O F D O U G L A S C O U N T Y

SENIOR TIMES
of Douglas County October 2010

U-Trans keeps
seniors on the move

MICHAEL SULLIVAN/The News-Review

On-call driver Mike Tavenner helps Barbara King of Roseburg to her destination after she gets out of a U-Trans Paratransit van.

Tips for avoiding jet lag — 4 Grandson debuts on Facebook — 6

Don’t be so afraid of falling — 5 Old photographs stir up memories — 7
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U-Trans gets seniors on the move in Douglas County

BILL DUNCAN or the U-Trans office, 541-440-6500.
The Senior Times Toby Notenboom, Transportation Ser-
vices Manager, said a south county bus run

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f all the problems facing Douglas
County seniors, none seems as
great as that of losing independence
when it comes time to surrender driving
privileges. It can seem like the end of per-
sonal freedom.
Therefore, transportation has been one
of the dominant issues for seniors in Dou-
glas County, as it is in any rural area where
distances are greater than those in compact
urban areas. The latter offer multiple
choices for getting around. That’s not the
case here, where transportation has been
an issue for seniors in Douglas County
over the years.
However, more progress than ever on
resolving that issue has occurred in the last
few years, almost quietly. It improves
daily with the efforts of U-Trans, a bus
system now operated by United Communi-
ty Action Network under a contract with
Douglas County.
Currently, U-Trans operates four bus
routes. The Winston Commuter Blueline
begins its scheduled run at 6:16 a.m. Mon-
day through Friday in Winston and ends its
first run at 7:20 a.m., having traversed
Winston, Roseburg, Winchester and
Wilbur before ending its run in Sutherlin.
The Blueline will make that trip eight
Barbara King of Roseburg speaks with on-call driver Mike Tavenner as she rides a
U-Trans Paratransit van.
99, out Diamond Lake Boulevard and ends
at Harvard Avenue, where it becomes the
Redline Route. These routes start at 6:50
a.m. and finish at 6:40 p.m.
By and large, the buses are on time at
each stop. The buses are clean and com-
fortable and the drivers are accommodat-
ing. This is not your father’s old, smelly,
MICHAEL SULLIVAN/The News-Review
riders. U-Trans also operates a curb-to-
curb paratransit system of specially
equipped vans, called U-Trans Direct, for
disabled riders of any age who qualify
under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
This is a separate service that cost $3.50
per ride, or $7 round trip. For more infor-
mation on this service, call 888-227-8206
is in the planning stages for Myrtle Creek,
Riddle and Canyonville, with about 20 bus
stops on that route, linking to the existing
routes in Winston and Sutherlin.
Over the years the transit system has
gone by several different names. Prior to
UCAN’s involvement, it was known as the
Umpqua Transit system and was operated
by the Umpqua Regional Council of Gov-
ernments. The system is made possible
through partnerships with city, county and
state agencies and area employers and, of
course, by the revenue generated through
the price of rides.
A demographic study shows that 23 per-
cent of the county’s population is older
than 60, which is 1.5 percent larger than
the state’s average. The study also noted
that the fastest-growing segment of the
population is the baby boomers, on the
cusp of the senior citizen category. That
group will boost the senior population to
nearly 31,700 in 2020.
With those statistics, perhaps a county-
wide system is within the foreseeable
future.
Bill Duncan is the editor of The Senior
Times. He can be reached at
bduncan@nrtoday.com or by writing to

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times until its final run to Winston and its P.O. Box 812, Roseburg, OR 97470.

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noisy diesel bus. At most stops there are

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return to downtown Roseburg at 7:09 p.m.
bus shelters; otherwise, the bus stop desig-

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The Sutherlin Commuter Greyline
nations are clearly marked with U-Trans
leaves on its first trip at 6:20 a.m. in
logo signs.

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Sutherlin and ends at Riverbend Park in
The transit line is closed on holidays.
Winston at 7:30 a.m. It also makes eight
When a holiday falls on a weekend, buses
runs, ending at 7:30 p.m. in downtown
will run on a regular schedule. ife time
Roseburg. An easy-to-follow schedule is
available for both routes on each bus, or
Seniors and the disabled can purchase a
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monthly pass for $28, giving access to the can
can be obtained by contacting the U-Trans
bus for as many times as they ride for a
office at 60l Rose Street, at the corner of
full month. Other adults can purchase the
Rose Street and Oak Avenue.
monthly pass for $45. There is a student
There are also two Roseburg city routes.
pass for $30 and a limited ticket book Now
The Redline covers Harvard Avenue, Offering
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Tips to stay alert no matter the time zone

GLORIA JOHNSON they have been cranky the rest of the trip. now a big fan. They shut out the light and
Around the World Make up your mind before you travel psychologically remind you it is time to
that your sleeping arrangements may be shut down. Another trick is earplugs. Not

