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The health magazine forBody, Mind & Motivation

Published quarterly by the Lewiston Tribuneand the Moscow-Pullman Daily NewsVolume 3 – Issue 2 – Summer 2011

NOGGIN SAVERLewiston’s new skate parkemphasizes need for helmets

GOING DUTCHOutdoor cooking done healthy

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Contents Balance – volume 3, issue 2 – Summer 2011

COVER STORY

FITNESS THE BOOT CAMP WAYClarkston workout expert Russ Craber takes the dread out of getting � t

18SAFETY

NOGGIN SAVERSExperts agree, helmets essential gear for skateboarders

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

PEST BEWAREA growing number of weapons available to � ght o� bugs and other intruders

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WALK ABOUTOutdoor enthusiasts discuss regional hiking opportunities

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Summer has arrived following the wettest spring on record in our region.

To shake o� the dampness of the past season, many Balance readers are looking for ways to get � t, get outdoors and get into one of the most physically active times of the year.

With that in mind, we are happy to bring you a number of timely stories designed to make this summer a season to remember.

Lewiston Tribune reporter Kevin Gaboury not only did the research for this issue’s cover story on a Clarkston resident who o� ers a user-friendly “boot camp” workout regimen, he personally took part to ensure it delivers as promised.

We also look at some of this area’s best places to hike and the groups that help organize both physically and visually pleasing adventures.

While taking those hikes, or just being outdoors, summer for some means the onset of seasonal allergies. Many � nd relief in over-the-counter medications, but there are also a number of options that take a more natural approach.

Other stories in this edition include the importance of wearing a helmet and other gear when biking or skateboarding, how health care professionals are addressing the onslaught of aging baby boomers, and whether chiropractors should work on young patients.

As always, we look for your feedback and new story ideas for this combined e� ort of the Lewiston Tribune and Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Your input is vital to the continued health of this health magazine for body, mind and motivation. Don’t hesitate to call me at (208) 848-2294 or by email at cclohessy@lmtribune.com.

Craig ClohessyCity EditorLewiston Tribune.

Letter from theEditor

LOCAL CONTRIBUTORS

ELAINE WILLIAMSLewiston Tribune sta� writerElaine started reporting at the Tribune in 1991 and has covered the business beat since 2000. She’s an aspiring distance runner who completed her � rst half marathon last year.

JESSE HUGHESGraphic designerJesse has worked for the Daily News and Lewiston Tribune since 2008 in the advertising department. He and his wife try to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet and stay active by walking, hiking, and being kept on their toes by two boys.

Balance is published quarterly by the Lewiston Tribune and Moscow-Pullman Daily News and printed at the Tribune Publishing Co. Inc.’s printing facility at 505 Capital St. in Lewiston.To advertise in Balance, contact the Lewiston Tribune advertising department at (208)848.2216 or Advertising Director Bob Reitz at breitz@lmtribune.com, or the Moscow-Pullman Daily News advertising department at (208)882.5561 or Advertising Manager Craig Staszkow at cstaszkow@dnews.com.

Editorial suggestions and ideas can be sent to Tribune City Editor Craig Clohessy at cclohessy@lmtribune.com or Daily News City Editor Murf Raquet at murf@dnews.com.

SARAH MASONFormer Daily News sta� writerSarah covered the city of Pullman and Whitman County. When she has time, Sarah enjoys skiing, hiking, running, backpacking and most other outdoor activities.

KEVIN GABOURYLewiston Tribune sta� writerOregon native Kevin Gaboury covers Asotin County and the city of Clarkston for the Tribune. He stays active by running, hiking, snowboarding, biking and backpacking.

PEGGY HAYDENLewiston Tribune sta� writerPeggy has worked at the Lewiston Tribune for four years. She lives in Lewiston with her husband and dog, Chrissy. Peggy enjoys baking doggie treats for Tribune pups as well as making human treats for her friends and family.

(208) 848-2294 or by email at cclohessy@lmtribune.com.

Craig ClohessyCity Editor

VIRGINIA SOLANFreelance writerVirginia Solan is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in local, regional and national publications since 1979. She lives in Moscow with her husband and two cats, who are very kind masters. Her radio show, The Virginia Monologues, is on KRFP 92.5 FM on Thursday evenings.

