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FROM BUSTING BRONCOS TO BULL RIDERS AND EVEN COWBOY POETRY, THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE St. Paul Rodeo

The local rodeo circuit is replete with rodeos, including the St. Paul Rodeo, which celebrates 84 years this month. “Our small community of 300 sees its population balloon to over 50,000 during the five days of the rodeo,” says spokesperson Ruth Nicolaus. “It’s the nation’s greatest Fourth of July rodeo.” The first rodeo was held on July 4, 1936 after locals cleared the city park — a baseball diamond surrounded by scotch broom and littered with tin cans — and built a pole fence around a short quarter mile track. Four bucking chutes and a roping chute were added, and cowboys came from all over Oregon, 50 of them strong, to compete for a rip-roaring purse of $500. “There’s a carnival, the famous Tack Room Saloon — voted one of the top 20 cowboy bars in the west — open for those 21 and older to whet their whistle,” she says. “New this year is our entertaining specialty act, trick riders. Trick riders are Above, bucking horses and their colts gallop through the St. Paul Rodeo arena. (Photo by Hoot Creek) Pages 1 and 6: Scenes from Santiam Canyon Stampede. 4 NORTHWEST 50 PLUS MARION POLK | JULY 2019

beautifully dressed cowgirls doing gymnastic-like stunts as the horses gallop around the arena. Fans will get to see Jessica Blair Fowlkes trick ride each performance of the rodeo. “The Wild West Art Show displays artwork for sale, and the Great American Barbecue Cook-off features the wizards of the grill,” she adds. “On the Fourth of July, a parade through the beautiful town of St. Paul takes place, plus fireworks following each night of the rodeo. It’s truly a piece of Americana, all that’s good about America, embodied in the St. Paul Rodeo.” Cowboy Tom Swearingen will debut his poem about the St. Paul Rodeo during the Hall of Fame Barbecue, at 5 p.m. July 2. From Tualatin, Swearingen has attended the rodeo since he was a kid. His cowboy poetry hobby started about 10 years ago with a memorial piece for a good friend who had died. Since then, he’s progressed and flourished in his trade, writing more poetry and performing at cowboy poetry gatherings and invitations to speaking. The rodeo also includes food and merchandise vendors, and a carnival. DATES: 7:30 p.m. July 2-6, with 1:30 p.m. rodeo July 4. TICKETS: $16 to $26 (plus a convenience fee). INFO: StPaulRodeo.com or 800-237-5920. BONUS: The rodeo is a fundraiser for many service and youth organizations around the area and is produced by nearly 100 percent volunteer labor.

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miss a minute of the action,” she says. This spring, the Stampede lost Guy Scott, a rodeo stock contractor and lifetime board member. Scott stayed on after the rodeo transitioned into the nonprofit it is today, Justis says. “Not only did Guy have answers, he always had a story to tell,” she says. “When you were around Guy, you felt

like a kid being told a story. You were always intrigued and on the edge of your seat to hear how it ended. He had a story for everything. It is sad to think he will no longer be able to tell us the living history of rodeo and the champions he knew that helped to form it.” DATES: July 19-20 at Sublimity Harvest Festival Grounds. TICKETS: Adults are $13 in advance; $17 at the gate. Youth ages 5-12 are $9 in advance, $13 at the gate. Tickets sold at Double H Western Wear in Salem; Riverview Bank in Aumsville; Wilco Farm Stores in Stayton, Silverton, Oregon City and Lebanon; and on the Stampede website. WEBSITE: scsrodeo.com. BONUS: Kids Corral, free on Friday night, an official Stampede after-party, Mutton Bustin’ for the kids, music, royalty, and the Sublimity Firefighters Cowboy Breakfast. Proceeds from the Stampede are dispersed to various youth groups in the Sublimity-Stayton area. ☸

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N 1926, THE ELSINORE THEatre opened in downtown Salem as a silent film house and vaudeville venue, and for yearly 100 years has provided a variety of artistic opportunities to the Salem community. Did you visit The Elsinore to see a blockbuster movie, a silent film, a touring dance company or maybe a comedian? Now a nonprofit venue benefitting from a $3.4 million upgrade that restored the Tudor Gothic-style building to its original glory, promoters are working hard to provide first-run entertainment that attracts both local Above, the Elsinore Theatre stage is one feature that sets this venue apart. (Salem Photo League)

