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SENIOR TIMESo f D o u g l a s C o u n t ySENIOR TIMESO F D O U G L A S C O U N T Y October 2010

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

Dont be so afraid of falling 5

Grandson debuts on Facebook 6

Old photographs stir up memories 7

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BILLDUNCAN

The Senior Times

Of all the problems facing DouglasCounty seniors, none seems as

great as that of losing independencewhen it comes time to surrender drivingprivileges. It can seem like the end of per-sonal freedom.

Therefore, transportation has been oneof the dominant issues for seniors in Dou-glas County, as it is in any rural area wheredistances are greater than those in compacturban areas. The latter offer multiplechoices for getting around. Thats not thecase here, where transportation has beenan issue for seniors in Douglas Countyover the years.

However, more progress than ever onresolving that issue has occurred in the lastfew years, almost quietly. It improvesdaily with the efforts of U-Trans, a bussystem now operated by United Communi-ty Action Network under a contract withDouglas County.

Currently, U-Trans operates four busroutes. The Winston Commuter Bluelinebegins its scheduled run at 6:16 a.m. Mon-day through Friday in Winston and ends itsfirst run at 7:20 a.m., having traversedWinston, Roseburg, Winchester andWilbur before ending its run in Sutherlin.

The Blueline will make that trip eighttimes until its final run to Winston and itsreturn to downtown Roseburg at 7:09 p.m.

The Sutherlin Commuter Greylineleaves on its first trip at 6:20 a.m. inSutherlin and ends at Riverbend Park inWinston at 7:30 a.m. It also makes eightruns, ending at 7:30 p.m. in downtownRoseburg. An easy-to-follow schedule isavailable for both routes on each bus, orcan be obtained by contacting the U-Transoffice at 60l Rose Street, at the corner ofRose Street and Oak Avenue.

There are also two Roseburg city routes.

The Redline covers Harvard Avenue,South Stephens Street, Garden ValleyBoulevard and Stewart Parkway north ofGarden Valley Boulevard and then out toUmpqua Community College. At UCC itbecomes the Greenline Route. The Green-line Route goes downtown on Highway

99, out Diamond Lake Boulevard and endsat Harvard Avenue, where it becomes theRedline Route. These routes start at 6:50a.m. and finish at 6:40 p.m.

By and large, the buses are on time ateach stop. The buses are clean and com-fortable and the drivers are accommodat-

ing. This is not your fathers old, smelly,noisy diesel bus. At most stops there arebus shelters; otherwise, the bus stop desig-nations are clearly marked with U-Translogo signs.

The transit line is closed on holidays.When a holiday falls on a weekend, buseswill run on a regular schedule.

Seniors and the disabled can purchase amonthly pass for $28, giving access to thebus for as many times as they ride for afull month. Other adults can purchase themonthly pass for $45. There is a student

pass for $30 and a limited ticket bookcosts $18. A one-way fare is $1.75.The bus accommodates wheelchairs and

other devices for the disabled and has bikeracks on the front of the bus. Drivers assistthose in need, including the wheelchairramp used to load and offload wheelchair

riders. U-Trans also operates a curb-to-curb paratransit system of speciallyequipped vans, called U-Trans Direct, fordisabled riders of any age who qualifyunder the Americans with Disabilities Act.This is a separate service that cost $3.50per ride, or $7 round trip. For more infor-

mation on this service, call 888-227-8206

or the U-Trans office, 541-440-6500.Toby Notenboom, Transportation Ser-

vices Manager, said a south county bus runis in the planning stages for Myrtle Creek,Riddle and Canyonville, with about 20 bus

stops on that route, linking to the existingroutes in Winston and Sutherlin.

Over the years the transit system hasgone by several different names. Prior toUCANs involvement, it was known as theUmpqua Transit system and was operatedby the Umpqua Regional Council of Gov-ernments. The system is made possiblethrough partnerships with city, county andstate agencies and area employers and, ofcourse, by the revenue generated throughthe price of rides.

A demographic study shows that 23 per-

cent of the countys population is olderthan 60, which is 1.5 percent larger thanthe states average. The study also notedthat the fastest-growing segment of thepopulation is the baby boomers, on thecusp of the senior citizen category. Thatgroup will boost the senior population tonearly 31,700 in 2020.

With those statistics, perhaps a county-wide system is within the foreseeablefuture.

Bill Duncan is the editor of The SeniorTimes. He can be reached at

[email protected] or by writing toP.O. Box 812, Roseburg, OR 97470.

