistamines, my sinuses were an ongoing problem. I resorted to antibiotics when I was run down and exhausted, but wasn’t happy about using them so frequently.

I lay on the acupuncturist’s table with low expectations, wondering if this was a waste of time. Within minutes I noticed a tingle in my nose and then felt my sinuses fully open up for the first time in years. I inhaled deeply, filled my lungs, and became a fan of acupuncture.

While Western medicine can effectively treat many things -- such as broken bones and heart attacks -- it has its limits. But when we combine it with alternative therapies, such as acupuncture, we add new ways to address our health and wellbeing.

Acupuncture can be a powerful tool for treating injuries, allergies, illnesses, and musculoskeletal issues. It is also used to treat both chronic conditions, such as low back pain and immune system disorders, and acute conditions, such as strained muscles and tendons.

Chinese medicine views the body as a whole and uses acupuncture to work through an interconnected system of energy pathways. In contrast, Western medicine tends to take a mechanist approach, viewing the body as a series of separate parts which can, in best-case scenarios, be repaired or replaced.

If you see a Western medical doctor for a running injury, for example, they’ll primarily focus on your injured leg. By contrast, if you visit Rebound Physical Therapy’s Lindsay Jordan, an acupuncturist who specializes in sports medicine, she’ll work to boost your immune system and the health of your internal organs while reducing the pain and promoting healing in your sore limb.

“The needles stimulate specific points along your body’s energy pathways to reduce inflammation, promote circulation, and release endorphins,” Jordan explained enthusiastically.

Jordan chose her specialty because of the success she’s had treating orthopedic

and sports medicine related issues. She also appreciates being able to team up with Rebound’s physical therapists, developing exercise plans that work in conjunction with her acupuncture treatments, offering her patients the best possible outcome.

While acupuncture is often still viewed as ‘alternative’ medicine in the United States, its effectiveness gained nationwide credibility in 1997 when evidence of its success in treating a significant range of medical conditions was presented at a National Institute of Health conference.

Since that time, greater numbers of Western medical practitioners have openly accepted the modality.

Acupuncturists in the U.S. undergo extensive clinical training in three- to fouryear Masters programs. Here in Oregon, acupuncturists are licensed by the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners.

While most studies of acupuncture begin as part of Traditional Chinese Medicine, (TCM) there is a wide variety in the way it is practiced. Since acupuncture’s origination in China more than 2,000 years ago, it has

She has had great success treating autoimmune disorders in this way.

“Acupuncture can be both effective and lifechanging with these disorders,” Roth said.

Roth is one of many highly-trained acupuncturists in the Bend area. Like most practitioners, she helps first-time patients understand what to expect, addresses any fears, and answers questions freely.

A first acupuncture appointment begins with an overall discussion of the patient’s health, medications, and any ongoing medical issues. Depending on the diagnosis and the acupuncturist’s preference, very fine, single-use, sterile needles are used to stimulate specific points along the body’s energy pathways. Common needle insertion points are the forehead, hands, lower legs, feet, and ears — although the points will vary based on the diagnosis and preferences of the practitioner.

Once the needles have been inserted, the patient is left in a quiet room to relax and allow the healing take over. With needles intentionally triggering endorphins, most patients experience a tangible decrease in

evolved as it has spread throughout southeast Asia into Europe and the United States.

Today, practitioners often have their own preferences as to where to place needles how far they insert them. Some acupuncturists use additional tools, including cupping, therapeutic massage, and mild electrostimulation of needles.

Emerald Acupuncture’s Rebecca Roth started practicing with a traditional Chinese approach but later began incorporating a Japanese style of treatment, a practice that utilizes smaller needles inserted at less depth.

She also uses Chinese herbs to treat a broad range of conditions.

stress and a heightened sense of well-being during treatment.

Most practitioners see clients in one-on-one settings in a medical clinic or home office where low lighting and soft music promote relaxation.