I
love to travel. I love the earth, its peo-
ple and their cultures. What I don’t love
is jet lag.
I used to have difficulty with a one-hour
time zone change, but I have overcome
that problem. Even traveling to the East
Coast with a three-hour time zone change
isn’t all that bad for me anymore. But trav-
eling out of the country to Europe, Asia,
New Zealand or Africa, with their eight- to
16-hour time zone differences, is hard on
my body.
I have asked flight attendants how they
cope with the problem. Usually the answer
is either, “I don’t” or “You get used to it.”
After all these years of travel and hundreds
of thousands of miles flown, I still haven’t
gotten used to it. But I have been able to
come up with some solutions.
When flying I drink as much water as
possible. Soda, juice and alcoholic bever-
ages are dehydrating. Avoid them. Stick
with water. I walk around on the plane. I
get out of my seat (providing the “fasten
seat belt” sign isn’t on, of course) every
Gloria Johnson
Around the World
hour or so. I bend, twist and stretch. Mov-
ing around may sound like a small thing.
Trust me, it makes a difference; you will
feel better.
Even though I might be exhausted,
when I arrive in a different time zone, I
will not allow myself, nor my travelers, to
go to bed until 8 p.m. in that time zone. It
may be hard to keep awake, so plan some
interesting things that keep you moving
until a normal bedtime. If you succumb to
going to bed in the middle of the day, you
will be off schedule the entire time of
your trip. Again, trust me, I have traveled
with too many people who have disre-
garded my admonition to stay up, and
less than perfect. Sleeping customs and
types of beds can be very different from
what you are used to at home. In China
the beds are very hard. In Japan people
sleep on the floor in a futon. In Europe
you often sleep in a feather bed.
At home I am a shower taker. I rarely
take a bath. But I have found that soak-
ing in a tub just before I go to bed the
first night of my trip helps promote
sleep. Then to get my circadian rhythm
in sync with the new time zone, for sev-
eral nights I take a mild dose of Mela-
tonin, an over-the-counter hormone that
promotes sleep. Some travelers take
stronger sleep aids. Always consult your
physician before taking any sleep aids.
For a better sleep, both home and
abroad, do not allow yourself to look at
any type of screen (computer, smart
phone or television) for one hour prior to
your desired sleep time.
I always thought sleep masks were sort
of silly. They reminded me of Arlene
Francis on “What’s My Line.” But I am
the foam kind that fall out, but the wax
type swimmers use. I was reluctant at first
to use them. How can I control my envi-
ronment if I can’t hear? Fortunately, they
don’t shut out every sound. I could hear
the telephone ring or the smoke alarm
go off. But they do help if there is a tel-
evision playing loudly in the next room,
if the people in the room above are
heavy-footed, or if your roommate
snores.
At home, my very favorite sleep
enhancer is the steppdecke. Never heard
of it? Neither had I until I went to Ger-
many. Each person has his own individ-
ual blanket or comforter. You get all
snuggled up in your own bedding as
does your sleeping partner, so no more
tugging or pulling.
Don’t let lack of sleep ruin your travel
experience.
Gloria Johnson is director of Carefree
50, a travel club sponsored by Umpqua
Bank.

