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T GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT 2020 IS SHAPING UP TO BE ONE for the record books, and for all the wrong reasons. We’re now more than halfway through, and what we’ve witnessed on a global scale couldn’t be believed if we hadn’t experienced it for ourselves. Yet, despite the challenges – and there have been some – we’ve also witnessed the triumph of the human spirit to overcome and rise above. While, sadly, some of our friends have become and sick and passed away from this deadly disease, so many others have fought through and survived. We pay our respects to all of them. We also recognize the extreme hardships of this pandemic on so many retirement/assisted living facilities that have faced months of lockdowns. Administrators share stories with us of not being able to take their residents out, of not letting anyone in, and of the fear that COVID-19 will strike their own facility. Northwest50Plus remains committed to sharing interesting stories and helpful advertising that meets you where you’re at. Businesses are meeting government guidelines and need your patronage to keep going. Please use our listings to make those important purchasing decisions. Let’s help one another out. Speaking of helping out, we share two stories this month of Oregon residents who used their time and talents to reach out to others. Sharon Flock diligently sews cloths masks day in and day out, then delivers them to anyone she can think of. Leslie Jordan runs a business and made an important shift in her inventory in order to keep her employees on the payroll. Additionally, we’ve got our usual gardening column from Grace Peterson, tips on recycling your electronics, and more. One of the things I miss is our monthly calendar of events, but I know that will come in time. For now, happy reading! MICHELLE TE Editor

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NORTHWEST LIVING | FITNESS

Trekking poles

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DON’T BE SHY ABOUT TAKING THESE TOOLS ON YOUR NEXT HIKE

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Walking or trekking poles offer several benefits to users, including intensifying aerobic workouts, improving balance and stability, maintaining proper posture, and taking a load off your lower back, hips and knees. Trekking poles are studier walking poles designed for hiking and are becoming increasingly more popular. “We started using trekking poles years ago when we tried snowshoeing,” says Chris Patterson, a Keizer grandmother of four. “The poles hung in the garage for most of the year. Then I tore my meniscus, and arthritis in my knees started making it difficult to walk as much as I used to.” Since she and her husband Chet enjoy visiting various area wildlife refuges, Patterson started using the poles for added stability and less weight on her knees. “As we’ve aged, we’ve decided to be proactive so we use the poles quite often when going on walks to help with balance,” says Patterson, a retired paraprofessional with the SalemKeizer School District. “They also help get the heart rate up because you’re swinging your arms as you stride. On several of the last cruises we went on, we saw a number of elderly folks using them just to walk around the ship, for many of the same Above, Heather Busby uses poles to navigate a log, while Chris Patterson (page 5) takes a walk in the park.

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reasons I just mentioned.” The couple purchased lightweight REI poles made of antishock materials, with interchangeable tips. “One tip can be used on sand, like if you’re at the beach, or on snow,” says Patterson, who noticed a number of people using poles on a recent trip to Basket Slough. “The other has just the rubber tip.” Patterson can also use her poles for climbing a slippery slope by removing the tips. She says, “I like them so much — and depend on them so much — that I purchased collapsible ones to take on trips where I didn’t know whether I’d need them or not.” Erik Colville started using trekking poles when the arthritis in his left knee became painful after strenuous hikes. “While I can’t prove that using trekking poles reduces the stress on my knee, I believe they provide that benefit for me,” says Colville, a retired professional engineer and a self-professed outdoorsman. “I also have found that using trekking poles keeps my hands from swelling and going numb when I hike. In addition, using trekking poles allows me to maintain my balance more confidently.” Colville uses adjustable length poles with a cam-style lock that are shock absorbent. Challenges, Colville says, include “very, very infrequently, tripping over the pole, keeping track of them when stopping for a break, and being aware of where the tips are pointed.” Barb Stoner has used trekking poles for about six years. The Salem resident owns Koppen anti-shock poles purchased from Dick’s Sporting Goods. “At age 70, my knees aren’t as reliable as they once were,” Stoner says. “I find trekking poles decrease the impact on my