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GLORIAJOHNSONAround the World

Ilove to travel. I love the earth, its peo-ple and their cultures. What I dont love

is jet lag.I used to have difficulty with a one-hour

time zone change, but I have overcomethat problem. Even traveling to the EastCoast with a three-hour time zone changeisnt all that bad for me anymore. But trav-eling out of the country to Europe, Asia,New Zealand or Africa, with their eight- to16-hour time zone differences, is hard onmy body.

I have asked flight attendants how theycope with the problem. Usually the answeris either, I dont or You get used to it.

After all these years of travel and hundredsof thousands of miles flown, I still haventgotten used to it. But I have been able tocome up with some solutions.

When flying I drink as much water aspossible. Soda, juice and alcoholic bever-ages are dehydrating. Avoid them. Stickwith water. I walk around on the plane. Iget out of my seat (providing the fastenseat belt sign isnt on, of course) every

hour or so. I bend, twist and stretch. Mov-ing around may sound like a small thing.Trust me, it makes a difference; you willfeel better.

Even though I might be exhausted,when I arrive in a different time zone, I

will not allow myself, nor my travelers, togo to bed until 8 p.m. in that time zone. Itmay be hard to keep awake, so plan someinteresting things that keep you movinguntil a normal bedtime. If you succumb togoing to bed in the middle of the day, youwill be off schedule the entire time ofyour trip. Again, trust me, I have traveledwith too many people who have disre-garded my admonition to stay up, and

they have been cranky the rest of the trip.Make up your mind before you travel

that your sleeping arrangements may beless than perfect. Sleeping customs and

types of beds can be very different fromwhat you are used to at home. In Chinathe beds are very hard. In Japan peoplesleep on the floor in a futon. In Europeyou often sleep in a feather bed.

At home I am a shower taker. I rarelytake a bath. But I have found that soak-ing in a tub just before I go to bed thefirst night of my trip helps promotesleep. Then to get my circadian rhythmin sync with the new time zone, for sev-eral nights I take a mild dose of Mela-tonin, an over-the-counter hormone thatpromotes sleep. Some travelers take

stronger sleep aids. Always consult yourphysician before taking any sleep aids.

For a better sleep, both home andabroad, do not allow yourself to look atany type of screen (computer, smartphone or television) for one hour prior toyour desired sleep time.

I always thought sleep masks were sortof silly. They reminded me of ArleneFrancis on Whats My Line. But I am

now a big fan. They shut out the light andpsychologically remind you it is time toshut down. Another trick is earplugs. Notthe foam kind that fall out, but the wax

type swimmers use. I was reluctant at firstto use them. How can I control my envi-ronment if I cant hear? Fortunately, theydont shut out every sound. I could hearthe telephone ring or the smoke alarmgo off. But they do help if there is a tel-evision playing loudly in the next room,if the people in the room above areheavy-footed, or if your roommatesnores.

At home, my very favorite sleepenhancer is the steppdecke. Never heardof it? Neither had I until I went to Ger-many. Each person has his own individ-

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Preventing falls should be a priority forall of us, particularly as we grow older.

The Centers for Disease Control reportsthat seniors are treated in an emergency roomfor fall-related injuries every 18 seconds, andthat every 35 minutes, an older adult dies as aresult of a fall.

So it makes perfect sense to be wary offalling and to take reasonable measures toavoid it, but can we be too cautious? Doesthis kind of hyper-vigilance work for oragainst us?

Recently I read the results of a study thatsuggested that exaggerated apprehensionabout falling might be associated with anincrease 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 agewas 78. The subjects underwent a series ofmedical tests that measured their musclestrength, reaction times, and ability to bothmaintain and regain balance, all factors thatcontribute to the risk for falling. The partici-pants were also asked to express how worriedthey 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 athigh risk for a fall, they knew it and rightlyexpressed anxiety about it. If they were phys-ically at low risk, they also knew it and weremore confident.

But, surprisingly, more than 30 percent ofthe subjects expressed levels of anxiety notconsistent with the physical assessments.They were either at high risk physically andhad few or no worries about falling, or theywere at low risk physically and were verynervous about the possibility.

The researchers followed all the subjectsfor a year after the exams and found that thegroup that incurred the greatest number offalls in that time frame was not the unsteady

but over-confident ones (who you mightthink dash about their lives with recklessabandon). Instead, it was the sturdy-but-anx-ious group, those who were not at high risklevel for falling but who had expressed thegreatest fear about falling.

The studys investigators theorized thatamplified fears can cause folks to do less, tolimit their participation in physical and socialactivities, and to even become unwilling toleave the house at all. This social withdrawalcan lead to physical deconditioning and thatof course, increases the risk of falling.