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ELSINORE? On May 28, 1926, it opened with two sold-out showings of “The Volga Boatman,” directed by Cecil B. DeMille. EARLY FAMOUS VISITORS: Edgar Bergen (and Charlie McCarthy), Otis Skinner, The John Phillip Sousa Marine Band, and Clark Gable. LIVE MUSIC: A mighty Wurlitzer organ accompanied the first silent films. The organ was a medium-sized instrument with 900 pipes installed in four rooms above the proscenium. It was replaced in 1986, and is now played by Rick Parks during tours and silent film showings. WHAT IS TODAY’S VISION? Promoters say its purpose is to offer arts and cultural performances that improve individual development, enhance the quality of life and contribute to the economy of Oregon’s capital city. The fundamental service of the vintage Elsinore is to present live performances on stage.

THE ICONIC STAGE: This is the heart of the Elsinore, and our mission is to grace it with the finest acts and cultural events possible for the enrichment of this community. WHAT MAKES IT FUN TO WORK AT THE ELSINORE? CARLEE: You’re teasing, right? What’s not to love about working at the Elsinore? We do fun. We see people relaxed, being entertained and connecting with others in the community. DO YOU STILL SHOW FILMS? CARLEE: We’ve shown movies here for decades. It’s one way people identify with us. This season we’ve added a 2 p.m. show for people who don’t drive after dark. We have a wonderful partnership with Roth’s Fresh Markets which provides buy one, get one free coupons. Where else can two people enjoy a classic film for $6? WHAT’S BEEN YOUR MOST POPULAR SHOWS RECENTLY? CARLEE: Pink Martini, Kris Kristofferson and the musical “Disenchanted.” WHAT ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING SEASON? TOM: I’m excited about it because we’re really getting shows Salem is not supposed to get: Jeff Foxworthy and “We Will Rock You: The Queen Musical” are perfect examples. These are big shows and when the only place people can see them is in Salem, it’s good for more than just the theater. WHAT ABOUT ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS? TOM: We’re producing musicals now and recently were awarded

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RIPE BERRIES BURSTING WITH FLAVOR ARE ONE OF THE PERKS OF AN OREGON SUMMER

HINKING BACK ON PAST Julys, one of the first things that comes to my mind is the heat. It’s not uncommon to have no rain and a three-day — or more — stretch of 90-degree weather this month. (But I’m praying that we won’t.) This means that unless you are a “super gardener” and love the baking sun, the chores will need to be done in the early morning or evening hours. I am a weather wimp and wilt just like the plants when forced to endure anything over 85 degrees. From about 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., I’m either indoors or in the shade, hopefully sipping iced tea. Despite the possibility of a heat wave, July is a fabulous month in the garden. Flowers are blooming everywhere providing nectar for hungry critters and the first veggies are ready to pick providing food for hungry people. What’s not to love about that? Then there are the berries. Just when we’re getting tired of fresh strawberries (not really), nature serves up another round of fresh goodies. Raspberries and blueberries, marionberries and more. Living in Oregon means you can enjoy local summer fruits, such as these “Fall Gold” raspberries (far right). (Photo by Grace Peterson)

Eaten fresh off the bush, the sun-warmed sweetness is one of the most enjoyable pleasures of high summer. I grow two types of ever-bearing raspberries — ever-bearing, meaning they produce two crops each season. ‘Heritage’ is a fat, juicy red berry and ‘Fall Gold’ is a yellow/orange, slightly smaller but sweeter variety. Both varieties grow in their own raised bed. While the plants don’t require special fertilizer to grow and produce bountiful crops, an annual top dressing of three or four inches of shredded leaf compost is a good way to keep the soil moist between waterings. Once the first crop of berries has finished, usually in mid-July, I cut those canes down which makes more room for the emerging canes that will produce another crop in September. My blueberries also grow in a raised bed. A few years ago, after neglecting them longer than I care to admit, I researched how I could get my plants to look similar to those healthy, berry-loaded plants I see at blueberry farms. I discovered that like raspberries, blueberry plants prefer consistently moist, freely draining soil to produce the best crop. So, top-dressing with shredded leaf compost to insulate the soil’s moisture has become a routine chore. I also take the advice from “Growing Blueberries in Your Home