knees, particularly while hiking on a downhill incline.” Cathi Ketchum, who lives in Vancouver, bought trekking poles by Leki. “It really was a matter of a comfortable grip and wrist straps,” she says of her choice. “The poles took a while to get used to because most people don’t think about how to walk, they just walk. Using trekking poles, you have to organize your gait with how and where to place your pole spike. It takes a little coordination and practice, but not nearly as long, as say, someone getting used to crutches.” Like many users, Ketchum needs the poles more for going downhill than uphill. “There is more of a chance of slipping on loose rocks going down hill, and in doing such, harder to keep balance,” she says. “The challenge for me is to make sure I lift the poles high enough to clear large rocks and boulders. I need to keep my eyes on my feet when going downhill, so its nice if I saw the scenery when going up.” Georgia Coplin of Salem suffered from a stroke and had fallen a few times, so using poles seemed like a good idea, she says. “I’m afraid of dogs and to keep a strong stick between me and the dog seemed a good idea,” says Coplin, who has older poles that she initially wanted to use for Nordic skiing. “I have them set up for street walking and not skiing at this time.” Not all avid trekkers are seniors, but many love using poles just as much. “I try to hike two to three times a week,” says Heather Busby, a 40-yearold hiker from Portland. “As I got older, I started noticing knee pain when hiking downhill or long distances.” Busby decided to try trekking poles while on a day hike with a friend. “It had a 2,800-foot elevation gain in 3.5 miles,” she says of the grade. “It was more than I had ever done in such a short distance and I was a bit nervous. Much to my surprise, I was not sore one bit after doing the hike, and I was hooked on my poles.” Busby loves using her Black Diamond poles with cork handles, which, she says, absorb sweat better than foam.

An added benefit is that the sound and vibration from the poles hitting the ground helps to keep snakes and rodents at bay, Busby says. “They can also help test the depth of water, or how thick ice is,” she adds, and when not needed, the poles collapse and attach to her backpack. ☸

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Most trekking poles come with a variety of tips, baskets and grips. Experts advise using straps to keep poles attached and shoulders to move forward, with elbows at a 90-degree angle. Trekking poles in various fixed or adjustable lengths are available online and in sporting goods, ranging from $25 to $250.

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YOU CAN STILL TRAVEL AND HAVE A GOOD TIME, BUT SAFETY RULES SUPREME

T SEEMS OBVIOUS THAT ROAD TRIPS TO PLACES within a few hours of home will be what the majority of Americans will be doing for summer and fall travel plans. As we struggle through a second wave of COVID-19 positive cases the future of travel in general is uncertain, but based on what we have seen so far, some things will be different no matter what. Of course, it’s still a good idea to stay home if you can, but if you want to visit nearby family or just see some new sights for the day, the good old-fashioned road trip is definitely back into style. Gas prices are still fairly low, which makes a road trip much more affordable than flying. No matter how you travel, be prepared for some things to be different, and to be more self-sufficient than you might normally need to be. Travel Lane County, among other regional tourism sites, is encouraging patience and understanding with businesses as we move through reopening. The agency has pulled together helpful guides, including a blog about what to expect at attractions, restaurants and hotels during the phases of reopening. “When you do venture out, think about what you’ll need before you leave, pack what you need so you don’t need to make unnecessary stops, and call ahead to make sure your destination is open and to make sure you are familiar with its specific requirements,” according to “Reopening Lane County: What to Expect in Phase 2.” For information in Marion and Polk counties, please visit travelsalem.com.

What will change about traveling?

There’s much that is changing about travel. The U.S. Travel Association published new hygiene guidelines formulated by medical professionals to help guide companies on what they need to do to be safe. The guidelines emphasize things that will

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become the “new normal” in travel. For instance: ▶ No-contact payments ▶ No-contact food ordering and pickup ▶ Enhanced sanitation everywhere ▶ More public hand sanitation stations ▶ Health screening at travel checkpoints or places like hotel check-ins

How to plan your road trip

The most important thing is to not assume everything will be open. Always call ahead. Not only may your destination have decreased hours or availability (such as admitting fewer people), destinations along the way may not be open either. Expect to see closed bathrooms or longer lines at rest stops (if they’re open). Don’t assume that gas stations will have public bathrooms—they may not be able to or want to accommodate the increased cleaning that would be required to keep it open to the public. Restaurants and attractions should be cleaning more, but it’s wise to take your own wipes and hand sanitizer and sanitize things like doorknobs, your table, shopping cart, etc. You will likely see plexiglass shields at more counters and food service facilities everywhere. Take your mask with you, and wear it. Many places are requiring customers to wear masks. In Washington state, businesses will not be allowed to serve a customer who is not wearing a mask. Wearing one while you are in public places may be uncomfortable, but it protects others by limiting the spread of droplets through coughing and sneezing. It also encourages social distancing. If there are designated spaces to stand or directional signage, honor it. Be aware of where your body is in relation to others and keep a respectful distance. Keep in mind that restrictions and guidelines vary by state state and sometimes by county. Check ahead by visiting the government site for information.