KELCIE MOSELEYDaily News sta� writerKelcie has worked for the Daily News since March in the news department, including section editor for Slice of Life. She is a recent journalism graduate of the University of Idaho, and is planning to attend graduate school in the fall for public administration

JOEL MILLSLewiston Tribune sta� writerJoel Mills lives with his family in Moscow. He’s currently enjoying the growing abundance of fresh, local foods available on the Palouse, and turning them (with some success) into good, healthy meals.

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NOGGINSAVERS

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Experts agree, helmets essential gear for skateboarders

By ELAINE WILLIAMS

D rew Kimberling hopped off his scooter after just barely complet-ing a jump over an orange cone at

Lewiston’s skateboard park.His helmet gives him the needed cour-

age to fly more than 4 feet into the air, said Drew, 13, of Lewiston. “You just get used to it. You feel like it’s not there. When you hit your head, you’re glad your helmet was there.”

Kimberling may be in the minority. Early on a Sunday afternoon, only four

of more than 20 on skateboards, trick bikes and scooters were clad in helmets. Those with bare heads included boys, girls and even a child riding a bicycle with training wheels.

On a weekday afternoon while school was still in session, two thrill seekers were smoking cigarettes, more than the number of people with helmets.

The lack of popularity of helmets hasn’t yet translated into an uptick in hospital visits, said Dr. Jay Hunter, an emergency room physician at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. Still, those who shun safety gear run a higher risk of getting concussions, Hunter said.

Doctors can treat the symptoms of con-cussions with pain relievers, but only time repairs the damage, in some instances more readily than others, Hunter said. “Helmets really do save your brain.”

That goes just as much for adults as it does youngsters, Hunter said, noting “Ev-erybody is susceptible to head injuries.”

A child who is the victim of the same kind of brain trauma as an adult will likely fare better.

“Kids have a much higher capacity to recover from a head injury in the long term,” Hunter said.

What Hunter and other experts know about head injuries hasn’t reached many of those who frequent the skate park.

Austin Bell, 21, a Lewiston skateboarder with a decade of experience, prefers the feel of the wind blowing across his head to the confinement of a helmet.

His stance has been solidified by how his head has escaped harm in accidents that broke at least one arm and a rib.

Mastering a technique in skateboarding where one slides into a fall rather than com-ing to a quick stop prevents many disasters, Bell said.

Jacobi Enriquez, 16, of Lewiston, has a similar opinion. He’s never worn a helmet in his eight years of skateboarding and he said he’s never suffered a head injury. “I don’t like the way they look and they throw me off balance. I don’t have to worry about it because I’ve never been hurt before.”

Steve Dietz, manager of Follet’s Mountain Sports in Lewiston, is among those who would like to change the minds of Austin, Jacobi and the public. One myth about hel-mets is they’re expensive, said Dietz, whose store sells good-quality helmets for $25.

Kids are going to be attempting the same tricks as the professionals now that the skate park gives them a venue where such stunts are possible. Inevitably there will be plenty of bumps and bruises along the way, but that doesn’t have to equate to serious injuries.

“We want these kids to be customers for a long time and they can’t be customers if they’re drooling on themselves in a wheel-chair,” Dietz said.

The sale’s pitch might not be as tough as it might appear if Drew and Jake Oldfield, 14, of Clarkston, are any measure. Both said their parents helped convince them to wear helmets. “I’ve hit my head a few times and it didn’t feel good,” Jake said.

Drew’s dad purchased his helmet for him. “My mom was super afraid I was going to bust my head open,” he said.

Here’s what you can expect to spend on sturdy safety gear:l Helmet $25 (Pryme)l Gloves $25 (Specialized)l Knee pads $50 (Pro-Tec)l Elbow pads $35 (Pro-Tec)Source: Follett’s Mountain Sports

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Outdoor enthusiasts discuss regional hiking opportunities

By Sarah MaSon

B etween the buttes of the Palouse and the steep grades of the Lewis-ton-Clarkston Valley, nature and

outdoor enthusiasts say there’s no shortage of scenery to be explored in the region.

“Some people definitely are surprised by the amount of stuff that we offer,” said Dan Nadeau, an adventure facilitator — or trip guide — at Washington State University’s Outdoor Recreation Center. “We live in a pretty outdoor-rich environment, I’d say.”