Bend Community Healing Center’s Mark Montgomery uses a more traditional Chinese approach, treating up to 12 patients at a time in a relaxed group setting. Montgomery uses this treatment style, along with a sliding fee scale, to help keep costs down, since more frequent treatments can help to make the overall treatment more successful.

For a chronic problem, a practitioner may

suggest a patient return once or a twice a week for a month or two, before tapering off to a maintenance schedule. Montgomery cherishes the opportunity to work with clients over time, observing them through the different cycles and seasons in their lives.

“Eastern practitioners see the body as a garden that needs to be tended,” Montgomery said. “We look at what’s missing and what’s needed for you to flourish.”

Nearly 10 years ago, ongoing sinus problems pushed me through the door of my first acupuncturist. I was skeptical and a more than a little nervous, but the results kept me coming back.

Since that time, I’ve used acupuncture to help repair the acute and chronic muscle injuries that come with an athletic lifestyle.

While aches and injuries were my ticket in the door, I found more than pain relief. As the physical stress on my body was alleviated, my sense of well-being soared. I may limp into the acupuncturist’s office, but I leave feeling rejuvenated and well cared for.

Common Acupuncture Specializations Following are some of the most common areas of specialization within the practice of acupuncture. If you’re not certain acupuncture could be beneficial for your specific concerns, ask your practitioner.

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The Scent of Healing

Made from the aromatic essences of plants, essential oils can help improve physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being.

by Bridget McGinn, for The Bulletin Special Projects / Photos by Kari Mauser When a vendor at an event offered Amber Bailey a sample of an essential oil as something that might help support her young sons with their chronic respiratory issues, she was happy to accept it. However, when she got home, she put it on a shelf, not sure how to use it.

“Oils seemed like a spa treatment or something fancy,” said Bailey. “I had no experience with it and didn’t know the value of it. I was afraid to use it on my kids.”

Many people in the United States are not familiar with the use of essential oils. In fact, their use in medicine, cosmetics, perfumes and spiritual rituals has been documented dating back thousands of years in many cultures. The ancient Chinese, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Indians and Persians all used essential oils.

During World War I, essential oils were used to tend to soldiers suffering from wounds, gangrene, skin infections and burns. And in the 1920s, a French scientist discovered the healing properties of lavender, introducing it to a number of hospitals in France.

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become popular in the United States until the 1980s. Today there are many products sold as aromatherapy, but some of these contain synthetic fragrances. They should not be confused with essential oils, which are concentrated extracts taken from the roots, leaves, seeds or flowers of plants.

Essential oils can be used topically or inhaled (put a drop in your hand and cup hands to breathe in; or use a diffuser). And, if they are from a trusted source and you are properly educated about their use, a drop of essential oil can be added to drinking water and ingested. Different essential oils and blends are known to have properties that support energy levels, mood elevation, better sleep, healthy digestion and much more.

Bailey is mom to a blended family of ten children, including her two youngest sons who routinely caught colds, which turned into raspy coughs and led to difficulty breathing.

“When they caught a cold I knew what was coming,” said Bailey. “The cough would turn into a bark, and then we would be doing steam showers and breathing treatments at the doctor’s or the Emergency Room. It was a vicious cycle every few months.”

It was while looking into one of her youngest son’s scared eyes as he labored to breathe during one such episode that Bailey decided that she needed to try something different.

“We were doing everything the doctors told us to do,” said Bailey. “There were

some medications, but there was nothing preventative. I was frustrated and felt out of control.”

Bailey remembered the essential oil on the shelf, and did some research, learning about a protective blend (containing cinnamon, clove, eucalyptus, rosemary and wild orange essential oils) that she diluted with fractioned coconut oil and applied to the bottom of her sons’ feet to help support their immune systems.

“Not only did it work, but it exceeded my expectations,” said Bailey. “It wasn’t long before I noticed that they were not getting as sick as often.”

