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Don’t you... forget about me By M I C H E L L E T E and reassure them everything would be OK. “We closed on a Friday, and by Monday we had moved Meals on Wheels to curbside pickup,” Daily says. “We also started doing our own emergency senior care boxes. Then, we moved as many things as possible to Facebook while we explored IKE SO MANY OLDER ADULT CENTERS IN OR- other technology options, such as Zoom.” Before the pandemic, Center 50+ did not offer any online egon, Center 50+ has remained empty for the past five months due to restrictions on large classes. After March 13, that all changed. Several instructors gatherings. were willing to do Facebook Live classes, providing connection Not only has it taken away an important social activity for to more than 4,000 subscribers. hundreds of Salem-area older adults, but it’s meant a shift in They also continued to print their monthly newsletter, which the way administrators do business. is inserted into Northwest50Plus. This four-page newsletter They’ve had to take a hard look at their strategic plan; the details happenings at the center, spotlights volunteers and classes, activities and meals they planned; and re-examine how share menus for Meals on Wheels. to raise enough funds to schedule any future activities, says Making those immediate phone calls to reassure local older Marilyn Daily, director of Center 50+, the city of Salem center adults were important, Daily says, to provide moral support but for older adults. also to determine who really was in need. “We’ve always tried to do things differently here,” she says, “be cutting edge. But we use a slower pace in the way we The challenge of technology introduce change and move people forward in a consistently While many of today’s older adults are much more comfortnon-aggressive way. That was my flow, the whole course of my able with using technology, there are new ways of communilife.” cating that still needed to be learned. With the shutdown that occurred in March, her leadership For example, Daily says, many of those who visit the center skills were put to the test. are comfortable using their smart phones to text, check email “We didn’t have time for slow change,” Daily says. “We had and Facebook, and look at their bank accounts — what she to do it fast. That’s a change for me. Then, to get a staff team calls “passive connections.” But they aren’t as comfortable comworking mostly virtually, moving things forward and learning menting on Facebook posts, or using web apps to show their new technology has been a challenge.” face during virtual meetings. Fortunately, they persevered and immediately found ways to “That piece of connecting with your face on the screen and work together and to meet the needs of not only those who reg- seeing other people, that live stuff, that’s where the discomfort ularly attend activities and meals at Center 50+, but any senior is now,” she says. “All of sudden, to see their face on the screen, in the Salem area who might need their assistance. it’s intimidating and scary.” First things first — reach out to as many people as they One of the first online classes they offered was, ironically, could, to check on them, let them know what was happening how to do a class online. Daily says she employed a highly-skilled instructor but the class was, unfortunately, a bomb. Opposite page: It’s a “wrap” on the new Wellness on She laughs as she thinks about the feedback they received Wheels, which has already hit the streets of Salem, part and how members of the class struggled with the camera, the of an outreach through Center 50+. microphone and who was actually live and who wasn’t.

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Now that some time has passed, online instructors and their students have learned how to manage a virtual class. Daily says online acrylics classes are going very well. They also recently shared a TEDTalk and had a lively virtual discussion afterward. Now that it appears social distancing and restrictions on large groups will continue into the fall, program managers are looking at scheduling some of their favorite activities for the fall, including Brain Camp and others. “We will start rolling things out, now that we’ve worked out a few bugs,” she says. “We’re excited to be launching a few things.”