outside the restaurant with a buzzer. Plan passengers wear masks. Some airports, for these type of inconveniences and do like Los Angeles, are restricting people Hotels are offering phone or online what you can to keep yourself comfortable. inside the airport to ticketed passengers only, so plan to say goodbye to your check-ins to limit exposure and allow friends or family before you get there. guests to skip the lobby altogether. Take Airports In late May, the TSA announced new With all these new protective measures advantage of those options where you airport rules. There will likely be fewer and enhanced cleaning protocols, plan can. Hotels have also stepped up their cleaning procedures to keep guests safe. paper boarding passes, and less physical to arrive even earlier than you normally would, just in case. At Inn at the 5th in Eugene, for exam- handling of boarding passes that aren’t ple, housekeeping staff is deep cleaning electronic. Load your boarding passes Airport lounges may be closed, or may guest rooms and sanitizing high-touch onto your phone and hold the phone limit the number of people admitted items like remote controls, wine bottle yourself while scanning. inside. Many planes are reducing or elimiopeners, notepads and pens by securPassengers are now allowed to carry up nating in-flight food and beverage service, ing them in sealed plastic bags. Travel to 12 ounces of hand sanitizer. The TSA especially on short flights. Plan ahead to Lane County says that some hotels may bring your own snacks and drinks. You has instructed that passengers remove keep rooms vacant for 24 hours between the hand sanitizer out of their bags can bring an empty water bottle and fill it guests. And once you’ve checked in, before it passes through X-ray screening. after you go through security. housekeeping may not clean again until When you are removing things like belts, While all that may sound scary, most of is you have checked out, unless you specif- keys and wallets, place them in a clear just some common sense: wash your hands ically request it. Room decor and extras, bag and then place this in the bin, rather often, avoid touching things you don’t need like magazines, may also be pared down than putting your items directly in the to, and plan for your own food, beverage, to the necessities both in the rooms and and comfort needs just in case the services bin. This will reduce your risk of transmitting germs or picking up germs from you’re used to aren’t available. ☸ in the lobbies. items that are placed directly in the bin. Restaurants Be prepared to have your temperature Many restaurants that are open in taken, and possibly even a rapid COVIDphase 2 are accepting dine-in patrons, but 19 test taken before boarding. Frontier WHAT TO EXPECT IN PHASE 2: travelsalem. they only accept online orders. This may Airlines now requires passengers to com. This website will be updated with FAQs require you to open an online account complete a health form during check-in and information as cities in Marion County before you can place a food or drink order, to confirm that they are not ill and that move through the phases of reopening. even if you are sitting at a table with they understand the airline’s new health U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION NEW HYGIENE servers standing nearby. If you don’t have policies. People who hit 100.4 degrees GUIDELINES: ustravel.org/toolkit/indusa smartphone or you aren’t comfortable Fahrenheit or higher will be flagged for try-guidance-promoting-health-and-safeentering your payment information into additional screening and may have to ty-all-travelers. TSA SECURITY SCREENING PROCESS an online ordering account, seek out rebook their trip. DURING THE PANDEMIC: tsa.gov/coronarestaurants that are accepting dine-in TSA agents will be wearing masks virus. customers and in-person orders. Even and gloves. Some airports require that then, exchanging cash or handling credit cards may be minimized or eliminated. This may mean doing some research before heading out on your trip. During phase 2 at least, restaurants are providing paper menus at tables and recycling them after use. Don’t expect kids at your table to automatically get crayons and coloring books, so think about bringing your own if you’re traveling with young ones. Many restaurants have eliminated some seating to reduce their capacity. For a busy restaurant, this may mean longer wait times before you can be seated. Restaurants may require reservations or table time limits. If there is a wait for a table or a wait for take-out food, customers may be asked to wait in their cars or