Garden,” an informative handout published by Oregon State University Extension Service. This handout spells out blueberry growing guidelines, from site preparation to selecting the right variety, pruning techniques and even growing plants in containers. Since my plants were already sited and growing, I didn’t need to focus on that aspect. However, the pruning and fertilizing guidelines have been very helpful. I’m seeing the results. The plants are loaded with berries this year. So much so, that I decided it was time to invest in a roll of inexpensive horticultural netting to keep the hungry birds at bay. Even if you only have a small patio, you can grow berries. A little effort pays off big in July, when you’re eating your own homegrown, nutritious and delicious fresh fruit. ☸

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are in our home. I like to think that the warm and welcoming atmosphere is felt by all who enter.” When the couple bought their place almost 15 years ago, they felt that they were to be good stewards of its use. “Tim has steadily improved and remodeled many of the rooms, leaving the charm of the home intact,” McDonald says. “Being an entrepreneur and former restaurant/catering owner in the Willamette Valley for a good 20 years, hospitality seems to be in my blood. However, my creative talents have taken an upward turn focusing on teaching and facilitating creative classes in our group art studio in the converted basement.” Turning her talents for creating edible art in a culinary world to creating expressive art wasn’t much of a stretch for McDonald. “I’m passionate about all forms of creativity,” she says, “whether it be collage, abstract painting or wearable art.” The couple recently returned from a trip to Italy, where they learned how to use acrylics to creatively design silk scarves. “We came back on fire to teach others the techniques in paper and fabric,” McDonald says. “My husband helps me with the creative end.” Together, the couple creates custom marbling silk scarf trays for “folks to come and create their own silk

scarves by “painting on water.” They both convey this style of painting “is remarkably easy.” Encouraging creativity is McDonald’s passion. She loves to help folks of all ages to create, have fun, and experience other Paxson House offerings, including acrylic pour parties. McDonald says one of the most successful classes was “Girls Night Out” in which 10 ladies were taught acrylic pour painting on tiles and canvasses. “Another fun experience was the three generations — mother, grandmother and mom’s young adult daughters — having an ‘artful play’ quality tie with abstract acrylic pour and alcohol ink,” McDonald says. “Our most recent fabulous class was four to five women who created two one-of-a-kind marbleized silk scarves while having a great time. Also, our first mobile Sip and Play Acrylic Pour class was held in the fall at the 13th Street Nursery in southeast Salem.” McDonald loves to encourage people of all ages to have fun while experiencing one of her art classes. In addition to the acrylic pour parties, she specializes in Vision Board parties and coaches one-on-one with folks who are in life or career transition, and, she says, “want help envisioning their vocation or the like.” A group of six taking the Fluid Art Fun class pays $35 per person, instruction and materials included, for more than two hours of creating 8-inch-by10-inch abstract art canvasses and one tile. The class requires a minimum of six people. “Participants in the marbleized silk scarves class create two silk scarves to take home, one 15-inches-by-60-inches and the other 8-inches-by-54 inches,” McDonald says. The class includes two hours of instruction, all materials, and is $40 per person with a minimum of five people. Vision Board parties are three hours, include all materials and “encouraging guidance” and are for a minimum of six people for $35 each. “We are also open to having guest

Paxson House offers classes, like acrylic pour, that allow individuals to explore their creative side. (Courtesy photos)

teachers possibly rent the space to teach, or collaborate,” McDonald says. “We also can bring the joy of creativity to your office, your home, or at your chosen venue.” Paxson House is officially on Airbnb, but McDonald says opening it up for rental is “on pause.” “We most likely will open up one to two rooms in May, with a shared bathroom,” she says of the option for artists or others from out of town to stay over. McDonald’s new book, “Embracing God’s Rainbow” reflects how God took her from “black and white to Technicolor living.” The book tells her personal story “from breakdown to breakthrough, fear to freedom, sorry to joy, and the transformational tools

that God used of creativity,” she says. “This is also a workbook/playbook for healing, restoration of joy and wellness, and healing our image of God.” Her book can be found at Amazon. com. McDonald graduated from the SAGE Legacy fellowship program, where, with team partner Cynthia Lester, she completed a project, “Restoring Joy and Wellness through the Arts.” ☸