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Daily is most excited about the Wellness on Wheels mobile center that rolls out in mid-August with a full launch in early September. This van will be staffed and include activities, brain exercises and even some personal technology tutelage as they go out to visit Salem-area seniors at their homes. Center 50+ will be partnering with Salem Health, United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley and Home Instead to offer this service. “We feel this is a great addition to our services in the long term,” Daily says, “because it’s an additional outreach. We are not just about the seniors who can come here to the center, all

seniors. We are a social gathering place, but there are a lot of people who weren’t coming, even before the pandemic, and we know we can do better. There is good that has come out of this, and one is to recognize that we can do things better and differently. We will do it one-on-one, that’s the only way.” She’s always thinking about the people served by Center 50+ and how to ensure that no one gets left behind. “How will we battle this pandemic for our seniors?” she asks. “We need to be better hand-holders, and better facilitators to assist that one person. We always felt that we were a ‘center without walls,’ and we strived for it. But at no other time did we actually test out that idea, and we know we can do better.” She is encouraged by those who have been willing to volunteer, whether it’s making phone calls, delivering meals or sharing a talent. “This idea that we can tuck a senior away and everyone just carries on doesn’t that that well with us,” she says. “Our seniors want to be important and relevant. I had 250 masks from someone who just wanted to five. Another person was making watercolor cards, and since we are going to start delivering birthday treats to people, she’s making all the birthday cards. She’s 93 and she does beautiful work. People just don’t want to be forgotten.” ☸

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IS THERE A BENEFIT TO USING THESE PRODUCTS ON YOUR FAVORITE POOCH?

HE USE OF CBD FOR PET AILMENTS INSTEAD of pharmaceuticals is rapidly increasing.

“Why would anyone, human or pet, want unnecessary chemicals in their bodies when there is an herbal solution that is far better without the side effects,” says Christy Marsing, who sells CBD products online throughHempworx. Marsing started working in the hemp industry in 2001 while working for a hemp-based hair care product company. “Since then, I have exponentially expanded my knowledge and history of this amazing plant and how it can help all mammals,” says Marsing, who joined the company a year ago when her corgi was suffering from Canine Cognitive Dysfunction. “Since then my business has grown and I am passionate about educating the public.” CBD, or cannabidiol, is a compound found in cannabis and hemp. In most cases, CBD does not contain delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the compound that gives marijuana its psychoactive properties, according to Dr. Jerry Klein, chief veterinary officer with the American Kennel Club. “In fact, most CBD products are derived from hemp and not from marijuana,” Klein says. According to the AKC, no formal study is currently available on how CBD affects dogs. What scientists do know is that “cannabinoids interact with the endocannabinoid receptors located in the central and peripheral nervous systems, which help maintain balance in the body and keep it in a normal healthy state,” AKC reports. “CBD or hemp products for pets are extremely helpful,” says Terri Ellen, a pet nutritionist and owner of Bed and Biscuit in Salem. “Dog treats or CBD oil in coconut oil work wonders for the anxious dog or cat. It helps with inflammation and pain and can offer some help with seizures and cancer. Tralain Benner of Mama T’s Pet Products 6 NORTHWEST 50 PLUS MARION POLK | SEPTEMBER 2020

“It’s best to purchase CBD products made specifically for pets at your smaller local pet supply store,” she adds. “They are much more apt to have researched the brands and are knowledgeable enough about them to answer your questions.” CBD is quite safe for dogs as long as it’s administered correctly, says Cyndi Michael with HempStars, a small family-owned business in Keizer. “There are many ‘fake’ products out there,” she says. “They use the term ‘hemp extract oil’ which can be used for many different things and doesn’t necessarily mean that the product contains CBD. Hemp extract can be from hemp seeds, which has no CBD in it, although it is great for skin and hair.” Hemp extract can also come from leaves and stems which contain very little CBD, she says. “We make all of our own products from concentrated CBD oil purchased from licensed hemp processors,” she says. “It’s all lab tested to ensure quality and accurate dosing.” Before choosing a product, Michael advises to check the milligrams of CBD in the product. “HempStars Pet Oil is made with only two ingredients, MCT oil and CBD oil,” she says. “The size of your pet and the ailment you are treating will help determine the dosing. We have a recommended dosing chart right on the packaging.” Marsing also advises reading product labels. “Make sure it says CBD,” says Marsing, whose products are THC free and use American grown seed. “Make sure it’s organic. Make sure it’s non-GMO. Also, make sure it is unflavored or a flavor that is suitable for pets.” Marsing also says to be consistent in servings – every day or twice a day. “This supports the endocannabinoid receptors in your pet and allows their cells to heal from the inside out,” she says. “It’s not an ‘aspirin’ solution. You may increase the serving slightly for situations of added anxiety, but using it consistently will give the best results.” Tralain Benner of Mama T’s Pet Products says CBD has