The message is that while its important tohave a realistic picture of our physical condi-tion, its also important for us to acknowledgeour fears and to discuss them with our doctor.Its a two-way exchange. The doctor shouldevaluate and talk to you about your objectiverisks of falling, and you should discuss withthe doctor your worries and anxieties aboutfalling and how they are influencing your life.

Fear of falling, it has been said, is a treat-able condition through physical therapy thatincreases strength and gives confidence. In

addition, behavioral therapy can help reduceanxiety.

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nation.

That old three-story house on HarvardAvenue in Brockton, Mass., had lainvacant for as long as the kids in the

neighborhood could remember. In theearly evening light we would play tag on a

small city block filled with large, olderhomes built at the turn of the last century.

The homes had the usual long drivewayswith huge, overgrown hedges that separat-ed the properties and the large elm t reesthat lined the city streets. In the backyards,the normal assortment of garages, toolsheds and garden shops could be found.This was the battleground where we had athousand places to hide or wait in the darkof the early evening to spring upon theunsuspecting opponent.

The one place we avoided was that oldgray three-story house that seemed in size

a small mansion to us kids. The house hadalways remained vacant in our short life-times and we knew for sure it had to behaunted by ghosts.

At times in our play, someone would runback to the group, yelling that he had justseen light and movement in the windows

of that old house.We knew this report

to be the truth as all ofus had witnessed mys-terious happenings near

that eerie place, or atleast we thought wehad. On a fall evening

just a day before Hal-loween, our gang hadincreased to seven. Wemustered up thecourage to investigatethat haunted house,knowing seven kidswould scare off any

self-respecting ghost. Armed with a flash-light we approached the old house andfound the cellar door unlocked.

Ever so quietly we entered and startedour round of inspection. The darting beamof the flashlight soon proved the cellar tobe empty. After all, no self-respectingghost would reside in a damp cellar whenhe could have the whole house and proba-bly the master suite to haunt.

Our slow, trembling search continuedroom by room, always upward to the nextlevel. The measure of fear and uncertaintyincreased floor by floor. Finally, near theend of the search, we realized there was

only one place of refuge left for thatghostly demon and it had to be on thethird floor. Our nervous inspection hadproved the rest of the house empty.

We approached the top of that narrowstairway to the third floor in great fearand with extreme caution. We whisperedand argued, wondering if we should takethat last fatal move. Those of us in frontwere pushed and shoved upward bythose sniveling cowards in the back.They knew for sure we would be the firstto see the ghost and be devoured.

The weight and motion of all seven

kids on that stairwell made the stepscreak and groan, raising the hair on thebacks of our necks. On the third floor wefound the bedroom door facing the stair-way to be wide open. We peered acrossthose last few feet of safety into thatforeboding room, too scared to even use

the flashlight. The ghost, we knew forsure, was in that room.

The door which seconds earlier hadbeen wide open now started to closewith the creaking, scraping sounds of

old, rusty hinges. Those of us in frontturned and scrambled to retreat. Thoseidiots in the rear did not understand ourplight and kept pushing us forward, untilwe started screaming, leaping, andclimbing over the top of them. Panicensued and seven out-of-control juve-niles, yelling at the top of their l ungs,pushed, pulled, clawed and struggledagainst each other to get down that nar-row stairway and out of that hauntedhouse.

We never played on that side of theblock again and left that ghost on the

third floor in peace. Sixty years later Ifigured it out. Our combined weight onthat stairwell had caused that door toclose. Well, maybe. I think.

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The call came about 4:30 in themorning. My sixth grandchild wasabout 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 8a.m., thinking it would be a while untilthe baby arrived. Knowing this blessedmiracle was not as simple as a storkfinding his way down the hospital corri-dors, I agreed to wait.

Obviously sleep was no longer anoption, so I rose before the roostercrowed and surprised the chickens withan early morning breakfast. They

jumped down out of the coop a bit dazedand confused by the lack of sunlight andthe food in t he feeder. They clucked andchirped their disapproval over the early

wake-up call. I exclaimed, Were hav-ing a baby as I tried to keep the excite-ment to an acceptable volume so theneighbors would not be disturbed.

From there, I moved into the garden,watering the newly planted fall gardenveggies. I picked some broccoli andcucumbers and cleared a few persistentweeds. Still, the hands on the clockmoved slowly forward and the earlymorning light did not give way.