She followed a similar process with a respiratory blend (containing laurel leaf, peppermint, eucalyptus, melaleuca, lemon and ravensara essential oils), applying it to her sons’ throats at the first sign of a cold. She was thrilled when the familiar nasty cough didn’t develop.

Bailey was so inspired by her experience that wanted to share the information and help others, particularly moms. She became a wellness advocate for doTERRA, a popular brand of therapeutic-grade essential oils, and now enjoys introducing new people to the world of essential oils.

Cindy Maricle, an independent distributor with Young Living Essential Oils, another popular brand of therapeutic-grade essential oils, has a similar story. Her journey to becoming an advocate for the use of essential oils began with a horse-related back injury.

Facing debilitating spine pain and numbness, her doctors offered her the choice of surgery or steroids. Even with a background in Western medicine — she had a long career as a medical technologist — Maricle felt disillusioned with her options.

“At that time I opened my mind to learning about alternative healing modalities,” said Maricle. “I became personally interested in learning how to help support my own body’s innate ability to heal and restore itself.”

Using essential oils, Maricle learned how to support her immune system, skeletal structure and address discomfort. She has not needed surgery or steroids for her back, and

hasn’t used medication for nearly a decade since her injury.

Fascinated with the science of essential oils, Maricle sought further education and now sits on the faculty of the Center for Aromatherapy Research and Education. In that role she educates medical professionals and others about the chemistry of essential oils and their uses.

“After my experience I decided that I wanted to make sure everyone has access to education about essential oils,” said Maricle.

“I want to empower people to achieve extraordinary levels of wellness, purpose and abundance.”

Bailey shared that when she first started using essential oils to support her family’s health she heard from others that she would soon be able to throw away everything in her medicine cabinet.

“I didn’t quite believe that,” said Bailey. “But it has actually been true for us. It has been life changing.”

For more information: Amber Bailey, mydoterra.com/AmberBailey, amberbailey06@yahoo.com, 541-815-9672; Cindy Maricle, cindymaricle.marketingscents. com, scmaricle@msn.com, 541-280-9103.

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A Serendipitous Connection What began as a simple friendship between walking partners became two hearts bonded by the fight against cancer.

by Ben Montgomery, for The Bulletin / Photos by Kevin Prieto During a recent mid-week afternoon, Jeanie Ogden set off for Springfield with her 5-yearold adopted black Lab, Jay-Jay. It was the pair’s first overnight trip together -- the first time she’d ever had to consider the pet-friendliness of hotels, Ogden joked -- and yet the evening before was one wrought with anxiety.

Jay-Jay has a large granular cell tumor of her tongue, and this particular trip was scheduled around a veterinary consultation Ogden hoped would set her companion on a path toward treatment and recovery.

“With Jay, I worry about how much of her tongue she’s going to lose and how she’ll be able to eat and drink,” Ogden said. “I’m eager to see how this all plays out for her.”

This trip is the latest stretch in a journey that’s short on time but long on two-way compassion -- a companionship that began while Ogden was overcoming her own bout with cancer, and one that continues today as the pair venture toward a medical consultation that may prove critical to Jay-Jay’s long-term quality of life.

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to experience the disease first-hand one day … sort of.

“I thought if anything, I might get esophageal cancer,” she said. “Or I did smoke off and on in my 20s and 30s, and I’ve certainly been around a lot of second-hand smoke growing up.

Anyway, breast cancer was a surprise.”

Surprise or not, the prognosis was overwhelmingly positive. Surgery plus five weeks of radiation treatment left Ogden cancerfree and, she said, feeling unmistakably good.

So good, in fact, that she felt determined to begin a walking regimen upon completion of her treatments -- a plan she admits sputtered out of the gate.

“I’m a pretty active person, and part of minimizing your chance of recurrence [of cancer] is being active,” Ogden said. “But that’s when I realized it wasn’t much fun to walk out on Peterson Ridge Trail by myself.”