shown to be very effective in treating many doggy ailments: seizures, arthritis, pain and inflammation, anxiety, allergies, focus for training, helping with grooming, and more. “CBD oil, or tincture, is the most effective method for pets,” says Benner, who concentrates sales online. “Second is treats. Topicals can be used on their skin, but it is the least effective method of administration.” According to Dr. Klein, CBD is also used because of its anti-inflammatory properties, cardiac benefits, anti-nausea effects, appetite stimulation, anti-anxiety impact, and for possible anti-cancer benefits, although there’s no conclusive data on this use. Always check with your veterinarian first before using a CBD product, the AKC advises. “The side effects are similar to the side effects in people,” Michael says. “Dry mouth, tremors, low blood pressure, lightheadedness, and drowsiness.” If any of these are noticed, Michael advises cutting back on the product dosage. “If you give too much, especially in a toy breed, they may vomit,” Marsing says. “In that case, give it a day or two. Back way off of the serving size and try again.” Ellen adds that most pets, if given too much, will just take a nap for a while, “which could be a good thing.” ☸

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JAN STROMBERGER ENJOYS SAVING MONEY AND DOING THE HOME REMODELING PROJECTS HERSELF

HILE SOME BOOST THEIR MOOD BY spending money, Jan Stromberger finds the opposite to be true – she finds saving money to be “peaceful.”

look “transforms the room,” she says. Above the fireplace she hung an enlarged photo of her father-in-law when he was a young boy standing next to 23 horses hitched to a combine.

Carrying on a legacy

Stromberger, a bookkeeper/accountant, was raised by a stay-at-home mom who taught Jan homemaking skills and how to be frugal. Stromberger’s father was a traveling salesman, In fact, she has but the parents were able to save enough to send their three found great delight children to college. in remodeling and She recalls, in learning how to sew clothes for the family, furnishing her current that she disliked sewing similar clothes that also included the and previous homes family dog, and then being asked to model the matching outfits with her husband — in everything from ski clothing to bathrobes. Ralph. Now, they live “I didn’t like it,” Stromberger says. “I remember I was 12 to 15 in Charbonneau and years old, and I thought it was silly, but my mom didn’t care.” have done many of the Her mother taught Jan at an early age to save money. She updates themselves. taught her to enjoy counting her pennies so she could change She doesn’t need her babysitting money into dollars bills. She still enjoys countto feel guilty about ing money in her professional career. spending too much on Later, Stromberger opened a savings account with that items; she loves to be in money and says she never spent it. and enjoy her home. Her husband Ralph grew up on an 8,000-acre cattle ranch in For example, she eastern Washington. He learned fix-it skills by working on the recently refurnished broken farm equipment. her living room for “His family worked all the time,” Stromberger says. only $1,200 and breaks As a married couple, they bought a 1913 fixer-upper in it down like this: The Portland’s Laurelhurst neighborhood. Together, they did the sofa ($510), pillow ($47), bolster pillow ( $42), orange pillow woodwork and welding, rebuilt furniture and used power tools ($50), coffee table ($123), orange chair ($228), chair pillow to get it all done, finally restoring their home to its old-time ($19), pouf ($96), rug ($65), rug pad ($20). Portland roots. By setting a budget and staying disciplined, she was able to Those early years under the tutelage of their parents, and get everything she wanted. the hard work ethic, had paid off. In fact, “They aren’t top-of-the-line, but I don’t Stromberger’s parents were able to buy need them to last for the next 125 years,” themselves a cottage on Mount Hood and Stromberger says. create a cozy place of their own. For just $409, she updated the fireplace by Now, Jan and Ralph live on the golf course keeping the marble, but replacing the doors at Charbonneau. They’ve downsized from and adding a floating shelf. The new their Laurelhurst home, which was 3,400 square feet, to a much-more manageable Above, Jan Stromberger loves to 1,200 square feet. ride horses and this is her favorite They don’t play golf, so they still enjoy saddle. At right, her copper kitchen spending their time on remodeling and decosink. Opposite page, some decorative rating their home with a modern farmhouse features in her courtyard. aesthetic. 8 NORTHWEST 50 PLUS MARION POLK | SEPTEMBER 2020