Unable to contain my grandmotherlyenthusiasm any longer, I decide to rallythe troops and pack up the ride to Port-land. I call the aunt- and uncle-to-be and

the great-grandmothers and within thehour we were on the Interstate 5 corri-dor, headed to see the newest member ofthe family. Mind you, this is the thirdgrandchild I have had the pleasure of

meeting in less than a year.The drive seemed endless, though thechatter was not. We all wondered whatwas going on. Messages were relayedbetween Eugene and Portland but noreal timeline was available. My daugh-ters pregnancy had been smooth sailingfrom day one, so I did not anticipaterough seas in the final moments. Myhope was to be there as my little peanutcame into the world. To be present notonly for the miracle of birth that hap-pens every minute of every day, but tobe one of the first faces his new little

eyes landed upon.The drive to Portland is not one of my

favorites. There seems little to engagethe senses, but each landmark thesmell of Albany, the cottages of theEnchanted Forest, the sprawling mall inWoodburn spurred us on as we count-ed down the miles and the voice of theGPS guided us to the parking lot of thehospital. We arrived at 10:12 a.m.,

almost six hours from the initial phonecall.

Soon an exhausted father poked hishead in the waiting room to tell us therewere 10 fingers and 10 toes and Mama

was doing great. But this grandmotherstill had not seen the 7-pound, 11-ouncegrandson and didnt see him exceptthrough a cell phone photo of TabenKing Huys on Facebook. The worldsaw my grandson before I did, despitethe early morning call, the mad dash toPortland and the pacing in the waitingroom. Social media strikes again.

Although my son-in-law introducedTaben to the world before his grandma,great-grandma and auntie, he continuesto demonstrate his absolute devotion tothis very special miracle in his life.

After giving the baby his first bath, hesmiled down at this precious new personand said, Whats new, son?

Everything, Dad. Thats what a wisegrandson would say.

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When I was growing up, I had onlyone living Grandpa, FrancisMarion Crow, who was born in

Lookingglass and moved to Eastern Ore-gon at the age of 5 when hisfather died.

Grandpa was a blue-eyed,red-haired, 6-footer andweighed nearly 200 pounds.He had a flowing handlebarmustache and wore a flat-brimmed Stetson hat withouta dent in the crown, and the

brim was always pulleddown just over his eyes toshade them. He chewedBrowns Mule tobacco andwould spit anywhere. Mom always had acoal scuttle handy when he came to visit.He had a huge sweet tooth and also lovedsauerkraut and wieners. I inherited my redhair from him.

Frank Crow, as he was called, had alively interest in music, art, the outdoors,and he respected the Indians. He taughthimself to fiddle by going out behind thebarn and sawing away until he masteredthe instrument. He knew all the melodiesby heart. As a folk artist, his pictures wereusually landscapes depicting camp scenesor Indians. Several large wooden cabinetswere decorated this way. His art had afresh charm peculiar to most folk artists. Ihave a wooden matchbox decorated ingreen and yellow that he made. It hangs bymy back door, full of wooden matches.

Grandpa virtually lived with the Indiansfor a short period of time. In later years,

the Indians on horseback would pass thefamily home in Pine Valley on their waybetween summer camps in the WallowaMountains. My Uncle Fess recalls how

one time he and Grandpawere on their way toHalfway in a wagon when alone Indian approached. Asthey drew abreast, Grandpaspoke to the Indian in hisnative tongue. When Grand-pa and Fess returned from

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squatting in the frontyard. He stayed for a dayor two. Grandma fed himand gave him a place to

sleep, then he was on his way. For a fewyears thereafter, the Indian would repeathis visit.

In his younger years, Grandpa had alsobeen a cowboy. One time he helped trail aherd of cattle from LaGrande to Pocatello,Idaho. The owner of the cattle was paid ingold and they were warned that a gang oftoughs intended to waylay and rob him andhis crew. They left town after dark, travel-ing only by night and hiding by day. Theyeventually eluded their pursuers and madeit safely home.

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Recently, my Mom relented to some not-so-gentle prodding from her children andbegan scanning pages from the old family

album and e-mailing them to us. I waslooking forward to seeing those old photosfor the first time in more than 45 years.What I wasnt prepared for however, wasthe intense rush of nostalgia those fuzzy,faded old black and white photos wouldinduce. They brought back many memo-ries and many people and places of whichI hadnt thought in years.

Gazing at photos of Dads l936 Chevypickup and Moms l938 Chrysler, I real-ized that I had been born in a different era,and there had been significant changes inlife over the years. Those changes creep up

on you, unnoticeably, a little bit at a timeand you dont pay much attention to them.When faced with 60-year-old photos ofplaces and things you vaguely remember,the change is astounding, nearly incompre-hensible.