But she had her eye on a potential walking partner: the large black Labrador retriever that resided (with its owners, of course) on property adjacent to her own. That dog was Jay-Jay. “When I finally asked if I could walk her, [the neighbors] were glad to let me do it,” Ogden said. “The really important thing was that I needed to get out there on the trail every day,

and I wouldn’t have done it without her.”

Ogden recalled their first walk together, one that took them to Sisters’ Creekside Park where Jay-Jay made a bee-line to the water to play with another dog. And the time she realized that simply watching Jay-Jay run around, hunting, sniffing and playing near the trail left her with a permanent smile, one that reappeared each day the two teamed up for their morning routine.

“She just enhanced everything about my life, really,” Ogden said. “Meeting people, talking to people out on the trail, motivating me to go in the first place … everything.”

Yet it was during one of these walks that a local veterinarian, Dana Bailey, expressed concern over a lump on Jay-Jay’s chest, suggesting Jeanie urge the dog’s owners to get it check out.

They did, and the lump turned out to be cancerous.

Not able to pay for treatment, Jay-Jay’s owners made the difficult decision to let Ogden adopt their pet. After all, Ogden had already formed an incredible bond with Jay-Jay, and she had the will and the means to ensure the cancer -- and the granular cell tumor discovered on Jay-Jay’s tongue during surgery -- was treated

promptly and by the best doctors available.

“I felt there was some urgency to this,” Ogden said of the diagnosis.

“I wanted her to have continuity of care close to home. [Jay-Jay’s owner] made a very hard, painful decision. … We hugged each other and we were both crying. It was a really big deal to give her up.”

Long-time cat owners, it was the first time Ogden and her husband, Andy, had never owned or cared for a dog in their entire adult lives.

“It wasn’t like my husband and I planned to have a dog,” she said.

“It’s just that she and I just became closer and closer, bonding with each other. I clearly loved her, and she was very happy when she was around me.”

As the months have gone by, Ogden and Jay-Jay continue to walk together nearly every day, along the Peterson Ridge Trail, covering around four miles each time. JayJay pulled through her original

round of surgery and treatments like a champ, but the tumor discovered on the underside of her tongue has grown considerably, now making it difficult to eat and drink.

“We’ve got to do something,” Ogden said the evening before heading to Springfield. “I’m eager to see how this all plays out for her -- if she still has a good, functioning tongue after surgery.”

The statement was one of anxiety and exasperation, and yet, just three days earlier, Ogden herself was willing to consider what she’d walked into when she agreed to adopt a dog with cancer -- a companion that has since cost so much financial as well as emotional capital.

“I didn’t really think about it all that much [before adopting her]. I just wanted her.” Ogden said. “With what’s going on, quite frankly, I wonder at times what my life would be without her. I’d be so sad.”

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So Easy, It’s Scary

Break away from tradition this Halloween by integrating a different kind of creativity into your pumpkin decorating. story and photos by Kari Mauser, The Bulletin Special Projects

Fall is such an inspiring time of year, particularly in Central Oregon.

The weather shifts, bringing warm days and cold nights. The deciduous trees and bushes transform into vibrant hues, bursting with reds and golds, bright against the darkness of the evergreens. The kids settle into the new school-day routine. Bedtime gets easier thanks to darkness settling in before 8 p.m. each night. And as October begins to pass, pumpkins and gourds begin popping up everywhere -- situated on front porches, lining driveways and haunting windows everywhere.

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pumpkin patch in search of the perfectly shaped and sized pumpkin brings smiles and laughter to kids of all ages. The creative visions of that creepy carving begin to take shape, right there in the field.