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NORTHWEST LIVING | ENVIRONMENT

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So disposing of them properly when you no longer want to use them is particularly important. In fact, it is illegal in the state of Oregon to throw away a television, desktop computer or laptop, or printer. It’s also highly discouraged to throw away an old cell phone because they can easily be recycled. In fact, all of these items can be recycled and broken down for their parts and precious metals. All counties in Oregon have transfer stations where electronic, or e-waste, can be brought and disposed of. “In Marion County, we’ll accept everything,” Pennington says. “If it has a plug, we will help to get it recycled — even if it’s a toaster or a 1950s TV set. We don’t want any of those things going into the landfill.” It’s not illegal to throw away a cell phone, but he asks that if you no longer want it, to try and sell or trade it in with your phone carrier. Old phones are broken down and the precious metals are extracted. While the amounts may seem minute, those metals are not replaceable, so recycling them is good for the earth and the environment. One of the reasons is that the United States is not replete with rare precious metals. Pennington says 97 percent of the earth’s rarer precious metals are found in China and Mongolia. When you recycle your e-waste, in Salem those items are taken to Garten Services, which breaks down the components and recycles the parts. Some thrift stores, including Goodwill, will take any and all e-waste, even if they don’t work. “Garten will repair them, spiff them up and sell them again, if that’s possible,” Pennington says. “If they can’t be fixed, they will break them apart and start pulling out the valuable pieces. There’s gold, silver, platinum and titanium in there. They pull those pieces out.” Everything is vetted and not tossed to a landfill in a foreign country. “They go somewhere where they are responsibly decommissioned,” he says. He urges local residents never to burn any plastic garbage, especially electronics. In addition to mercury and lead, the items may contain cadmium and glass components.

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JANET PARKER FINDS SOLACE IN DRAWING NATIVE PLANTS OTANICAL ARTIST JANET PARKER IS ON A mission to show just how beautiful and important native plants are to Mother Earth.

She founded Oregon Botanical Artists in November 2012 with five other artists and served as the president for its first seven years. It is an Artists Circle of The American Society of Botanical Artists. Her key concern is how the “earth is being trashed” by its human inhabitants and she plans to bring more awareness to the issue in 2021. She’s particularly drawn to the beauty and necessity of native plants.

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“Native plants are a species that evolved in Oregon for millions of years,” Parker says. “I have been stunned to hear avid gardeners refer to native plants as a bunch of hooey. I’ve heard them referred to as the ugly duckling on a strip mall or as medicine we should take.” Members of OBA currently are working with Oregon Society of Artists to host an exhibition featuring artwork depicting Oregon’s native plants. The exhibition (if current restrictions are lifted) will include presentations, symposia and other events designed to highlight the importance of native plants in Oregon — with the intention to raise public awareness of their importance. Parker is concerned about the survival of native plants, which she sees being pushed out by the number of people taking over natural spaces or introducing non-native species, “which tend to disrupt the natural order,” she says. If allowed to continue, “the event will also bring gravitas to the OSA, an Oregon treasure that was once a sleepy place but is now a hub of activities,” Parker says. She has been teaching since 2012 at Oregon Society of Artists, an organization dedicated to the education and nurturing of talent in the visual arts. But it was a problem with her eyesight as a child that led Parker to more closely examine the natural world around her. “I have been hopelessly near-sighted since about the third grade,” she says. “Overall, I have felt it has had a positive effect on my life. It requires that you look at nature up close and discover the beauty and complexity to be found when you do.” She says she was always viewed as the “class artist” while growing up and chose graphic design as a fun and challenging career. When she and a friend decided to take a botanical drawing class at the New York Botanical Garden in 2005, Parker says she had no idea “how hooked I would quickly become.” She finds natural subjects infinitely interesting and after she received specific training in drawing botanical subjects, she was able to really see nature in a new way. (Above) several of Janet Parker’s designs of native plants. See more at janetparker-art-design.com.