Nadeau is one of many guides who lead 20-plus hikes a year with WSU. The university hosts camping tours at regional destinations such as Mount Rainier, as well as “spot clean” trips on trails where they pick up garbage as they hike. Costs vary for each excursion, but anyone is invited to at-tend university-hosted trips, Nadeau said.

The university isn’t the only trip orga-nizer in the region. University of Idaho also hosts backpacking and hiking trips both locally and across the Northwest. Both uni-versities also rent most of the equipment needed for hiking and backpacking trips,

“everything except for the shoes,” Nadeau said.

Nature conservation groups such as the Idaho Native Plant Society, Palouse Prairie Foundation and the Idaho Conservation League also host regional and statewide nature walks and hikes.

David Hall, president of the Palouse Prairie Foundation, said nature walks and hikes give visitors and residents the chance to cherish something that is slowly disap-pearing from the region — natural habitat.

“Palouse Prairie is the grassland/flower ... ecosystem that used to be widespread here,” Hall wrote in an email. “For the most part, what remains is small patches in areas that were too difficult to plow and farm, often on the shallower and rockier por-tions of its former range ... If people are not aware that there are extremely rare prairie patches on their property, they will likely not actively preserve it. And that would be a shame.”

Hall said the Palouse Prairie Foundation hosts hikes several times a year throughout the Palouse on public and private land. Some hikes are limited to foundation members.

Suki Molina, the deputy director of the Idaho Conservation League, said the league hosts hikes for the same reason as the Palouse Prairie Foundation.

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l Hells Gate State Park Nez Perce County is the gateway to Hells Canyon, a national recreation area. Hells Gate State Park is south of Lewiston and offers picnicking, hiking, boating and horse trails.

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“Our primary goal is to get people to see the places we’re trying to protect,” she said. “It really gives people a chance to get out there and see why (these lands) are important, why it should be protected.”

The league hosts hikes throughout Idaho. The tours are hosted by the group’s three branch offices in Sandpoint, Ketchum and Boise. Previous hikes have included the Selkirk Mountains and Pioneer Mountains.

Other agencies focus on getting hikers started at an early age. Pullman Parks and Recreation offers a “hikes and bikes and other fun” class in town for children that focuses on outdoor Palouse adventures. Whitman County Parks and Recreation also takes school children between kindergarten and third grade out onto area hiking trails such as Kamiak Butte.

“For a lot of them it’s the first time they’ve been on a hike of that size,” said Tim Myers, director of Whitman County Parks and Recreation. “So we want to encourage them to be interested in the outdoors.”

Hiking and trip resourcesl Palouse Prairie Foundation: www.palouseprairie.org

l Maps, day tripping, things to see and do from Palouse Scenic Byway: www.palousescenicbyway.com

l University of Idaho hiking trips and regional hiking suggestions: campusrec.uidaho.edu/TrailNotes

l WSU hiking tours in the Northwest: orc.wsu.edu/orc_classes_hiking.aspx

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Local specialists talk homeopathic options

By Kelcie Moseley

S o you’ve given up. Over-the-counter allergy medications work for you, but only temporarily, decreasing in

effectiveness after multiple uses.You finally decide you have to settle and

get used to being stuffy and miserable all summer.

But the options — short of a visit to an allergy specialist — don’t end at the drug-store shelves. Natural options are available, including sustainable products that can provide relief.

Moscow Food Co-op offers plenty of alternatives, including Nettle Quercetin — capsules with crushed and freeze-dried leaves of stinging nettles. It seems odd to

associate a plant akin to poison ivy with allergy relief, but says Kelly Uusitalo, a mercantile buyer at the Co-op who has worked in the health industry for 17 years, they can be quite effective. The nettles act as an anti-inflammatory agent, and the quercetin can be helpful in blocking the release of histamine from cells, she said. The brand available at the Co-op includes freeze-dried leaves, which prevents the leaves from oxidizing and increases their effectiveness, she said.

Uusitalo said some people prefer ho-meopathic formulas because they are free of drugs such as pseudoephedrine, which can cause undesirable side effects.

Dr. Lawrence Garges, an allergy specialist at Tri-State Memorial Hospital in Clarkston, said many homeopathic

formulas and products are benign, but that people should be careful to not believe ev-erything they read, as that industry is not as well regulated as pharmaceuticals.

“The Internet is not a good place to get valid information, you’ve got to be very careful,” Garges said.