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wheels and chiseled the doors so they would have handles. Then they installed a mirror. Someday she hopes to install a walk-in shower. Some other fun décor in the home: ▶ An old, rusty ice cream stool that once was used as a plant holder, is now refinished, powder-coated, and has a colorful button top. ▶ They restored an old crank wall phone from the farm that once was used for party lines. They put the phone in their kitchen. ▶ Old headlights from a 1950s Ford truck are now on top of a credenza in the bedroom. Ralph changed the knobs on the credenza, removed a wall of mirrors and repainted it. The look Some of the remodeling has included: is much more modern. ▶ Replacing all the molding ▶ They updated their old, heavy front door by replacing ▶ Decorating with both antique and modern touches the hardware, changing the threshold and painting it a bright ▶ Refinishing old furniture finds, some brought to her by her yellow. late mother. ▶ They also added a new light fixture next to the door. ▶ Painting the white walls a khaki color and removing the ▶ In the front of the house they spread out seven inches of old white carpeting. earth and rock. They also replanted the entire yard and put Stromberger also remodeled the kitchen and saved money in pavers themselves to create a small courtyard. By doing it adding new hardware to make the cupboards look like new. themselves, Stromberger estimates they saved approximately She installed a copper sink and new laminate countertops. She $400 in labor costs. hired a professional to install no-seam flooring that doesn’t Her next project: Update the laundry room that adjoins the harbor bacteria. garage with ample storage and better appliances. A realtor told them about an insurance policy with warranThese days, Ralph supervises more than pitching in because ties that, for a yearly cost of $400, allowed them to replace the of a back issue. old furnace, stove and washing machine at no extra cost. “I ask him to just be there when I do it,” she says. “I am really In her office, Stromberger has a custom-built desk made of good at delegating now.” solid wood she bought from a friend for only $350 after that When she’s not working or fixing up their home, friend was unsuccessful at selling it online. Stromberger enjoys riding the two horses she boards in nearby In one of the bathrooms, the couple found it needed quite a Woodburn. bit of work. “I love it so much I don’t want to go home,” she says. “The sink’s faucet leaked and the floors were two levels of But of restoring fixer-uppers, she’s also very clear: “I would linoleum,” she says. “The closet doors were unattractive, too.” do it all again in a minute.” ☸ It would have cost $4,000 to build new doors. Instead, she and Ralph bought three doors for $50 each. Ralph installed

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ELD ANNUALLY IN MORE THAN 600 COMmunities nationwide, the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is the world’s largest fundraiser for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. This year’s event won’t be a large in-person gathering, but we are still walking — and calling on participants of all ages and abilities to join the fight against the disease. This year, Walk to End Alzheimer’s is everywhere — on every sidewalk, track and trail. On event day, we invite you to participate in small, safe teams while others in your community do the same. ▶ Log in to Walk Mainstage, the event’s interactive online experience. Livestream the Opening and Promise Garden Ceremony. ▶ Walk in your neighborhood, on a track or on a local trail. Download the Walk to End Alzheimer’s mobile app to track your steps and hear messages of support from other participants around the country. ▶ Visit the planted Promise Garden, which is view only, to

▶ experience your community’s reasons to end Alzheimer’s. Register today at alz.org/walk for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Greater Salem.