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 Monday, October 4, 2010–The News-Review, Senior Times
Lucky seven survive attack of the third-floor ghost
T
hat old three-story house on Harvard
Avenue in Brockton, Mass., had lain
vacant for as long as the kids in the
neighborhood could remember. In the
early evening light we would play tag on a
small city block filled with large, older
homes built at the turn of the last century.
The homes had the usual long driveways
with huge, overgrown hedges that separat-
ed the properties and the large elm trees
that lined the city streets. In the backyards,
the normal assortment of garages, tool
sheds and garden shops could be found.
This was the battleground where we had a
thousand places to hide or wait in the dark
of the early evening to spring upon the
unsuspecting opponent.
The one place we avoided was that old
gray three-story house that seemed in size
a small mansion to us kids. The house had
always remained vacant in our short life-
times and we knew for sure it had to be
haunted by ghosts.
At times in our play, someone would run
back to the group, yelling that he had just
seen light and movement in the windows
Exaggerated apprehension may lead to an increase in falls
P
reventing falls should be a priority for
all of us, particularly as we grow older.
The Centers for Disease Control reports
that seniors are treated in an emergency room
for fall-related injuries every 18 seconds, and
that every 35 minutes, an older adult dies as a
result of a fall.
So it makes perfect sense to be wary of
falling and to take reasonable measures to
avoid it, but can we be too cautious? Does
this kind of hyper-vigilance work for or
against us?
Recently I read the results of a study that
suggested that exaggerated apprehension
about falling might be associated with an
increase in falls, not the anticipated opposite.
Here are the basics of the study and its con-
clusions:
Researchers recruited 500 senior volun-
teers in Sydney, Australia. The average age
was 78. The subjects underwent a series of
medical tests that measured their muscle
strength, reaction times, and ability to both
maintain and regain balance, all factors that
contribute to the risk for falling. The partici-
pants were also asked to express how worried
they were about their chances of falling.
The majority of the subjects had percep-
tions of their risk in sync with the physical
findings — i.e., if they were physically at
high risk for a fall, they knew it and rightly
expressed anxiety about it. If they were phys-
ically at low risk, they also knew it and were
more confident.
But, surprisingly, more than 30 percent of
the subjects expressed levels of anxiety not
consistent with the physical assessments.
They were either at high risk physically and
had few or no worries about falling, or they
were at low risk physically and were very
nervous about the possibility.
of that old house.
We knew this report
to be the truth as all of
us had witnessed mys-
terious happenings near
that eerie place, or at
least we thought we
had. On a fall evening
just a day before Hal-
loween, our gang had
increased to seven. We
DON mustered up the
COSGROVE courage to investigate
Guest Columnist that haunted house,
knowing seven kids
would scare off any
self-respecting ghost. Armed with a flash-
light we approached the old house and
found the cellar door unlocked.
Ever so quietly we entered and started
our round of inspection. The darting beam
of the flashlight soon proved the cellar to
be empty. After all, no self-respecting
ghost would reside in a damp cellar when
he could have the whole house and proba-
bly the master suite to haunt.
Gloria May
Nurse News
The researchers followed all the subjects
for a year after the exams and found that the
group that incurred the greatest number of
falls in that time frame was not the unsteady
but over-confident ones (who you might
think dash about their lives with reckless
abandon). Instead, it was the sturdy-but-anx-
ious group, those who were not at high risk
level for falling but who had expressed the
greatest fear about falling.
The study’s investigators theorized that
amplified fears can cause folks to do less, to
limit their participation in physical and social
activities, and to even become unwilling to
leave the house at all. This social withdrawal
can lead to physical deconditioning and that
of course, increases the risk of falling.
The message is that while it’s important to
have a realistic picture of our physical condi-
tion, it’s also important for us to acknowledge
our fears and to discuss them with our doctor.
It’s a two-way exchange. The doctor should
evaluate and talk to you about your objective
risks of falling, and you should discuss with
the doctor your worries and anxieties about
falling and how they are influencing your life.
Fear of falling, it has been said, is a treat-
able condition through physical therapy that
increases strength and gives confidence. In
Our slow, trembling search continued
room by room, always upward to the next
level. The measure of fear and uncertainty
increased floor by floor. Finally, near the
end of the search, we realized there was
only one place of refuge left for that
ghostly demon and it had to be on the
third floor. Our nervous inspection had
proved the rest of the house empty.
We approached the top of that narrow
stairway to the third floor in great fear
and with extreme caution. We whispered
and argued, wondering if we should take
that last fatal move. Those of us in front
were pushed and shoved upward by
those sniveling cowards in the back.
They knew for sure we would be the first
to see the ghost and be devoured.
The weight and motion of all seven
kids on that stairwell made the steps
creak and groan, raising the hair on the
backs of our necks. On the third floor we
found the bedroom door facing the stair-
way to be wide open. We peered across
those last few feet of safety into that
foreboding room, too scared to even use
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the flashlight. The ghost, we knew for
sure, was in that room.
The door — which seconds earlier had
been wide open — now started to close
with the creaking, scraping sounds of
old, rusty hinges. Those of us in front
turned and scrambled to retreat. Those
idiots in the rear did not understand our
plight and kept pushing us forward, until
we started screaming, leaping, and
climbing over the top of them. Panic
ensued and seven out-of-control juve-
niles, yelling at the top of their lungs,
pushed, pulled, clawed and struggled
against each other to get down that nar-
row stairway and out of that haunted
house.
We never played on that side of the
block again and left that ghost on the
third floor in peace. Sixty years later I
figured it out. Our combined weight on
that stairwell had caused that door to
close. Well, maybe. I think.
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New grandson meets online friends first, relatives later
T
he call came about 4:30 in the
morning. My sixth grandchild was
about to make his appearance in
Portland at Legacy Emmanuel Hospital.
My daughter, in the beginning stages of
labor, told me not to call anyone until 8
a.m., thinking it would be a while until
the baby arrived. Knowing this blessed
miracle was not as simple as a stork
finding his way down the hospital corri-
dors, I agreed to wait.
Obviously sleep was no longer an
option, so I rose before the rooster
crowed and surprised the chickens with
an early morning breakfast. They
jumped down out of the coop a bit dazed
and confused by the lack of sunlight and
the food in the feeder. They clucked and
chirped their disapproval over the early
wake-up call. I exclaimed, “We’re hav-
ing a baby” as I tried to keep the excite-
ment to an acceptable volume so the
neighbors would not be disturbed.
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the great-grandmothers and within the
hour we were on the Interstate 5 corri-
dor, headed to see the newest member of
the family. Mind you, this is the third
grandchild I have had the pleasure of
meeting in less than a year.
The drive seemed endless, though the
chatter was not. We all wondered what
was going on. Messages were relayed
Eularee Smith between Eugene and Portland but no
Wise Grandmother real timeline was available. My daugh-
ter’s pregnancy had been smooth sailing
From there, I moved into the garden, from day one, so I did not anticipate
watering the newly planted fall garden rough seas in the final moments. My
veggies. I picked some broccoli and hope was to be there as my little peanut
cucumbers and cleared a few persistent came into the world. To be present not
weeds. Still, the hands on the clock only for the miracle of birth that hap-