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A growing number of weapons available to � ght o� bugs and other intruders

BY JOEL MILLS

U nwanted backyard critters had better beware: Homeowners have more weapons than ever in an

arsenal of powders, sprays, oils, gadgets and plants that can be used to keep pests

at bay.Moscow Building Supply lawn and garden specialist

Lauren Glasgow said several new products have hit

shelves this year, and many of them are environmentally

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One example is a newly formulated trap that uses a chemi-cal that attracts ants and only ants, not other insects that

might be desirable. Another is a � oating “doughnut” for standing water — like horse troughs — that kill mos-

quito larvae but won’t harm other animals.Glasgow’s favorite “green” pest-busting product is diatomaceous earth. Made from a

fossilized species of algae called diatoms, the powder is an e� ective, non-toxic insecticide.

“It dehydrates and kills almost all bugs,” including garden slugs, she said.

As a bonus, the diatomaceous earth is good for soil. It sells for about $10 for a four-pound

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Wasp Deterrent completely avoids the use of chemicals by taking the scarecrow approach and preying on the insect’s own instincts.

“Wasps are pretty territorial, and they won’t build next to another nest,” Glasgow said.

The Bee Free, which looks like a paper lantern, convinces wasps that another colony has taken up residence. And since it is just a decoy, it won’t harm bees like some traps can.

Glasgow said she was unsure of how large an area could be protected by the Bee Free.

“I guess it depends on how smart your wasps are.” It sells for about $10.

And speaking of performance, Glasgow said some environmentally friendly products do sacrifice effective-ness. For instance, the diatomaceous earth has to be reapplied every time it rains.

But one product is a sure thing for many of her customers with mole and vole problems. The Solar Power Sonic Spike emits a tapping sound that mim-ics the burrowers’ danger signal, scaring them away from yards and vulnerable plant and tree roots.

“People say they are really effective,” Glasgow said, noting that moles and voles are common problems on the Palouse where residential neighborhoods abut farmland.

The Sonic Spike gets its energy from a small solar cell, so no wiring is required. It costs about $20.

Mosquitoes and other biting insects command a big corner of the bug abatement market, and sprays that usually contain the repellent Deet are always popular. Other op-tions like citronella oil products are still available, but the mode of delivery has changed.

In addition to the traditional candle, stores now carry citronella “firepots” that burn a gel. Glasgow said she uses one at

her family’s lakeside cabin, and it effec-tively keeps the deck insect-free.

Those who need a bigger, better weapon against mosquitoes might want to try the Mosquito Magnet. Looking something like a gas grill, the propane-fueled trap clears an acre or more over

the course of about a week, said Mike Bishop, a manager at Home Depot in Lewiston.

Mosquito Mag-nets burn gas to

emit heat, moisture and carbon dioxide, emulating a human body. Once attracted, the mosquitoes are sucked into the trap by a vacuum, Bishop said.

The traps are expensive, running from about $300 to $700. But Bishop said they were practically flying out of the store during the outbreak of West Nile Virus in 2006.

The virus scare has since waned, and

Home Depot no longer stocks the Mos-quito Magnet, Bishop said. But he can order them from HomeDepot.com for delivery to store or home.

If a gas-fired, mosquito-vacuuming gizmo is a bit too aggressive for one’s taste, Glasgow said there are plants avail-able that can repel bugs with more sub-tlety. A good example is a new geranium variety that emits the odor of citronella.

Not surprisingly named the citronella geranium, the plant’s blooms aren’t as impressive as traditional geraniums, but can provide an all-natural way to beat the bugs.

And most garden centers carry mari-golds, which also emit an odor offensive to insects, Glasgow said.

If nothing works to a customer’s satis-faction, Bishop said there is one consola-tion:

“It doesn’t seem like we have a real big mosquito problem here,” he said. “Most people just seem to deal with it.”

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Parent and practitioner discuss the issues

By Virginia Solan

W hen she was in elementary school, a hard fall from a pogo stick onto a hardwood floor sent

Lacy Sutter of Pullman into episodes of excruciating pain.

“I completely blacked out and was hy-perventilating and going into shock,” Sutter said. “I had a concussion. It seemed like everything was OK for a few weeks after-ward, but then I was in such horrible pain I couldn’t bend over and pick up a pencil.”