Those photos brought back memories ofthe iceman and his tongs delivering icetwice a week. The milkman who left glassquarts of milk on the porch daily. Therewas no television and the radio was amajor piece of our furniture, s tanding 3feet tall and 2 feet wide. It was the focal

point of evenings and when the local radiostation signed off at 8 p.m. with the songHurry Back, Lumberjack, it was time to

head for bed.I knew the house my Dad completed just

a few days after I was born was a smallhouse, but I didnt realize how small andforlorn it looked on that big lot out in thecountry with not many other houses in

sight. Even the trees surrounding it lookedsmall and wispy compared to the way Iremember them when I left for college.

There is a photo of Dad and me in frontof the henhouse during the big snow of1948. There are photos of constructionprojects Dad undertook on the house toaccommodate his growing family. I dontrecall the garage replacement or the bed-room addition, but I do recall when headded a new kitchen. The new bedroomwas for my little sis ter, brother and me.It was about 10 feet deep and 6 feetwide.

Another bit of nostalgia that I hadntnoticed until I put all the birthday photosin the same computer file was an itemthat appeared in each birthday photo-graph. There is a photo of each of uskids on our respective birthdays, stand-ing in the yard beside a birthday cakewith the appropriate candles. In eachphotograph, the cake was sitting onMoms square sewing machine bench.The brown leather-topped bench seatlifted up and underneath was the com-partment where Mom kept her thread,

pins, needles, scissors and other sewingaccessories.

Seated on that bench, Mom had sewnnearly all of our clothes until we enteredhigh school. I had forgotten about thatbench 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 Im no longer that same younglad, but I certainly dont think of myselfas old. I realize Im past my prime phys-ically and there are things I just cant doanymore. My basketball-playing daysare history and Ive found that my kneesrefuse to work properly on certain occa-sions. Also, when barber Bill finisheswith my haircut, I still dont recognizeall that gray hair on my lap as mine.Some way or another, my mind is capa-ble of ignoring all those obvious signs ofage, and allows me to maintain a youth-ful illusion of myself. Unfortunately, thatillusion faded as I gazed at those photos.Another feeling swept in on crows feetwrinkles and brought me to reality,smashing those illusions and leaving mefeeling old as dirt.

Dale Greenley was born and grew up inRoseburg and now lives in Myrtle Creek.He is a noted fly fisher and often writesabout fly fishing on the Umpqua River.

Photos strike up the band to announce time marches on

Photo courtesy of Dale Greenley

Ross, Dale and Susan Greenleyappear in what is probably a photographtaken the day Ross turned 4, June 29,1954. The shot was taken in front of thesouth living room window of 2722 W.Bradford Court, Roseburg.

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creamy breakfast food may be an allergyfighter. Were talking about yogurt.Research suggests that the powerful probi-

otic bugs called Lactobacillus casei inyogurt may decrease body levels of immunesubstances involved in seasonal allergies. Soevery cup of goodness means fewer snifflesand achoos.

Your gastrointestinal tract naturally playshost to a variety of bacteria. But in peoplewho suffer from allergies, those bacteria lev-els are a little off. And researchers think thatprobiotics may help shift the balance of bugsback to a healthier status that helps support

the immune system. Thats exactly what arecent small study suggests. Seasonal allergysufferers in the study consumed either a pro-biotic-fortified dairy drink or a placebo drinkfor five months. And at the end of the study,those who had knocked back the L. caseidrinks showed lower levels of immune sub-stances that contribute to allergies.

Whatever you do, dont ignore sneezes,itchy eyes, and a runny nose. If you haveallergies, its best to nip your symptoms in the

bud so they dont turn into something moreserious like asthma or a sinus infection.Eating yogurt might help, but a comprehen-sive allergy-treatment plan laid out by yourdoctor is best.

Family caregivermeetings to start

Support groups for family caregivers willhold meetings in Roseburg, Sutherlin, Glen-dale and Winston during October. For more

information about the meetings call Nancyat 541-440-3677.The Roseburg Family Caregiver Support

Group will meet at 1 p.m. Oct. 6 at MercyCommunity Education, 2459 Stewart Park-way. The Roseburg support group meets at1:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of eachmonth.

The Sutherlin Family Caregiver Supportgroup will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 14 in theSutherlin Senior Center, 202 E. CentralAve., Sutherlin. This group meets at 10a.m. on the second Thursday of eachmonth.

The South County Family CaregiverSupport Group will meet at 2 p.m. Oct. 21at Forest Glen Senior Residence, 200 S.W.Frontage Road, Canyonville. This groupmeets at 2 p.m. on the third Thursday ofeach month.