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BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION BY STRENGTHENING YOUR MUSCLES IN THE MIDDLE

UR EVERYDAY MOVEments — walking, reaching and even balancing – reflect the strength of our core. To build a strong foundation and ensure that other muscle groups can perform effectively, you need to start with your core. The best part is that a good core workout can fit into a busy schedule, lessen back pain and improve function of all muscles in the body. There are two myths about good core workouts that are worth dispelling: You have to do a zillion crunches for a strong core. Your core provides stability to your spine, creates rotation and anti-rotation as needed, and facilitates spinal flexion (like curling up into a crunch). The only time the crunching motion is used in daily life is sitting up from a horizontal position: a movement

Plank: Keep your shoulders stacked over your elbows, eyes focused between your hands to keep your neck neutral and keep your core engaged by pulling your belly button in. Do not let your hips shift up. Now focus on pulling your shoulder blades down your back and engaging your quads. Breathe and hold for 20 seconds to start. Add time as you increase your endurance.

we do maybe four times a day — not enough to warrant a lot of workout time. Working your core is not going to magically give you a flatter tummy or 6-pack abs. Fat reduction Kimberly in an isolated part Miller of your body is truly a myth. You cannot target fat reduction in a specific area with an exercise, and to reduce body fat enough for results like six-pack abs requires major work on diet and eating habits. One of the most versatile and important core exercises is the plank, which uses multiple muscles — including the deeply set transverse abdominal muscle. This muscle acts as your inner girdle, and when it is strong, it ensures a stable spine. A variation on the plank — the side plank — does a great job focusing on the internal and external obliques (the core

Side Plank: Keeping your shoulder over your elbow, trying to maintain a straight line (not rolling forward or sticking your hips back behind you). Breathe and hold for 15 seconds on each side to start. Add time as you increase your endurance. Modify by placing your lower knee Modify by lowering your knees. on the floor. Challenge yourself by Challenge yourself by marching your extending both legs with your feet feet, reaching out your arms or rocking stacked or staggered for balance or by yourself forward and back. adding movement to your arms or legs. 14 NORTHWEST 50 PLUS MARION POLK | AUGUST 2020

muscles that wrap around your sides). The “dead bug” wins for the silliest name, but it is a very effective exercise that has us working our core muscles in an eccentric pattern: contracting the muscle while it lengthens under load — think of the muscle having to put the breaks on. The bridge is a great core exercise because it focuses on the connecting core muscle groups like the glutes, erector spinae, hip flexors and rectus abdominus muscle, and makes them work together. Try a good core workout to improve, posture, balance, performance, endurance and lessen low back pain. It really is at the center of any well-rounded routine. ☸ Kimberly Z. Miller, director of Health and Wellness and Healthy Living for the Eugene Family YMCA, is a 16-yearold veteran of fitness programming with an expertise in personal training and group exercise.

Lower abdominal isolation: (One of the most challenging on the list — it will give you new respect for isometrics, or muscle tension without movement.) While on your back, bring your knees up to create 90-degree angles at your hips and knees and place your hands on your thighs. Push gently with your hands while pulling in the opposite direction with your legs to create tension in the lower abdominals. Keep your head and shoulders on the ground. Now try to lift your hips toward the ceiling to make the lower abs fire and fully engage. Note: you will not actually lift your hips. Breathe and hold for 15 seconds to start. Add time as you increase your endurance.

Dead bug: While on your back, raise your arms and legs straight up to the ceiling, relax your head and shoulders into the floor. Slowly lower your right arm and left leg toward the floor, but don’t let them touch. Raise them back toward the ceiling and then repeat with the left arm and right leg. Continue alternating sides — 10 repetitions for each side to start. Modify by bending your knees.

Bridge: While on your back, bring your heels close to your glutes. Take a deep breath, flatten your lower back into the floor and begin peeling your spine off the floor starting with your tailbone. Exhale as you lift one vertebrae at a time to get your hips up toward the ceiling. Press through your heels and your shoulders, squeezing your glutes and quads at the top. Inhale and then reverse the process as you exhale and lower your hips back down one vertebrae at a time. Start with 10 slow repetitions and increase as you build endurance.

Quadruped or Bird Dog: Start on your hands and knees with your weight balanced front to back and side to side, eyes focused down between your hands to keep the neck neutral, and belly button pulled in toward your spine. Extend your right arm and left leg out straight and lift them until they are parallel to the floor. Pause for a moment, engaging your glutes and the muscles around your shoulder blades and then lower them back down and repeat on the other side. Try to avoid letting your back round and stomach lower toward the floor, raising your head up or rocking side to side. Start with 8 repetitions on each side and increase as you feel stronger.