It’s an adventure I cherish with my kids. We plan an entire weekend to devote to our pumpkins, brainstorming ideas days in advance, giddy with anticipation of how amazing they are going to turn out -- better than last year for sure. But when the newspaper is spread and the carving knives come out, there is always a disconnect between what we have envisioned and what we quickly realize as the reality of just what you can do with a thick-skinned, slimy-gutted, crooked and unbalanced

Like with many things involving creativity, the boys’ silly buttons were activated while putting the final touches on two of their creatioins. Quinn looked in horror at the bolt he was prepared to screw into Frankenstein’s head, while Logan went cross-eyed as he mimicked one of the aliens he designed to go along with the space ship he transformed his flat, wide pumpkin into.

Sometimes the idea comes first and the pumpkin selection is determined by the idea, such as Quinn’s request for a tall, skinny pumpkin to make Frankenstein and Logan’s request for a flat, wide, space-ship shaped pumkin.

Other times, the pumpkin comes with a shape or unique feature that prompts a creative idea.

A pumpkin boasting a wide top that narrows significantly toward the bottom makes an ideal base for a skeleton head.

A perfectly curved stem stirs visions of creepy fairy-tale witch noses and when painted a sickening green and finished with features cut from felt, well prepare for shivers.

On the friendlier side, a perfectly symmetrical selection, when adorned with random household items, becomes the friendly neighborhood robot. (Ours has a shredded SOS pad for hair, washer eyes attached with thumbtacks, mason jar glasses poked into place with a basket hook, a nose that was once a perfume bottle lid, a smile made from a simple metal bracket, and of course there are forks for arms.)

pumpkin. Especially when you’re little -- my boys are just 9 and 5 years old this year.

My boys have great attitudes, thrilling at the end result of whatever hack job we manage every year. The more hacked, the scarier after all.

But for me, the scariest part is often watching those little hands as they do their best to manage the carving knives, because like most kids, my boys want to do it (mostly) themselves.

That’s why this year, we decided to break away from tradition and take a different approach to creating the perfect halloween pumpkins. Instead of the usual pumpkin carving kit, we bought acrylic paints!

The brainstorming for ideas was even more fun, knowing we could do just about anything with a pumpkin if we were disguising it with tools from the craft bin. Even the search for just the right size and shaped pumpkins was inspiring.

What resulted were some of the most perfect “jack-o’-lanterns” we’ve ever made. But the best part was the fun we had along the way. And the boys are thrilled that we were able to have our pumpkin weekend early, knowing their creepy creations will last much longer than the carved counterparts of years past.

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The Dangerous Downside of Dedication The rise of year-round single sport specialization is putting young athletes at risk.

by Zack Hall, for The Bulletin Special Projects

Not long ago it was a given that a three-sport athlete was the quintessential king of school. In fact, it was almost unheard for a young athlete to specialize in a single sport. Now, it is relatively common for a child that shows particular promise in a sport to specialize in that activity almost exclusively.

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on a single sport can be tempting.

After all, it seems logical that by concentrating on one spot, an athlete will only hone his or her skills. But a single-sport focus comes with significant downsides, putting a young athlete at particular risk of overuse injuries ranging from tendinitis to growth plate fractures.

“Usually, you’ll see (overuse injuries) in high-achieving athletes, and there are equal members (in that group) in both genders,” said Brock Monger, a physical therapist for Apex Physical Therapy in Madras. “It’s most common when it is a highschooler who is really talented and that there is a potential for playing beyond high school.”

Depending on the sport, body type and age, the injuries differ.

Baseball and softball players are more likely to suffer shoulder,

elbow or hand injuries, for instance. But, overuse injuries are responsible for about half of all the sports-related injuries suffered by

high school athletes, according to Melanie Embree, a physical therapist who owns Momentum Performance Training + Physical Therapy in Bend.

It is why most health-care professionals who deal with sports-related injuries would

recommend that children, including high school-age stars, would be best served by diversifying their activities.

“Start with what professional adult athletes in your child’s sport do,” Embree said. “They all have an offseason, then take into account that a growing body is not even capable of that much.”

How much is too much?

Embree said she becomes more concerned when a child athlete focuses on a single sport for more than six months a year. That is when the risks rise, she explained.