The Winston Family Caregiver SupportGroup will meet at 2 p.m. Oct. 27 at theWinston Community Center, 440 GrapeStreet, Winston. This group meets at 2 p.m.on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

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chool is back in session. Cross-walks are filled with youngsters

going to class. Teachers have pre-pared lesson plans and activities to capturethe imagination of their students and getthem excited about learning all sorts ofnew things. But they could sure use someextra help to give the children individualattention.

Thats where seniors can play a veryimportant role. If you find an hour or two aweek that you would like to fill with ameaningful and enjoyable activity thatsnot too strenuous or stressful, think aboutthe following opportunities.

Foster Grandparent Program needs sen-

iors to be role models, mentors and friendsto the children in the classroom under

teacher supervision. Sharing your time andlife experiences can make a difference inboth the student and the teachers day. Formore information and an application, call541-492-3917 or send e-mail to

[email protected] Street Learning Center is calling

for mentors and classroom support volun-teers. See the world through the eyes of achild, from infancy to elementary grades.Contact Susan at 541-957-1008 and getdetails.

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 goalof Head Start Schools throughout thecounty. For more information, call 541-492-3917. To find the school nearest you,visit the website www.ucancap.org.

SMART, Start Making a Reader Today,wants volunteers to help children find the

joy of reading. Spending one hour a weekwill unlock doors for a child that can leadthem to the exciting world of books. Call

Nancy at 541-672-6477 if you want tohelp.

Boys & Girls Club of Umpqua Valley isthere for the children when the school dayis done and their parents are still at work.The organization also needs help with thespecial events scheduled each month, suchas Punt, Pass, & Kick. If you want to lenda hand, call Dean or Pam at 541-400-9505for more information.

Here are some other places where youcan make a difference:

Wildlife Safari needs helping hands withscheduled events as well as tours or greet-ing visitors and with ongoing projects. If

wildlife and interacting with the public areyour interests, call 541-530-1582 fordetails.

Senior Companions recruits volunteersfor 15 hours a week to provide companion-

ship for the e lderly. Volunteers may readtheir mail, visit with them, play cards orboard games or on occasion take them gro-cery shopping or to the doctors office.There is a stipend and mileage reimburse-ment for volunteers who are 55 years orolder and who meet income guidelines.For more information, call 541-492-3917or send e-mail to [email protected].

Winston Dial-a-Ride and Sutherlin Dial-a-Ride are looking for drivers to transportseniors in those communities. For Win-ston, call Scott at 541-679-8706; forSutherlin call City Hall at 541-459-2429and ask for Donita.

Volunteer opportunities abound in October

AARP driver safetyclasses for October

The Douglas County AARP Driver Safe-

ty Program Team will provide the follow-ing two-day classes in Douglas County inOctober:

A class will be held from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. Oct. 7 and 8 in Room 4 at OaklandCity Hall, 637 Locust St., Oakland. BetteKeehley will be t he instructor. You canregister online at www.aarp.org or call541-679-9571 to register.

A class will be held from noon to 4p.m. Oct. 25 and 26 at Linus Oaks, 2665

Van Pelt Blvd., Roseburg. The instructor

will be CJ Jekofsky. Call 541-677-4800 to register or register online atwww.aarp.org.

A class will be held from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. Oct. 21 and 22 at Tri-City Churchof Christ, 180 Briggs Dr., Myrtle Creek.Dean Kenyon will be the inst ructor. Call541-679-9571 to register.

The driver safety course is designedfor drivers 50 and older; however,younger individuals may also take the

course. You do not need to be a member

of AARP to take the course. The fee forthe course is $14 for each participant.AARP members will receive a $2 dis-count.

Oregon law requires all auto insurancecarriers to offer a discount on premiums toqualified graduates, aged 55 and older, ofapproved courses such as the AARP DriverSafety Program. To graduate, a participantmust attend both four-hour classes. Formore information, call Pete Benham, dis-

trict coordinator, at 541-672-1016.

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Oregon law provides that a per-sons will is revoked by thepersons later marriage unless

the will evidenced an intent that it notbe revoked by the later marriage, or wasdrafted under circumstances establishingthat the will was in contemplation of themarriage, or the person and his or herspouse entered into a written contractbefore the marriage dealing with thespouses rights.

A case from Umatilla County involvedthis area of law. Jack and Wilma hadbeen married to each other previouslyand divorced. After being divorced forabout a year, they remarried. Just beforethe remarriage, Jack executed a deed

giving Wilma an interest in his real

property and a will leaving her all of hisother property. After Jacks death, litiga-tion ensued between Jacks children andWilma.