moved slowly forward and the early pens every minute of every day, but to
morning light did not give way. be one of the first faces his new little
Unable to contain my grandmotherly eyes landed upon.
enthusiasm any longer, I decide to rally The drive to Portland is not one of my
the troops and pack up the ride to Port- favorites. There seems little to engage
land. I call the aunt- and uncle-to-be and the senses, but each landmark — the
smell of Albany, the cottages of the
Enchanted Forest, the sprawling mall in
Woodburn — spurred us on as we count-
ed down the miles and the voice of the
GPS guided us to the parking lot of the
hospital. We arrived at 10:12 a.m.,
Rough-and-ready life tales shared
W
hen I was growing up, I had only the Indians on horseback would pass the
I WILL
one living Grandpa, Francis
Marion Crow, who was born in
Lookingglass and moved to Eastern Ore-
gon at the age of 5 when his
father died.
often pretend to understand Grandpa was a blue-eyed,
what people say. Even when my red-haired, 6-footer and
surroundings are quiet, it can be weighed nearly 200 pounds.
hard to
HEAR
He had a flowing handlebar
mustache and wore a flat-
brimmed Stetson hat without
a dent in the crown, and the
brim was always pulled Ronald Culbertson
My wife says that our down just over his eyes to
relationship would be so much shade them. He chewed Family Tree
BETTER
Brown’s Mule tobacco and
would spit anywhere. Mom always had a
coal scuttle handy when he came to visit.
He had a huge sweet tooth and also loved
if she didn’t have to sauerkraut and wieners. I inherited my red
repeat herself so often. hair from him.
Frank Crow, as he was called, had a
PROFESSIONALS lively interest in music, art, the outdoors,
and he respected the Indians. He taught
who are here for you. himself to fiddle by going out behind the
Dr. Anderson specializes in rehabilitation barn and sawing away until he mastered
and amplification in mature populations. the instrument. He knew all the melodies
He enjoys spending time with his wife and by heart. As a folk artist, his pictures were
children and spending time outdoors. usually landscapes depicting camp scenes
Scott Anderson, Au.D.
Doctor of Audiology or Indians. Several large wooden cabinets
were decorated this way. His art had a
fresh charm peculiar to most folk artists. I
have a wooden matchbox decorated in
green and yellow that he made. It hangs by
my back door, full of wooden matches.
Grandpa virtually lived with the Indians
for a short period of time. In later years,
Roseburg Oregon, Monday, October 4, 2010
almost six hours from the initial phone
call.
Soon an exhausted father poked his
head in the waiting room to tell us there
were 10 fingers and 10 toes and Mama
was doing great. But this grandmother
still had not seen the 7-pound, 11-ounce
grandson and didn’t see him except
through a cell phone photo of Taben
King Huys … on Facebook. The world
saw my grandson before I did, despite
the early morning call, the mad dash to
Portland and the pacing in the waiting
room. Social media strikes again.
Although my son-in-law introduced
Taben to the world before his grandma,
great-grandma and auntie, he continues
to demonstrate his absolute devotion to
this very special miracle in his life.
After giving the baby his first bath, he
smiled down at this precious new person
and said, “What’s new, son?”
“Everything, Dad.” That’s what a wise
grandson would say.
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family home in Pine Valley on their way
between summer camps in the Wallowa
Mountains. My Uncle “Fess” recalls how
one time he and Grandpa
were on their way to
Halfway in a wagon when a
lone Indian approached. As
they drew abreast, Grandpa
spoke to the Indian in his
native tongue. When Grand-
pa and Fess returned from
town, the Indian was
squatting in the front
yard. He stayed for a day
or two. Grandma fed him
and gave him a place to
sleep, then he was on his way. For a few
years thereafter, the Indian would repeat
his visit.
In his younger years, Grandpa had also
been a cowboy. One time he helped trail a
herd of cattle from LaGrande to Pocatello,
Idaho. The owner of the cattle was paid in
gold and they were warned that a gang of
toughs intended to waylay and rob him and
his crew. They left town after dark, travel-
ing only by night and hiding by day. They
eventually eluded their pursuers and made
it safely home.
These are just some of the stories I heard
over the years. Grandpa was a born story-
teller. Every small kid needs a Grandpa
like him.
Ronald Culbertson grew up in Baker,
Ore. He is the retired CEO of Umpqua
Bank.
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Photos strike up the band to announce time marches on
DALE GREENLEY
For The Senior Times
Recently, my Mom relented to some not-
so-gentle prodding from her children and
began scanning pages from the old family
album and e-mailing them to us. I was
looking forward to seeing those old photos
for the first time in more than 45 years.
What I wasn’t prepared for however, was
the intense rush of nostalgia those fuzzy,
faded old black and white photos would
induce. They brought back many memo-
ries and many people and places of which
I hadn’t thought in years.
Gazing at photos of Dad’s l936 Chevy
pickup and Mom’s l938 Chrysler, I real-
ized that I had been born in a different era,
and there had been significant changes in
life over the years. Those changes creep up
on you, unnoticeably, a little bit at a time
and you don’t pay much attention to them.
When faced with 60-year-old photos of
places and things you vaguely remember,
the change is astounding, nearly incompre-
hensible.
Those photos brought back memories of
the iceman and his tongs delivering ice
twice a week. The milkman who left glass
quarts of milk on the porch daily. There
was no television and the radio was a
major piece of our furniture, standing 3
feet tall and 2 feet wide. It was the focal
Photo courtesy of Dale Greenley
Ross, Dale and Susan Greenley
appear in what is probably a photograph
taken the day Ross turned 4, June 29,
1954. The shot was taken in front of the
south living room window of 2722 W.
Bradford Court, Roseburg.
point of evenings and when the local radio
station signed off at 8 p.m. with the song
“Hurry Back, Lumberjack,” it was time to
bud so they don’t turn into something more
head for bed.
I knew the house my Dad completed just
a few days after I was born was a small
house, but I didn’t realize how small and
forlorn it looked on that big lot out in the
country with not many other houses in
sight. Even the trees surrounding it looked
small and wispy compared to the way I
remember them when I left for college.
There is a photo of Dad and me in front
of the henhouse during the big snow of
1948. There are photos of construction
projects Dad undertook on the house to
accommodate his growing family. I don’t
recall the garage replacement or the bed-
room addition, but I do recall when he
added a new kitchen. The new bedroom
was for my little sister, brother and me.
It was about 10 feet deep and 6 feet
wide.
Another bit of nostalgia that I hadn’t
noticed until I put all the birthday photos
in the same computer file was an item
that appeared in each birthday photo-
graph. There is a photo of each of us
kids on our respective birthdays, stand-
ing in the yard beside a birthday cake
with the appropriate candles. In each
photograph, the cake was sitting on
Mom’s square sewing machine bench.
The brown leather-topped bench seat
lifted up and underneath was the com-
partment where Mom kept her thread,
pins, needles, scissors and other sewing
accessories.
Seated on that bench, Mom had sewn
nearly all of our clothes until we entered
high school. I had forgotten about that
bench and all the shiny mysteries it held
for me as a toddler, but there it was qui-
etly on display, in each birthday photo-
graph.
I know I’m no longer that same young
lad, but I certainly don’t think of myself
as old. I realize I’m past my prime phys-
ically and there are things I just can’t do
anymore. My basketball-playing days
are history and I’ve found that my knees
refuse to work properly on certain occa-
sions. Also, when barber Bill finishes
with my haircut, I still don’t recognize
all that gray hair on my lap as mine.
Some way or another, my mind is capa-
ble of ignoring all those obvious signs of
age, and allows me to maintain a youth-
ful illusion of myself. Unfortunately, that
illusion faded as I gazed at those photos.
Another feeling swept in on crow’s feet
wrinkles and brought me to reality,
smashing those illusions and leaving me
feeling old as dirt.
Dale Greenley was born and grew up in
Roseburg and now lives in Myrtle Creek.
He is a noted fly fisher and often writes
about fly fishing on the Umpqua River.