“If I see a kid playing one sport nine months a year, I want to hear how they rest, how they prepare for the long season, and how they maintain during the long season, as well as injury history,” said Embree, adding that specialization should not be considered until at least 11th grade. “If they are

playing one sport 10 to 12 months a year, I seriously question the athletes AND the parents AND the coaches. This is a red flag for me as their therapist both physically and socially. And sadly, it is almost always adult-driven.”

The good news for parents is that most overuse injuries are preventable by taking the right precautions.

Parents should ensure that their children are getting the appropriate amount of rest, both daily (teenagers should sleep eight to 10 hours a night) and by taking weeks away from an athlete’s sport of choice, Monger said. In addition, parents should pay attention to warning signs of overuse, especially if pain does not subside with typical ice and rest.

Most of all, athletes should consider taking up physical activities other than their core sport.

“The best approach is moderation

in as many things as possible,” Monger said.

Monger suggests activities that differ from a child’s main sport. A basketball player might consider cycling, for instance.

A baseball player might choose children’s yoga or pilates. And Central Oregon’s abundant outdoor activities, such as paddleboarding, hiking or a simple bike ride with family all can force the body to move in a new way, Monger added.

“If it’s all about performance, you can actually improve performance by doing a variety of things,” Monger emphasized. “So find an activity that is different, either subtly or largely different than the sport of choice.”

Embree agreed.

“Playing multiple sports is like cross training in that the body receives varying demands and learns varying responses,” Embree explained. “This translates into more coordination, better all-

around strength and flexibility, even a broader skill set, and less mental fatigue.”

Each athlete and sport is different, of course. And that means there are no simple answers.

“If something continually gives you problems, that is not normal, regardless of what others may say,” Embree said. “Seek help to find

out why and what small changes you can make before the problem prohibits playing time and forces big changes.”

Monger agreed, adding that Central Oregon is flush with doctors, physical therapists, and trainers who can really help in the long run.

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CARING FOR OTHERS

What’s on the Horizon for Baby Boomers?

A study from the Institute for the Future and Metlife’s Mature Market Institute predicts that baby boomers will reshape the face of aging, taking advantage of new technologies to tackle the challenges of a changing world.

Baby boomers may not recognize themselves and their surroundings 20 years from now as a result of an evolving global environment and marketplace. How boomers adapt and mitigate risk as we move into the future is the subject of a project by the Institute for the Future, done in conjunction with the Metlife Mature Market Institute.

The project, developed through ethnographic profiling of a diverse group of those born between 1946 and 1964, Boomers: The Next 20 Years, Ecologies of Risk, painted an extraordinary new picture of this much-studied demographic as they confront a longer lifespan, the widest rich-poor gap in recent generations, a global energy shortage, new economic realities and a web-based infrastructure.

The conclusion: boomers will, as they have in the past, be resourceful and self-reliant, forming economic, health and social collectives and families of choice to adapt to the future.

According to the study, boomers will distribute the stress and burden of managing risk across networks of people, some based on kinship and others on affinity or interest. They will plan more, work longer and become more entrepreneurial. They will also take part in peer-to-peer networks of people that will perform some of the financial services that banks, and other financial institutions, perform today.

The study projects the following aspects of the boomers’ lives: Family: New Relationships, New ResponsibilitiesEmerging patterns of marriage, remarriage and childbearing, including alternative family arrangements, will change the way we currently view family. Families will be “chosen”, not just inherited. There will be peer caretaking and social care matching services. Boomers are challenged by greater distance between family members and greater responsibility for the financial well-being of children and grandchildren, contributing to slowed personal wealth accumulation.

Global Economy: More Competition, More Collaboration-Boomers are the first generation to age in a truly global economy, giving them access to more learning resources, new ways to collaborate, financial products from around the world and healthcare abroad.