One of the issues in the case was

whether the will executed by Jack short-

ly before the marriage was revoked bythe marriage or whether the circum-stances established that the will wasdrafted in contemplation of the mar-riage. The facts in the case were quiteinvolved and were contentiously disput-ed at length. Wilma eventually prevailedin the case, after an appeal to the Courtof Appeals, which held that she had suf-ficiently established that Jacks will wasdrafted in contemplation of the marriageand thus was not revoked by the mar-riage.

Although it appears in this case thatthe intentions of Jack and Wilma, asexpressed in Jacks will, ended up pre-vailing, significant time and expense

was involved in upholding the will.

It is always prudent for people whoown substantial property and who arecontemplating marriage to consider theoption of a prenuptial agreement thatcan deal explicitly with the subject ofwills and whether or not they willremain effective following marriage.

Secondly, people who have notreviewed their previous estate planningdocuments following a subsequent mar-riage should do so, as in most cases theywill need to execute new estate planningdocuments following the marriage.

Bruce R. Coalwell is a Roseburgattorney who writes on elder law issues

for The Senior Times.

When is a will revoked by marriage?

Dear Reader,I dont give advice, but the advice Id

give to myself if I didnt have grandchil-dren would be to get some. Rent, borrow,or beg to take some little rug rats for acouple of hours. Cook, blow bubbles, walkthrough mud puddles barefoot, or take a

walk in the woods and listen to the heart-beat of a tree. (Yes, believe it or not, youreally can.)

Life slows down when I spend time withmy grandchildren. I watch and listen, andrealize how simple life really could be, ifId only let it.

Baking with Paul, my 3-year-old grand-son, this past weekend, I was teaching him

how to level flour when we measureamounts for a recipe. My grandson isntconcerned with the big picture yet likehow the cupcakes will look or taste.

Nope, hes in the moment, and at themoment, a one-cup measure was too bigfor him to grasp. Paul wanted to use the

cute, little, red tablespoon to fill the meas-uring cup instead, because it fit his tinyhand better. It might take longer, but itmakes the journey easier.

I refrained from saying, Should Grand-ma help, so we can move things along?Because Paul has the right idea, and Im

envious it comes to him naturally.Somehow Paul instinctively knows the les-son I struggle to remember every day its when I slow things down that lifebrings me the most joy.

Thanks for reading with me. Its so goodto read with friends.

Suzanne Beecher provides the onlinebook club for the Douglas County Library.The book club is sponsored by The SeniorTimes. To become one of its members, con-tact your nearest library or [email protected].

Children are good at pacing life, living in the moment

Suzanne BeecherCommentary

Bruce CoalwellElder Law

Hospice volunteertraining beginning

Nine three-hour training classes for volun-

teers to serve with hospice care at the Rose-burg Veterans Care System will begin at 1p.m. Oct. 12 at the Roseburg VAMedicalCenter. Following the training, the volun-teers will join a team of others working withveteran patients assigned hospice care at thehospital.

After the opening session, all other classeswill be held o from 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays. Toregister for the upcoming training or formore information, call Fran Smith, the VAhospice and palliative care nurse/director, at

541-784-7951.Classes will be held on Oct. 18, Oct. 25,

Nov. 1, Nov. 8, Nov. 15, Nov. 29 and Dec. 6.

Sleep equipmentfall health fair

The Fall Equipment Fair for A.W.A.K.E,a sleep apnea support group, will be heldfrom 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at Mercy Edu-cational Center, 2459 Stewart Parkway,

Roseburg. Seven local providers, as wellas to national manufacturers, will demon-strate equipment. A.W.A.K.E. is a supportgroup for people who have sleep apneaand for their families. Refreshments willbe served. The fair is open to the public.

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was looking through one of the familyphoto albums and noticed that in eachof the snapshots of my grandmother,

she looked sternly at the camera nosmile, no relaxed posture, almost defiant.That is not the way I remember her. True,she was of sturdy independent stock, but notone to defy anyone.

Brakkarnine FredeJika Bahlke was bornof peasant stock near Horsens, Denmark. Iknow little of her father, but she and hermother worked part time in the peat bogs.Her mother also sewed for gentlemen and

was known for her fine stitches. Minnie, asshe was called, came to the United States atabout age 20. She was a recruit of the Mor-mon Church along with many others. Thereshe met and married a fellow Dane. They

lived in Provo, Utah, where my father andseveral siblings were born.Eventually the family moved to Portland,

Ore. Their children married and her husbanddied. Later my father married and broughthis family and mother, another Minnie, toTenmile. That is when my memories ofGrandma Minnie begin.