Spotlight

Samantha lost her mom, Janice Londin, about six years ago after a long and difficult battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Samantha had never lived a day without her mom. Growing up in a farmhouse in Turner, family was always around. In fact, at the time of Janice’s diagnosis, Samantha, her husband and their three kids, and her brother were all living with her mom. Samantha had no experience with Alzheimer’s and found solace in the Alzheimer’s Association, and with education and Samantha (above right) will be participating in the 2020 support learned how to care for her mom. Walk to End Alzheimer’s. More than 10 years later, Samantha is now a passionate advocate for Alzheimer’s disease. She’s even changed the trajectory of her career path, now working in memory care so she can help families going through similar experiences. ☸

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Join Samantha and participate in Walk to End Alzheimer’s Greater Salem, 11:45 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. Visit alz.org/walk to learn more. ALZ.ORG/WALK Alzheimer’s Association Oregon & Southwest Washington Chapter The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.™ For more information, visit www.alz. org or call the 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900.

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tremendous grief in our world through illness and death, and with the loss of so many important social connections. 2020 is a good year to come together in new ways to keep our balance and support one another. Individuals, groups and businesses can help by spreading the word, signing up to walk, ordering a t-shirt or sweatshirt and forming a team. Register for just $10 wvh.org/pets. ☸

Join us in a virtual race for teams and individuals, with six weeks of fun contests, virtual and live activities, and terrific prizes like gift baskets, painted pet portraits, and commemorative pins. An online map will track the footstep and fundraising progress of every participant in real time. Steps can be earned by walking and running, as well as activities that help neighbors with pets, or support those who are grieving. You can even link your fitness tracker (e.g. Fitbit, Apple Watch) to the event app. Help us reach our goal of 200 people, 20 million steps, and $20,000 by Sept. 17. Walk-n-Wag fundraising will help hospice patients care for their pets through Willamette Valley Hospice’s Pet Peace of Mind program. This year, Walk-n-Wag is lending a paw to WVH’s bereavement programs. The pandemic has led to

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Fitness in the great outdoors

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which may lead to an increase in tripping or falls. If you add weight, please make sure it is evenly loaded and close to your body. Kimberly Z. Miller, director of Health OR MANY PACIFIC NORTHand Wellness and Healthy Living for westerners, we love to boast the Eugene Family YMCA is a 16-year about being an hour from veteran of fitness programming with a mountain, an hour from an expertise in personal training and the coast and just minutes from group exercise. countless hikes and outdoor adventures.

Plentiful parks and trails, and the temperate climate draw many of us outside year-round. Trail running, hiking or neighborhood strolls all offer a simple and effective way to improve overall health. Benefits include improved cardiovascular health and balance, and the mental and emotional relief gained from spending time in nature. With a few simple moves using a bench or table, you can turn your time outside into a full body workout. Make sure if you are using a surface that is publicly accessible take steps to sanitize it and yourself before and after. Consider adding walking sticks or extra weight to give your outside time a boost. Walking sticks are a great way to get your upper body in on the action by recruiting muscles in your chest, upper back, shoulders, triceps and core. They also help with balance and fall prevention. Carrying water or snacks for longer journeys is always a good idea. When you grab your backpack, experiment with adding a little extra weight. Additional weight increases the calorie burn and can improve bone density. Note: Adding ankle or wrist weights is not as safe since they can affect your gait

↑BENCH SQUAT: Stand half a step in front of the bench, feet shoulder width apart, press your weight back into your heels and shift your hips back, hinging slightly forward as you keep your eyes forward, bend your knees keeping them in-line with your feet and lower your hips toward the bench. Touch the bench but try not to sit all the way down, press through your heels and stand back up. Repeat 8-10 times for 1-3 sets.

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↑BENCH STEP-UPS: This is a more challenging move so make sure you are well balanced and have a sturdy surface to step onto. Place your left foot fully onto the bench, press through your foot stepping onto the bench and standing tall. To add a challenge you can drive your right knee up as you step. Complete 10 reps before switching feet or alternate sides for extra balance work. 1-3 sets for each leg.