Community: Gaps and Gains-Boomers will use new ways to build communities to close the gap created by decreased mobility, polarization, social fragmentation and health challenges. Like their younger counterparts, they will participate in online social networks, virtual retirement communities and community blogging. They will be challenged by elder abuse, anti-boomer backlash and against zoning laws.

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challenges will bring food and energy collectives, doit-yourself products and green technology.

Personal: Health and Identity-Boomers will live longer, but may suffer from chronic diseases and widespread depression from aging, illness and other concerns. They will manage their health differently with biometrics and online tools that may challenge privacy, but will allow them to share and benefit from new information found on all parts of the globe.

Institutions: Dissatisfaction, Distrust, ReinventionFinancial security will be threatened by diminished government and employer safety nets and lower personal savings. An erosion of the trust people have had in institutions will bring new banking/ investment vehicles, peer-to-peer loans and new structures to manage new capitals.

“Faced with increasing longevity and the need to have lifetime income, Boomers will likely reset their compasses,” said Sandra Timmermann, Ed.D, Director of the MetLife Mature Market Institute.

“An adaptive, disciplined and flexible self is the best asset that they can bring to the future.” A factsheet on the Boomers: The Next 20 Years report can be accessed on the Mature Market Institute website at www.metlife.com.

Nonprofit Spotlight

by Zack Hall, for The Bulletin Special Projects

Kids in the Game: Inspiring Life Through Sports Christina Norquist’s parents always taught her that a busy kid is a happy kid.

With that in mind the now single mother wanted something to keep her two sons — 12-year-old Dominic and 9-year-old Adrian — engaged during the long winter.

Her sons chose wrestling. And with the help of a grant from Kids in the Game, a Bend nonprofit she became familiar with at a football camp, Norquist was able to enroll her sons at Oregon Basics Wrestling Academy.

The idea, it seems, turned out to be a good one.

“My oldest ended up in his first year of wrestling with 14 medals throughout the year, and my younger son ended up with 12 medals and made it to a championship match,” said Norquist, who lives near Sunriver.

“Being a single mom it helped me out a lot being able to put them through wrestling last year, and it taught them a lot of respect.”

Kids in the Game operates on a simple premise. If the nonprofit, which is funded primarily through corporate partnerships, can make it a bit easier financially for parents in need then kids will jump at the chance to play a sport or participate in other physical activities such as dance or horseback riding.

Why the interest in sports?

Children who participate in sports tend to be more active adults. Research shows that the benefits of participating in sports or activities go far beyond the playing field. According to the U.S. Department of Education, high school athletes are more likely to attend and graduate from college, and a U.S. Government Accountability Office 2012 report showed that physical activity

is associated with improved academic achievement.

There was a problem, though, said Eric Haynie, the program and business development director for Kids in the Game. Participating in sports costs money.

“We realized that one of the biggest barriers to participation

Game works in cooperation with organizations such as the Family Access Network, which places an advocate in every public school in Deschutes County to serve families in poverty, to identify the children who need assistance.

“They are working with the kids that may have single parents or are

these days is just the cost,” said Haynie. “So our organization simply tries to eliminate those financial barriers so that any kid has the chance to participate.”

Through its Pass program, each child is eligible for as much as $50 per season (up to four grants per year) to be used to pay the registration fee for a given sport in programs such as school athletics, Little League or Bend Parks & Recreation activities.

Parents can simply apply through Kids in the Game’s own website, kidsinthegame. org. In addition, Kids in the

even homeless in some cases: the ones who need the most financial assistance,” Haynie said.

The need is there said Tammy Gates, a FAN advocate at Elton Gregory and Obsidian middle schools in Redmond.

“That $50 makes a difference between a family being able to participate or not,” Gates said. “We want to really reach out to those kids, because sports is an amazing part of their school experience.

They can carry it on into high school and later on.

“These kids are so excited to be able to participate, and their

parents are excited, too.”