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Family caregiver
meetings to start No other place offers resort-style,
Support groups for family caregivers will
hold meetings in Roseburg, Sutherlin, Glen-
dale and Winston during October. For more
information about the meetings call Nancy
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at 541-440-3677.
The Roseburg Family Caregiver Support Medical and Veterans’ facilities nearby.
Group will meet at 1 p.m. Oct. 6 at Mercy
Community Education, 2459 Stewart Park-
way. The Roseburg support group meets at
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1:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each
month. Exciting trips to Southern Oregon locales.
The Sutherlin Family Caregiver Support Ask us
group will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 14 in the
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a.m. on the second Thursday of each
month.
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Opportunites!
at Forest Glen Senior Residence, 200 S.W.
Frontage Road, Canyonville. This group
meets at 2 p.m. on the third Thursday of
each month. 1970 W. Harvard, Roseburg, OR 97470
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Group will meet at 2 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Making the Golden Years, Platinum! 541-672-2500 • riverviewterrace.com
Winston Community Center, 440 Grape
Street, Winston. This group meets at 2 p.m.
on the fourth Wednesday of each month.
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Volunteer opportunities abound in October
ADA DUNCAN
For The Senior Times
S
chool is back in session. Cross-
walks are filled with youngsters
going to class. Teachers have pre-
pared lesson plans and activities to capture
the imagination of their students and get
them excited about learning all sorts of
new things. But they could sure use some
extra help to give the children individual
attention.
That’s where seniors can play a very
important role. If you find an hour or two a
week that you would like to fill with a
meaningful and enjoyable activity that’s
not too strenuous or stressful, think about
the following opportunities.
Foster Grandparent Program needs sen-
iors to be role models, mentors and friends
to the children in the classroom under
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life experiences can make a difference in
both the student and the teacher’s day. For
more information and an application, call
541-492-3917 or send e-mail to
sam.likens@ucancap.org.
Cobb Street Learning Center is calling
for mentors and classroom support volun-
teers. See the world through the eyes of a
child, from infancy to elementary grades.
Contact Susan at 541-957-1008 and get
details.
UCAN Heart Start Program has volun-
teer opportunities not just in the classroom,
but also in the kitchen and office. Support-
ing children and their families is the goal
of Head Start Schools throughout the
county. For more information, call 541-
492-3917. To find the school nearest you,
visit the website www.ucancap.org.
ty Program Team will provide the follow-
ing two-day classes in Douglas County in
October:
• A class will be held from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Oct. 7 and 8 in Room 4 at Oakland
City Hall, 637 Locust St., Oakland. Bette
Keehley will be the instructor. You can
register online at www.aarp.org or call
541-679-9571 to register.
• A class will be held from noon to 4
p.m. Oct. 25 and 26 at Linus Oaks, 2665
Van Pelt Blvd., Roseburg. The instructor
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SMART, Start Making a Reader Today,
wants volunteers to help children find the
joy of reading. Spending one hour a week
will unlock doors for a child that can lead
them to the exciting world of books. Call
Nancy at 541-672-6477 if you want to
help.
Boys & Girls Club of Umpqua Valley is
there for the children when the school day
is done and their parents are still at work.
The organization also needs help with the
special events scheduled each month, such
as Punt, Pass, & Kick. If you want to lend
a hand, call Dean or Pam at 541-400-9505
for more information.
Here are some other places where you
can make a difference:
Wildlife Safari needs helping hands with
scheduled events as well as tours or greet-
ing visitors and with ongoing projects. If
will be “CJ” Jekofsky. Call 541-677-
4800 to register or register online at
www.aarp.org.
• A class will be held from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Oct. 21 and 22 at Tri-City Church
of Christ, 180 Briggs Dr., Myrtle Creek.
Dean Kenyon will be the instructor. Call
541-679-9571 to register.
The driver safety course is designed
for drivers 50 and older; however,
younger individuals may also take the
course. You do not need to be a member
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wildlife and interacting with the public are
your interests, call 541-530-1582 for
details.
Senior Companions recruits volunteers
for 15 hours a week to provide companion-
ship for the elderly. Volunteers may read
their mail, visit with them, play cards or
board games or on occasion take them gro-
cery shopping or to the doctor’s office.
There is a stipend and mileage reimburse-
ment for volunteers who are 55 years or
older and who meet income guidelines.
For more information, call 541-492-3917
or send e-mail to sam.likens@ucancap.org.
Winston Dial-a-Ride and Sutherlin Dial-
a-Ride are looking for drivers to transport
seniors in those communities. For Win-
ston, call Scott at 541-679-8706; for
Sutherlin call City Hall at 541-459-2429
and ask for Donita.
of AARP to take the course. The fee for
the course is $14 for each participant.
AARP members will receive a $2 dis-
count.
Oregon law requires all auto insurance
carriers to offer a discount on premiums to
qualified graduates, aged 55 and older, of
approved courses such as the AARP Driver
Safety Program. To graduate, a participant
must attend both four-hour classes. For
more information, call Pete Benham, dis-
trict coordinator, at 541-672-1016.
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Bountiful green tomatoes make a great chutney