↑BENCH PUSH-UP: Note: the lower the surface you place your hands on, the more challenging this exercise can be. Place your hands on the bench, shoulder width apart and walk your feet out until your torso and legs are straight and your shoulders are squared over your wrists. Engage your core to keep your back from swaying and inhale as you lower your chest toward the bench. Try to lower yourself as a unit and try not let your chin, chest or hips get there before the rest of you. Press through your hands as you exhale back to your starting position. Repeat 8-10 times for 1-3 sets.

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AM WILLING TO GO OUT ON A limb and say that most of you have never heard of the infamous “Newman’s Energy Machine.” There was a lot of hype about Newman’s perpetual energy machine in 1979 and 1980. I’m no physicist, but the bottom line was that Joe Newman claimed the contraption produced more energy than was required to run it, making it the consummate perpetual motion machine. He applied for numerous patents, and both the U.S. Patent Office and the National Bureau of Standards rejected it. Despite all of his grandstanding and show-boating, Joseph Newman was found to be completely unrealistic. There’s a funny truth about momentum: even the most finely tuned machine winds down, even the machine with the best mechanics or design breaks.

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In a constant effort to run our lives in perpetual motion, we are pretty good at ignoring the topic of momentum. We are often working or gathering too much without a break, we drink too much caffeine and energy drinks, we drive through our favorite fast food restaurant after five-hours of sleep, we take loads of supplements never really knowing what we’re taking, or some of us consume too much adult beverage.

Get some rest

When do our machines finally say, “Enough is enough?” When do we eventually realize, “I need to rest?” In our quests to maintain the idealized momentum of our lives, we must also allow that we are indeed only human. We sometimes hurt; we sometimes need repair. As we age, we can hike, but eventually slower; we can swim or run or even The garage refrigerator jump, but shorter or with more caution. Not long ago, we put our 20-year-old We can move weights, but less or do refrigerator out to pasture. We kind modified push ups or play golf. Still we of took it for granted out there in the must also acknowledge that if the laws garage. It was our equivalent of a perpet- of physics apply to the momentum of ual motion machine, in a state of conperpetual motion machines or refrigerastant freezing and cooling. tors, why would they somehow skip over We looked the other way, of course, us humans? when we chipped away its inefficient We must allow that it is not wrong to ice build-up or when the freezer motor simply rest, to reflect and to understand began its clanking sound, but eventually, that in trying to forever achieve momenits momentum ceased. I’m pretty sure tum, we can actually do more harm than our perpetual motion refrigerator, much good. Our lives must also be about peace like the Newman Energy Machine, lost and acceptance of what has passed and the momentum and energy ratings of the blessings of what is to become. ☸ their youthful exuberance. All of this perpetual motion and Borrowed and paraphrased from momentum talk has led me to think Steve Gilliland, Author and Hall of about us mere mortals and how we over- Fame Speaker. John Hughes is owner strive to maintain momentum. of ComforCare in Salem.

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By G RAC E P E T E R S O N

AYING GOODBYE TO AUGUST IS NEVER easy for me. Heck, saying goodbye to July, isn’t easy for me. I love summer and being outdoors. I never get tired of sunny skies, buzzing bees and balmy nights to view the stars. With September I feel all the more inclined to make every moment count and enjoy the outdoors as much as I possibly can before the rain and cooler temperatures return. With that in mind, the last few years, I’ve made an effort to incorporate more fall blooming plants into my landscape. While anticipating their floral show all season, they offer something new and fresh at a time when I can use a good mental boost. Practically speaking, they serve to take over for plants that have finished their show. They also complement the plants that are still going strong, like hardy fuchsias, asters and dahlias. I thought I’d mention three worthy candidates that are easy to grow and are sure to be a nice summer’s end reward. Want a fragrant mint that doesn’t take over the entire yard? Chinese Mint Shrub (Elsholtzia stauntonii) doesn’t have the spreading roots that we associate with mint. Chinese Mint Shrub is a clumping, well-behaved perennial with fragrant leaves that is native to China and can be seen growing both near valley stream beds and also on dry hillsides. In other words, it’s a very adaptable plant. In late summer, fluffy spikes of magenta-pink flowers attract bees and other pollinators. I have mine in a mostly sunny mixed border. During spring and early summer it blends and looks good but not spectacular. But when the flowers emerge it transforms into a pleasing punctu Above, Elsholtzia is a Chinese mint shrub with fragrant leaves and is very adaptable.