Started in 2010 by a group of founders who saw costs to participate in sports rising while viewing such activities as an important tool to build valuable skills, Kids in the Game has grown since its inception. And Bend has been an incubator, of sorts.

The nonprofit’s Pass program has expanded to cities including Dallas, Oregon and San Diego.

And in cooperation with PHIT America, a program to fight obesity, Kids in the Game has also launched its Go! Grant this year, which provides from $1,000 to $5,000 to elementary schools across the nation to start up physical education programs.

“For the most part it’s all about having fun,” Haynie said. “Finding a sports or activity program that is enjoyable for the kid is really what’s important.

“I truly believe that anyone can find some sort of activity that they enjoy, whether it’s a team or an individual sport. The health aspect of it as well as the development is huge.”

Norquist certainly saw results with her two sons.

In fact, the difference in both sons that came from success became plainly obvious almost instantaneously.

“My oldest has tons of confidence and knows he can do it,” Norquist said. “My 9-year-old, he wasn’t too sure at first, and the more he wrestled the more he was like ‘I can do this.’ … He put forth the effort that I’d never saw him put forth before.

“They’re definitely going back on the wrestling team again this year.”

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At the Workplace

by Connie Worrell-Druliner, for The Bulletin

Teamwork Lessons from NFL Greats If there was a Super Bowl for workplace team performance, would your team be in it to win it—or would they miss the playoffs? While individual achievement is important, teamwork is critical to a company’s success.

So, how do you get your workers to pull together as a team? Take some tips from these professional football coaches and players who have seen tremendous success on the field.

1. Maximize your team’s potential.

Tony Dungy, NBC analyst and former coach of the Indianapolis Colts, credits this seven-point formula for his team’s success:

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Engage Educate Equip Encourage Empower Energize Elevate

“Those are the methods for maximizing the potential of any individual, team, organization or institution for ultimate success and significance,” Dungy said.

2. Recognize individuals who commit to team goals.

Legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers, Vince Lombardi, is considered by many to be one of the most successful coaches in football history.

He said the power of teamwork went far beyond the football field.

“Individual commitment to a group effort—that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work,” Lombardi said.

3. Show your own commitment to your team.

According to five-time league MVP and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, you can’t expect your team to push for success if you are not there for them.

“Being there every week for my teammates is really important to me,” Manning said. “It’s about accountability.”

4. Don’t let negative people sour the team.

Terry Bradshaw won four Super Bowl titles as the quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and believes that attitude plays an important role in team success.

“Bad attitudes will ruin your team,” Bradshaw said. “Concentrate on the factors you have control over: persistence, self-discipline, confidence. Far more failures are due to lack of will than lack of ability.”

5. Let established team members be role models for success.

Merlin Olsen, a former defensive tackle with the Los Angeles Rams, was selected to the Pro Bowl a record 14 straight times. He placed a high value on both experience and commitment.

“The winning team has a dedication. It will have a core of veteran players who set the standards,” Olsen said. “They will not accept defeat.”

A team that does not accept defeat will keep pushing forward and overcome obstacles that might defeat a less committed group.

6. Finally, remember the power of hard work.

Walter Payton, former running back for the Chicago Bears, is remembered as one of the hardest working and best running backs in NFL history. In his autobiography, Payton described what he thought made someone a winner.

“A winner is somebody who has given his best effort, who has tried the hardest they possibly can, who has utilized every ounce of energy and strength within them to accomplish something. It doesn’t mean that they accomplished it or failed, it means that they’ve given it their best.”

Strong Teams Also Mean Better Hires. In the NFL, the team that finishes last gets the first draft pick. But that’s not so in the workplace. Creating a “Super Bowl” quality team fuels company success, and is more likely to attract the strongest job candidates your company needs to succeed.

Connie Worrell-Druliner is the founder of a locally owned business, Express Employment Professionals, offering human resource solutions. Express can help your organization, by finding qualified workers, solving your retention needs, and providing knowledge based training to your workforce.

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