Her parents took her to a chiropractor, who “made it so I could actually function and not have excruciating pain and bad headaches.”

When Sutter’s daughter, Harmony

Stolle, started having seizures a month before she turned 1 year old, the last thing on Sutter’s mind was chiropractic. The Pullman mom said it’s frightening when the seizures strike.

“She’ll stare out into space, go uncon-scious and fall down,” Sutter said. “Her lips go blue and her eyes roll back. She’ll just stare out and have a body jolt.”

Physicians diagnosed Stolle with a form of chronic mild seizures.

After a year of struggling with the tod-dler’s episodes, and considering her own experience with chiropractic as a child, Sutter decided to take her daughter to Kevin Smith, a doctor of chiropractic and upper cervical practitioner in Moscow. The first visit didn’t yield any visible results.

“The second time he saw her I felt like there was a big change,” Sutter said. “It’s hard to say long term, but all I can say is it definitely helped, and she’s feeling a lot

better.” Stolle joined the nearly 3 percent or

30 million children in the United States who are being treated with chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation, according to the government’s National Health Statistics Report from the Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention. The 2007 report listed chiropractic for children as the second-most common form of complementary or alternative medicine for children, behind natural products such as herbs and fish oil.

Chiropractic care for children has been on the rise for years. Since 1991, according to survey data released by the American Chiropractic Association, the number of chiropractic patients 16 years of age and younger has risen 8.5 percent. Using chi-ropractic to treat sports-related injuries is gaining in popularity, in combination with traditional methods and massage.

Unlike the scrutiny given to pharma-ceutical drugs, no one has studied the question of chiropractic care long term. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine was created to provide the research to answer these ques-tions, but it has yet to publish a compre-hensive report on the issue.

A 2007 safety review connected with the CDC that listed a few serious injuries in children, including one death from a brain bleed and one case of paralysis, does not mean anything definitive, said Sunita Yobra of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, a researcher hoping to document data on chiropractic care for children.

She told a USA Today reporter that there was no proof spinal manipula-tion caused the injuries, plus there isn’t a mechanism in place to track how common injuries might be.

Still, Harmony Stolle’s chiropractor hopes parents don’t wait for a study to get their child examined by a chiropractor. He thinks the 3 percent number is frustrating.

“I’ve treated about a hundred children, and in my opinion that number is negli-

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gent and low,” Smith said.Smith asks parents to consider the

vulnerable nature of their children’s neck and spine.

“The first opportunity we have to injure the neck is at birth,” Smith said. “Having the neck out of alignment at such a young age could lead to developmental issues down the road.

Chiropractic works on the principle that everything affected and controlled by the central nervous system can be affected by problems with the spine and neck.

“ADD, asthma, sleep disturbances, headaches, impaired immune system, the list goes on and on,” Smith said. “When there is a misalignment where the skull meets the spine it directly affects the ner-vous system. A misalignment is when the joints are not lined up as they should be.”

Sutter and Smith said they think studies are great, and welcome them.

“I wish they knew how traditional drugs

affect children,” Sutter said. Studies on drugs regularly given to

children for problems such as ADHD and seizures haven’t been done because they’re ethically problematic.

She urges parents to do their homework and then make an educated choice.

“Explore, talk to other parents and find out what chiropractors they’ve had success with for what problems,” she said. “I found from talking with parents that chiropractic really helps with infants having trouble with nursing.”

“Kids respond so amazingly well, they usually need just a couple of visits,” Smith said. “My whole focus – and that of other chiropractors I know – is fix it and get them out of there. I take pride in how little I adjust people.”

There also has been a traditional general mistrust of chiropractors by some medical doctors. The trend for Americans, though, according to the American Chiropractic

Association, is toward a holistic approach to health care that pairs traditional medi-cine with chiropractic and other alternative methods.

“If the chiropractor seems too harsh for you it’s OK to change,” Sutter said. “I know of some chiropractors I really don’t like because of how harsh they are. It’s like anything else – including medical doctors – there are some you like and some you don’t.”

Sutter hopes people trust their parental instincts as well as their medical doctor’s advice.

For now, Sutter is going to wait and see how Harmony responds.

“You can preclude a lot of pain and suffering down the road by addressing the root cause,” Smith said. “Children haven’t had the weight of the world visited upon them yet, so it’s easy. I’m not trying to undo 40 years of hard living and poor nutrition at that point.”