NANCY GOODALE-GRAHAM
Nutrition News
The springtime sun was warm on my
back as I planted my tomato starts last
May. Full of hope, I was optimistically
anticipating the
NUTRITION arrival of plump,
juicy tomatoes by
June. OK, July. At the latest.
Then the cool, showery spring slid into
the coolest, rainiest summer for many
years. I watched as my tomato plants
struggled to soak up any warmth from the
sun. The rainy days just seemed to make
my plants droop.
Still, I hoped for a streak of hot weather
to accelerate plant growth, and help ripen
the green tomatoes hanging on the vine.
My optimistic bubble finally burst in
August, when I visited a local farmers’
market and asked when their local toma-
toes would be available. Their answer:
Sept. 15!
My struggling tomato plants weren’t so
far off target. I realized that I had to
change my expectations of a summer-long
bounty of BLT sandwiches, tomato-basil
salads, and roasted tomato sauces. No mat-
ter how much I wish for a long, warm fall
to extend the ripening of my tomatoes, I
sense that I’ll need to get used to disap-
pointment with the shortening of days and
the autumnal temperatures.
So, I must console myself by research-
ing and experimenting with recipes using
volumes of green tomatoes. There’s always
the old standard of fried green tomatoes,
and many classic Americana-style cook-
books have their version.
This green chutney recipe comes from
my friend Lois. She says that she has made
this for so many years that she doesn’t
remember where she originally got it.
Those are the kinds of recipes I relish —
lovely, old recipes that are made year after
year, until they feel so familiar, like very
dear friends and family.
Chutney is like a relish, a condiment that
has a bit of spiciness and sweetness that
goes well with all kinds of chicken and
pork. And it freezes quite well. You could
even preserve it in half pints and give it as
a holiday gift.
Enjoy your red tomatoes while they last.
Then, go on ahead and cook up some of
this chutney.
Green Tomato Chutney
Really hard green tomatoes are amazing in chut-
ney. Just make sure the tomatoes have not started
to ripen.
10 cups of green tomatoes, cut into chunks
2 cups unpeeled and cup-up green apples
4 cups brown sugar
2 cups cider vinegar
1 1/2 cups minced onions
1/2 cup chopped preserved ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground allspice
2 tablespoons mustard seed
1 tablespoon Chinese chili bean paste (optional)
Mix all ingredients except the chili bean paste in
a deep non-reactive pot. Bring to a boil, stirring con-
stantly, to prevent the chutney from scorching.
Lower the heat to a simmer, and continue to cook
and stir until the chutney is thick, 45 minutes to 1
hour. If you want it a bit spicier, you can add the chili
bean paste.
Nancy Goodale-Graham is a registered
dietitian at the Oregon Health and Vascu-
lar Institute in Springfield.