Looking at her 1912 picture was likelooking at a stranger. Stern, stiff-standingand slender, with obviously dark hair, the

image just didnt fit my memory. Her laterpictures brought more comfort. In thosephotographs, Grandma is pleasingly plump,with gray hair pulled back in a bun. Shesdressed in out-of-fashion long skirts or

dresses, most often wearing an apron.Stern? Yes and no. She didnt hesitate totell me not to do something I shouldnt. Sheliked to sing, had funny little tongue-twisterstories, and loved to dance. Grandma alwayshad a bed of colorful flowers and no matterhow many cats she had over the years, eachone had the same name Mogens.

Grandma was always busy with her hands shelling peas, snapping beans, peelingapples, or if nothing else, playing a tune on

her old pump organ.When my father bought the Tenmile

farm, he and his brother built anotherhouse on the property for Grandma. A paththrough the orchard connected the two

houses, and was an easy jaunt for us chil-dren. Aunts, uncles and cousins oftenwould gather at Grandmas house for fami-ly events.

Paging through the photo album broughtback those memories of family gatherings,but most of all it rekindled memories of anot-so-stern, loving grandmother.

Dorothy Schattenkerk still lives in Ten-mile.

Family photos dont always tell the whole truth

ALAN EDWARDS


Are you having problems payingfor your prescription medica-tions? Social Security may be

able to help. Some Medicare beneficiariesare eligible for extra help to pay for thecosts-monthly premiums, annualdeductibles, and prescription co-paymentsrelated to a Medicare prescription drugplan. The extra help can be worth nearly$4,000 per year. To qualify, a person must

be on Medicare and have limited income

and resources.Changes in the law beginning the previ-

ous January have made it easier for somepeople to qualify for extra help with theirMedicare prescription drug plan costs.Under the Medicare Improvements forPatients and Providers Act, Social Securitywill no longer count any life insurance policyas a resource and also will no longer count asincome the help you receive regularly fromsomeone else to pay your household expens-es food, mortgage, rent, heating fuel orgas, electricity, water, and property taxes.

Will this change the basic resource and

income limits for extra help? No, but itchanges what is counted in these limits. Toqualify, your resources still must be limitedto $12,510 for an individual or $25,010 for amarried couple living together. Your annualincome still must be limited to $16,245 foran 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 fromwork or live in Alaska or Hawaii. Theseamounts may change.

Social Security has an easy-to-use onlineapplication found at www.socialsecurity.gov.

To apply by phone or have an applicationmailed to you, call Social Security at-1-800-772-1213 (TTY-1-800-325-0778), andask for the Application for Help withMedicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs.You can also file at your nearest SocialSecurity office.

To learn more about the Medicare pre-scription drug plans and special enrollmentperiods, visit www.medicare.gov or call800-633-4227.

Alan Edwards is a Social Security publicaffairs specialist in Portland.

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andom actsof kindness

are alwaysnice to hear about.Recently I heardMarie Felgentragerspeak about her lategrandmother, Thel-ma Holcomb.According toMarie, her grand-mother sent cardsand letters to the people she knew. Inher 80s she still kept up this correspon-dence.

Learning more about her grandmoth-

ers connections made Marie curiousabout the people in the address book.She determined to write to each personand ask him or her how and each mether grandmother. Her request was forinformation about the relationship and apicture, if available.

Marie said she was amazed at thereplies she received. On one day therewere 40 replies in her mailbox. Some ofthe respondents had known Thelma alltheir lives and had been school chums.Others met her grandmother later. She

seemed not to know a stranger.The letters told how Thelma had lift-ed them up in hard times, inspired themand made them feel important. Marieadded, She did it without the benefit of

e-mail or Facebook.Marie read and collect-

ed those stories andmade a book that shepresented to her grand-mother as a surprise.Marie had a handysource for her grand-mothers unique her-itage book.

Those who would likeassistance with learning

how to gather information about theirfamily can go to FamilySearch.org. Thesite has added 81 new family historylessons in the last month. Some of these

online classes are from the MidwestGenealogy Organization.

By 2012, FamilySearch will have 700million digitized records on the site,having added an additional 200 millionto its records in April alone. There arenow about 300,000 indexers around theworld trying to keep up with the digiti-zation of records. Contact me if you areinterested in becoming an indexer. It isfun, rewarding and a great genealogicalservice. FamilySearch International isthe largest genealogy organization inthe world, and it will always be free.

Beverly Wellington is director of theRoseburg Family History Center. Shecan be reached at [email protected].

Grandmothers addressbook inspires adventure

BeverlyWellingtonFamily Tree

courage doesnt always roar. sometimes

courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day

saying, i will try again tomorrow.

mary anne radmacher

i am like old wine. they dont bring me out

very often, but i am well preserved.

Rose kennedy

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