Anti-Rotational Press: (You need a resistance tube or band anchored at waist level.) Stand perpendicular to the tube but far enough away to create some tension. Hold both ends with both hands in front of your belly button, then press out in front of you not letting yourself twist or rotate toward the anchor point. Do not let the resistance build up in the tube and force you to twist. Keep your shoulders stable and knees soft. Start with 8 repetitions on each side. Increase the intensity by stepping farther away from the anchor point.

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She found that many factories did not have the correct export license, which was expensive. So, some tried to import to the United States by going through other countries such as India, where the product often got stuck. “I nipped all this in the bud by avoiding using factories unqualified to export to our country,” she says. “After some testing of shipments by boat and air, I told my husband Ray, ‘I think I finally have my act together and can now call and sell to a customer.’” She sent some mailings to medical supply companies, but mostly did business through people she knew. She called a friend in the senior living field whom she’d known since he was 5 years old. Now she sells masks and gowns to medical and veterinary clinics, hospitals, senior living facilities, food-packaging companies, dental offices and schools. And her company’s neck buffs or “race wraps, typically used for running event giveaways, are now also used as face wraps. All of her research was done from Jordan’s own condo, which she shares with the loves of her life — husband Ray and four Persian cats. They are never far from her mind as she wears cat earrings and necklaces, and has cat figurines and pictures in her office and condo. One of

her business brands is Cool Cat, and her T-shirts are branded Cheetah T’s after the fastest-running feline. From home, Jordan spends her days with customers on the phone and online, listening to webinars about virtual running events, helping her staff answer questions, and working on the new PPE side of her business. Then at 5 p.m., she talks with her factories in China, with a break for dinner, and continues working until about 2

one-stop shopping, and she cut costs by going to offshore factories. She says her business suits her personality since she loves working with people, shopping and apparel, graphics and art, and creating and developing new products. “It was a very up marketplace with events that are positive and uplifting,” Jordan says. “I couldn’t work in a hospital with sick people.” She experienced that in 2000 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, so she set up shop at the chemotherapy clinic with a chair in the corner plus a computer and her cell phone. Both she and her business survived. At ease with numbers as a former high school math teacher in New York, where she grew up, Jordan cited some big gown orders she’s working on now, including a bid for five million gowns a.m. She used for one state, and a bid for a yearly delivery of 100,000 to 50 million gowns to sometimes take a walk at midnight. in another state. Then she’s up by 9 a.m. “What is unique about what we are In fact, her business started in the family room of an earlier condo in 1986, doing is being able to import one- to two-million masks or gowns in a when she was a sales representative for Tyvek graphic jackets. She later took over record-breaking two- to three-week time frame,” Jordan says. “After long months the company. of fear for our company staying afloat Ten years later she became her own manufacturer and, in 2002, added more plus pain-staking research, we were able to figure it out and succeed.” ☸ products for customers who wanted

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recognition. Rather, she’s always been one to see someone in need and step up. She cries easily as she talks about the opportunities she’s had over the years to help others, and the kind thank you notes she has received because of it. “People have been so sweet,” Flock says. “It just makes you want to reach out and help others who are in need. I’ve always been more of a giving person than a taker. I enjoy doing things for people. If people need help, I’m there to help them. It’s just how I’ve always been. It’s just me.” But she’s also quick to laugh and express joy at all that she’s able to do. Like the opportunity to give the masks to a young girl and her pet goat. Or the time she gave a little boy a mask at a Dairy Queen. She was on an outing with the car club when the group stopped for a treat. Flock was waiting outside and was approached by a father with a 5-year-old son. The father asked if she was selling masks and Flock explained that she was only taking donations. “The little boy had a sad look on his face,” she says. “So, I asked him if he’d like one that had a ‘Star Wars’ print on it. He nodded his head and I handed it to him. The little boy said to me, ‘I don’t have the virus, can I give you a hug? I said, ‘Of course,’ and he gave me a hug. They walked away but came back later and the boy gave Flock $1 for the mask. “He told me, ‘You’ve worked very hard. I want you to have this,’ as he handed me the dollar. I gave him a hug back. It was the sweetest darn thing and I’ll never forget it.” Flock is a hair stylist and owned a salon for many years. She’s artistic, creative and sewed clothes for herself and her children. She’s also done catering. At home,

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