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1 — (THROUGH JULY 4) FIREWORKS BOOTH, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Roth’s gravel parking lot, Silverton. Benefits Silverton Senior Center and Lions Club. LINE DANCING LESSONS, 12:30 p.m. Mondays, through July 28, Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. 503873-3093. HULA LESSONS AND UKULELE SONG CIRCLE, 4 p.m. Mondays, through July 28, Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. 503-873-3093. FRESH PRODUCE COOKING, 4 p.m. Mondays, through July 28, Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. $5. 503-873-3093.

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11 — (THROUGH AUG. 31) “SEX PLEASE WE’RE 60,” 7:30 p.m. Thursdays to Saturdays, Theatre West, 3536 SE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Theatrewest.com.

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12 — THE SECRET HISTORY OF UNDERGROUND SALEM, 6 to 8 p.m., Deepwood Museum and Gardens, 1116 Mission St. SE, Salem. $20. 503363-1825.

13 — SILVERTON SENIOR CENTER TRIP: SISTERS QUILT SHOW, 503873-3093. WILLAMETTE VALLEY

WORKSHOP: BERRY TASTING VARIETY SELECTION AND BASIC BERRY CARE, 9 a.m. to noon, Marion Garden, Salem. Marioncomga.org. SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE AND POTLUCK, featuring Lee Nicholas and Diane, 7 to 10 p.m., Keizer/Salem Area Seniors, 930 Plymouth Dr. NE, Keizer. $5. ST. BENEDICT FESTIVAL, noon to 4 p.m., Mount Angel Abbey. Mountangelabbey.org/sbf. FARM TO TABLE DINNER AND AUCTION, 6 to 9 p.m., Willamette Heritage Center, 1313 Mill St. SE, Salem. Marionpolkfoodshare.org. 234 ARMY BAND CENTENNIAL TOUR, 7 p.m., Elsinore Theatre, 170 High St. SE, Salem. 503-375-3574.

14 — LINE DANCE PARTY, 4 to 7 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. $5. DWIGHT YOAKUM, 8 p.m., Elsinore Theatre, 170 High St. SE, Salem. Etix. com. MARION COUNTY FAIR TRASHION SHOW, 11 a.m. Fashions must be at least 75% recyclable materials. Co.marion.or.us.

16 — NORTH SALEM/KEIZER CAREGIVER CONNECTION, a support group for unpaid caregivers of those with dementia, 1 to 3 p.m., second-floor conference room, NorthWest Senior and Disability Services, 3410 Cherry Ave. NE, Salem. Topic: Fall prevention. 503-304-3432. GARDEN BRUNCH TEA, 10 a.m., Deepwood Museum and Gardens, 1116 Mission St. SE, Salem. $35. 503-3631825, ext. 303.

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20 — IRIS DIG WITH JOYCE HEINKE, OSU Master Gardener, 9 a.m. to noon, 3374 Jefferson Marion Road, Jefferson. Free. Marioncomga.org. SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE AND POTLUCK, featuring Crossfire, 7 to 10 p.m., Keizer/Salem Area Seniors, 930 Plymouth Dr. NE, Keizer. $5. PASEFIKA HAWAIIAN LUAU, 5 p.m., Cascade Gateway Park, 2100 Turner Road SE, Salem. Benefits Moving Forward. $20. Movingforwardtosuccess.org.

26 — (THROUGH JULY 28) AUMSVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE: “DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY, 7 p.m., the Little Red Schoolhouse, Stayton. Staytonevents.com.