ation point. Winter hardy to -30 degrees F., it will come back each successive year. Trumpet Spurflower (Isodon effuses, Rabdosia longituba) is a unique perennial from the mountains of Japan that will be equally at home here in an Oregon woodland or shade garden. During the growing season, nondescript, lanceolate leaves grow into either a tall, narrow plant or, if you’re like me and tip prune it throughout the season, it’s a four feet tall and two feet wide bushy plant. In fall the branch tips give way to wistful panicles of delft blue tubular flowers that continue the show for at least a month. A superb cut flower, Trumpet Spurflower will increase mildly in size each year and survive Pacific Northwest winters just fine. I have mine growing next to a Hydrangea whose blossoms take on a burnished rosy color. The two work really well together if I do say so myself. It took me a few years to figure out exactly where to situate Salvia glabrescens “Momobana” in my garden. Too much shade and it grows tall, leans toward the light, flops and doesn’t flower. Too much sun and it fries. Finally I think I have it figured out. It receives about two hours of early afternoon sun and is lightly shaded the rest of the day which makes for a well-shaped two foot tall and wide plant with unique, arrow-shaped leaves. In early fall, tropical looking two-toned pink flowers bloom on the tips of the stems and continue for several weeks. I have mine planted near an upright fuchsia bush with nearly the same colored flowers. Unlike a lot of Salvias, this one will be happy to receive regular moisture during the hot summer months. Also unlike a lot of Salvias, this one is winter hardy down to -15 degrees F. so no need to protect it during the winter months. All three plants are available at Dancing Oaks Nursery in Monmouth. https://dancingoaks.com. ☸

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How to get top dollar when selling your home

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OU’VE DECIDED TO SELL your home – maybe because you’re downsizing or relocating to be closer to family. Whatever the reason, you want to get the best possible price with the least amount of hassle. That’s where your real estate agent comes in. But don’t just work with any agent. You want to work with someone who is a Master Certified Negotiating Expert (MCNE). Agents who complete this training are in the top 1% of all agents nationally — their skills and expertise can help you make sure you don’t leave money on the table when selling your home. They can help you navigate what is traditional and customary for sellers to expect and work to make sure you

have every advantage. ▶ One recommendation: Have your home inspected before you list it. This can avoid having buyers negotiate for repairs they discover during their inspection. Suppose your inspector finds that your sewer line is deteriorating or that the roof needs repair or replacing. You now have time to get multiple bids and find the contractor who can do the best job at the best price for you. If you leave this up to the buyer’s inspector, you may end up spending more than you would like

in order to close the sale. And making these repairs beforehand may add many dollars to your listing price. ▶ Another option many MCNE listing agents suggest is offering a home warranty. If you know your heating and cooling systems are near the end of their useful life, but don’t want to replace them yourself, you can offer the buyer a home warranty, which, in many cases

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only to start, but sometimes exclusively, to find their dream homes. Once your home is listed, your agent will use the most advanced techniques in digital marketing and programming to target buyers who are specifically looking for a property like yours in your neighborhood. ▶ To sum up, using agent with an MCNE designation will help you thru the process in thoughtful manner, while ensuring that you get have the best possible financial outcome. ☸ Dewey Whitton is a Salem area MCNE agents. She has more than 30 years of experience in the Salem real estate market.

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