Recollections of small-town farm life a pleasure to ponder

M
y childhood household consist-
ed of my mother and myself.
With no relatives nearby, we
eagerly traveled 120 miles by train each
summer to visit my mother’s brother and
sisters.
There was a female cousin who was
agreeable to my tagging along when we
joined her young friends in the small Iowa
farm town where they lived. We could hike
a gravel road to an abandoned, water-filled
rock quarry at the edge of town for a
refreshing dip. During my first farm visit, I
heard the crowing of a rooster at the crack
patrons for a small fee.
One of the women had a large corner
back room in her home containing quilting
frames that were available to all local
women. I watched as the women pieced
together scraps of material to make the
quilts. Today, I cherish a 1930s quilt that
was made from pieces of my mother’s
dresses.
Laura Kruse
Memory Moments
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aunt always grabbed me and we moved
smoothly to the lively music. It was my
Those summer interludes contributed
memories for me of an expanded family
circle, which as a child I took back home
with me for later contemplation — memo-
ries that I still cherish.
Laura Kruse is a regular contributor to
The Senior Times, sharing memories of
times and events from the past.
THE

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ing cream into butter — all new experi-
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Several warm evenings we all attended a
dance at an outdoor pavilion. One spry
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When is a will revoked by marriage?

O
regon law provides that a per-
son’s will is revoked by the
person’s later marriage unless
the will evidenced an intent that it not
be revoked by the later marriage, or was
drafted under circumstances establishing
that the will was in contemplation of the
marriage, or the person and his or her
spouse entered into a written contract
before the marriage dealing with the
spouse’s rights.
A case from Umatilla County involved
this area of law. Jack and Wilma had
been married to each other previously
and divorced. After being divorced for
about a year, they remarried. Just before
the remarriage, Jack executed a deed
giving Wilma an interest in his real
Bruce Coalwell
Elder Law
property and a will leaving her all of his
other property. After Jack’s death, litiga-
tion ensued between Jack’s children and
Wilma.
One of the issues in the case was
whether the will executed by Jack short-
ly before the marriage was revoked by
the marriage or whether the circum-
stances established that the will was
drafted in contemplation of the mar-
riage. The facts in the case were quite
involved and were contentiously disput-
ed at length. Wilma eventually prevailed
in the case, after an appeal to the Court
of Appeals, which held that she had suf-
ficiently established that Jack’s will was
drafted in contemplation of the marriage
and thus was not revoked by the mar-
riage.
Although it appears in this case that
the intentions of Jack and Wilma, as
expressed in Jack’s will, ended up pre-
vailing, significant time and expense
was involved in upholding the will.
It is always prudent for people who
own substantial property and who are
contemplating marriage to consider the
option of a prenuptial agreement that
can deal explicitly with the subject of
wills and whether or not they will
remain effective following marriage.
Secondly, people who have not
reviewed their previous estate planning
documents following a subsequent mar-
riage should do so, as in most cases they
will need to execute new estate planning
documents following the marriage.
Bruce R. Coalwell is a Roseburg
attorney who writes on elder law issues
for The Senior Times.

Children are good at pacing life, living in the moment

Dear Reader,
I don’t give advice, but the advice I’d
give to myself if I didn’t have grandchil-
dren would be to get some. Rent, borrow,
or beg to take some little rug rats for a
couple of hours. Cook, blow bubbles, walk
through mud puddles barefoot, or take a
walk in the woods and listen to the heart-
beat of a tree. (Yes, believe it or not, you
really can.)
Life slows down when I spend time with
my grandchildren. I watch and listen, and
realize how simple life really could be, if
I’d only let it.
Suzanne Beecher
Commentary
Baking with Paul, my 3-year-old grand-
son, this past weekend, I was teaching him
how to level flour when we measure
amounts for a recipe. My grandson isn’t
concerned with the big picture yet — like
how the cupcakes will look or taste.
Nope, he’s in the moment, and at the
moment, a one-cup measure was too big
for him to grasp. Paul wanted to use the
cute, little, red tablespoon to fill the meas-
uring cup instead, because it fit his tiny
hand better. It might take longer, but it
makes the journey easier.
I refrained from saying, “Should Grand-
ma help, so we can move things along?”
Because Paul has the right idea, and I’m
envious — it comes to him naturally.
Somehow Paul instinctively knows the les-
son I struggle to remember every day —
it’s when I slow things down that life
brings me the most joy.
Thanks for reading with me. It’s so good
to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher provides the online
book club for the Douglas County Library.
The book club is sponsored by The Senior
Times. To become one of its members, con-
tact your nearest library or e-mail
Suzanne@EmailBookClub.com.

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as to national manufacturers, will demon-
strate equipment. A.W.A.K.E. is a support
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teers will join a team of others working with and for their families. Refreshments will
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After the opening session, all other classes The Fall Equipment Fair for A.W.A.K.E,
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register for the upcoming training or for
training beginning more information, call Fran Smith, the VA
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at Mercy Edu-
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Family photos don’t always tell the whole truth

DOROTHY SCHATTENKERK was known for her fine stitches. Minnie, as image just didn’t fit my memory. Her later her old pump organ.
For The Senior Times she was called, came to the United States at pictures brought more comfort. In those When my father bought the Tenmile
about age 20. She was a recruit of the Mor- photographs, Grandma is pleasingly plump, farm, he and his brother built another