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SCIENTIFIC BREAKthrough provides new hope for millions of people living with multiple sclerosis. Researchers at OHSU have developed a compound that stimulates repair of the protective sheath that covers nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The discovery, involving mice genetically engineered to mimic multiple sclerosis, published in April in the journal JCI Insight. MS is a chronic condition that affects an estimated 2.3 million people worldwide. In MS, the sheath covering nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord becomes damaged, slowing or blocking electrical signals from reaching the eyes, muscles and other parts of the body. This sheath is called myelin. Although myelin can regrow through exposure to thyroid hormones,

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researchers have not pursued thyroid hormone therapies due to unacceptable side effects. Although several treatments and medications alleviate the symptoms of MS, Dennis Bourdette there is no cure. “There are no drugs available today that will re-myelinate the de-myelinated axons and nerve fibers, and ours does that,” says senior author Tom Scanlan, Ph.D., professor of physiology and pharmacology in the OHSU School of Medicine. Co-author Dennis Bourdette, M.D., chair of neurology in the OHSU School of Medicine and director of the OHSU Multiple Sclerosis Center, says he expects it will be a few years before the compound advances to the stage of a clinical trial involving people. Yet the discovery provides fresh hope for patients in Oregon and beyond. “It could have a significant impact on patients debilitated by MS,” Bourdette says. The discovery appears to accomplish two important goals: ▶ Myelin repair with minimal side effects: The study demonstrated that the compound — known as sobetirome — promotes remylenation without

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the severe side effects of thyroid hormone therapy. Thyroid hormone therapy has not been tried in people because chronic elevated exposure known as hyperthyroidism harms the Meredith heart, bone and Hartley skeletal muscle. ▶ Efficient delivery: Researchers developed a new derivative of sobetirome (Sob-AM2) that penetrates the blood brain barrier, enabling a tenfold increase in infiltration to the central nervous system. “We’re taking advantage of the endogenous ability of thyroid hormone to repair myelin without the side effects,” says lead author Meredith Hartley, Ph.D., an OHSU postdoctoral researcher in physiology and pharmacology. Co-authors credited the breakthrough to a collaboration that involved scientists and physicians with expertise ranging across neurology, genetics, advanced imaging, physiology and pharmacology.

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One patient said the research could be a “total game-changer” for people

with MS. Laura Wieden, 48, has lived with multiple sclerosis since being diagnosed in 1995. The daughter of Portland advertising executive Dan Wieden, she is the namesake and board member of the Laura Fund for Innovation in Multiple Sclerosis, which funded much of the research involved in the study. “I am really optimistic,” Wieden says. “I hope that this will be literally a missing link that could just change the lives of people with MS.” Scanlan originally developed sobetirome as a synthetic molecule more than two decades ago, initially with an eye toward using it to lower cholesterol. In recent years, Scanlan’s lab adapted it as a promising treatment for a rare metabolic disease called adrenoleukodystrophy, or ALD. Six years ago, Bourdette suggested trying the compound to repair myelin in MS. Supported by funding provided through the Laura Fund and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the team turned to Ben Emery, Ph.D., an associate professor of neurology in the OHSU School of Medicine. Emery, an expert who previously established his own lab in Australia focused on the molecular basis of myelination, genetically engineered a mouse model to test the treatment.

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With promising early results, researchers wanted to see if they could increase the amount of sobetirome that penetrated into the central nervous system. They did so through a clever trick of chemistry known as a prodrug strategy. Scientists added a chemical tag to the original sobetirome molecule, creating an inert compound called Sob-AM2. The tag’s main purpose is to eliminate a negative charge that prevents sobetirome from efficiently penetrating the blood-brain barrier. Once Sob-AM2 slips past the barrier and reaches the brain,

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Laura Wieden, 48, is the namesake and board member of the Laura Fund for Innovation in Multiple Sclerosis, which funded much of the research involved in the study. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

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it encounters a particular type of brain enzyme that cleaves the tag and converts Sob-AM2 back into sobetirome. “It’s a Trojan horse type of thing,” Scanlan says. trig Researchers found that the treatment in mice not only triggered myelin repair, but they also measured substantial motor improvements in mice treated with the compound. “The mouse showed close to a full recovery,” Scanlan says. Scientists say they are confident that the compound will translate from mice to people. To that end, OHSU has licensed biotechnol the technology to Llama Therapeutics Inc., a biotechnology company in San Carlos, California. Llama is working to advance these molecules toward human clinical trials in MS and other diseases. Bourdette says even though it may not help his patients today, he’s optimistic the discovery eventually will move from the lab into the clinic. “Right now, what it means is hope,” he says. ☸

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