I
was looking through one of the family
photo albums and noticed that in each
of the snapshots of my grandmother,
she looked sternly at the camera — no
smile, no relaxed posture, almost defiant.
That is not the way I remember her. True,
she was of sturdy independent stock, but not
one to defy anyone.
Brakkarnine FredeJika Bahlke was born
of peasant stock near Horsens, Denmark. I
know little of her father, but she and her
mother worked part time in the peat bogs.
Her mother also sewed for “gentlemen” and
mon Church along with many others. There
she met and married a fellow Dane. They
lived in Provo, Utah, where my father and
several siblings were born.
Eventually the family moved to Portland,
Ore. Their children married and her husband
died. Later my father married and brought
his family and mother, another Minnie, to
Tenmile. That is when my memories of
Grandma Minnie begin.
Looking at her 1912 picture was like
looking at a stranger. Stern, stiff-standing
and slender, with obviously dark hair, the
with gray hair pulled back in a bun. She’s
dressed in out-of-fashion long skirts or
dresses, most often wearing an apron.
Stern? Yes and no. She didn’t hesitate to
tell me not to do something I shouldn’t. She
liked to sing, had funny little tongue-twister
stories, and loved to dance. Grandma always
had a bed of colorful flowers and no matter
how many cats she had over the years, each
one had the same name — Mogens.
Grandma was always busy with her hands
— shelling peas, snapping beans, peeling
apples, or if nothing else, playing a tune on
house on the property for Grandma. A path
through the orchard connected the two
houses, and was an easy jaunt for us chil-
dren. Aunts, uncles and cousins often
would gather at Grandma’s house for fami-
ly events.
Paging through the photo album brought
back those memories of family gatherings,
but most of all it rekindled memories of a
not-so-stern, loving grandmother.
Dorothy Schattenkerk still lives in Ten-
mile.

New legislation helps some qualify for help on prescription costs

ALAN EDWARDS and resources. income limits for extra help? No, but it To apply by phone or have an application
For The Senior Times Changes in the law beginning the previ- changes what is counted in these limits. To mailed to you, call Social Security at-1-
ous January have made it easier for some qualify, your resources still must be limited 800-772-1213 (TTY-1-800-325-0778), and

A
re you having problems paying
for your prescription medica-
tions? Social Security may be
able to help. Some Medicare beneficiaries
are eligible for extra help to pay for the
costs-monthly premiums, annual
deductibles, and prescription co-payments
related to a Medicare prescription drug
plan. The extra help can be worth nearly
$4,000 per year. To qualify, a person must
be on Medicare and have limited income
people to qualify for extra help with their
Medicare prescription drug plan costs.
Under the Medicare Improvements for
Patients and Providers Act, Social Security
will no longer count any life insurance policy
as a resource and also will no longer count as
income the help you receive regularly from
someone else to pay your household expens-
es — food, mortgage, rent, heating fuel or
gas, electricity, water, and property taxes.
Will this change the basic resource and
to $12,510 for an individual or $25,010 for a
married couple living together. Your annual
income still must be limited to $16,245 for
an individual or $21,855 for a married cou-
ple living together. Your income can be a lit-
tle higher if you support other family mem-
bers who live with you, have earnings from
work or live in Alaska or Hawaii. These
amounts may change.
Social Security has an easy-to-use online
application found at www.socialsecurity.gov.
ask for the Application for Help with
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs.
You can also file at your nearest Social
Security office.
To learn more about the Medicare pre-
scription drug plans and special enrollment
periods, visit www.medicare.gov or call
800-633-4227.
Alan Edwards is a Social Security public
affairs specialist in Portland.

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Grandmother’s address
book inspires adventure
R
andom acts e-mail or Facebook.”
of kindness Marie read and collect-
are always ed those stories and
nice to hear about. made a book that she
Recently I heard presented to her grand-
Marie Felgentrager mother as a surprise.
speak about her late Marie had a handy
grandmother, Thel- source for her grand-
ma Holcomb. mother’s unique her-
According to Beverly Wellington itage book.
Marie, her grand- Family Tree Those who would like
mother sent cards assistance with learning
and letters to the people she knew. In how to gather information about their
her 80s she still kept up this correspon- family can go to FamilySearch.org. The
dence. site has added 81 new family history
Learning more about her grandmoth- lessons in the last month. Some of these
er’s connections made Marie curious online classes are from the Midwest
about the people in the address book. Genealogy Organization.
She determined to write to each person By 2012, FamilySearch will have 700
and ask him or her how and each met million digitized records on the site,
her grandmother. Her request was for having added an additional 200 million
information about the relationship and a to its records in April alone. There are
picture, if available. now about 300,000 indexers around the
Marie said she was amazed at the world trying to keep up with the digiti-
replies she received. On one day there zation of records. Contact me if you are
were 40 replies in her mailbox. Some of interested in becoming an indexer. It is
the respondents had known Thelma all fun, rewarding and a great genealogical
their lives and had been school chums. service. FamilySearch International is
Others met her grandmother later. She the largest genealogy organization in
seemed not to know a stranger. the world, and it will always be free.
The letters told how Thelma had lift-
ed them up in hard times, inspired them Beverly Wellington is director of the
and made them feel important. Marie Roseburg Family History Center. She
added, “She did it without the benefit of can be reached at bewel@gmail.com.

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