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COMMENTARY BY KEVIN GABOURY

Russ Craber isn’t your average per-sonal trainer.

He doesn’t absently count off reps while you strain under obscene amounts of weight or push you to the point of puking. He doesn’t charge outrageous hourly rates or guarantee outlandish results. Basically, he doesn’t make you

dread your next meeting with him.No, the 35-year-old Clarkston resi-

dent and certified strength and condi-tioning specialist is quite the opposite. People attend his summer fitness boot camps in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley because he makes them want to come back.

“I’m honest with people,” Craber said. “I say, ‘I’m gonna make it fun and I’m gonna make you really tired and

really sore, but you’ll have lots of brag-ging rights and you’ll want to pay me more money next time to do it again.’ If I make it so tough and so no-fun that nobody’s coming, then I’ll put myself out of a job real fast.”

Craber, who holds a degree in sports science from the University of Idaho, began offering his boot camps in the fall of 2009 at Kiwanis Park in Lewiston as a way to keep himself sharp and current

FITNESSthe boot camp wayClarkston workout expert Russ Craber takes the dread out of getting � t

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FITNESSthe boot camp wayClarkston workout expert Russ Craber takes the dread out of getting � t

on exercise. He also holds a master’s in business administration, and when he’s not helping people get in shape, he operates Sun Pest Management in Clarkston.

“I don’t really need to do it financial-ly,” he said. “It’s getting to be more and more popular all the time, so I thought this was the time to capitalize on it. Plus, it’s a lot of fun to do.”

Before moving back to Clarkston a

few years ago, he was employed in the corporate wellness field and designed fitness programs for Boeing employees in Seattle. He’s also a Type-1 diabetic, so physical activity is essential to maintain his health.

Although the workouts are pretty intense, they’re not so intense that you won’t want to come back, he added.

“It’s a quick and easy way to do a really intense workout and get a huge

amount of bang for your buck,” he said. “It’s hard enough so you feel like you’ve really done something.”

Craber’s boot camps have two unique selling points. First off, they only last 30 minutes, making them ideal for people on the go.

“Half an hour is more than enough to get done what you need to get done,”

BOOTCAMP – see PAGE 20

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Craber said. “By the end of a half an hour, you’re ready to be done anyway.”

Second, Craber only charges $8 up front for each boot camp instead of a monthly rate. This is nice if you’re not sure you’ll be able to make it to every class and doesn’t leave you high and dry if you miss one or two. At four camps per week, it’s much easier on the pocketbook than the $40 to $50 per hour price of a one-on-one personal trainer.

“You share me with a few other people, but you also get to share the pain,” he said. “It’s easier to endure the pain when you’re with a bunch of other people — just like a real boot camp.”

On a drizzly spring day, four brave souls, including myself, met at Kiwanis Park at 6:30 a.m. for a 15-minute boot camp preview/photo shoot for Balance. Being the amateur of the group, I started stretching out my hamstring before we got started — a big no-no, Craber said.

“Never stretch a cold muscle,” he ad-

vised. “It can create tiny tears that cause injury.”

With this nugget of wisdom echoing in my head, we got started.

The boot camp began with a jog around the park, then, due to the chilly rain, Craber directed us to a shelter full of picnic tables. He said he tries to be creative when leading boot camps and utilize everything the terrain has to of-

fer. When it’s nice outside, he turns the play equipment at the park into a personal gym.

The picnic tables took on this role, as we used them for inclined

push-ups, shoulder shrugs, dips and bi-cep curls. For someone of average fitness, the preview camp got my blood pumping and I could definitely feel the burn, but the 15-minute time period left me want-ing more. Thirty minutes at that level would be perfect, I decided. Craber said he designs the camps so people of any fitness level can participate.

“Unless you’re a recent heart patient or have had recent surgery, I structure it

so you can come in at any fitness level,” he said. “It’s really beneficial to show people you don’t have to spend and hour, an hour and a half in the gym. If the intensity is right, you can do it in a half an hour.”

He also offers diet plans, which are customized around what people abso-lutely hate to eat and what they eat on a regular basis, he said. The plan basically lists how many carbs you’re getting, how much protein you need to eat and what fruits and vegetables you should eat.

“I’ve created a simplified version where anybody can look at what they’re eating and look at a chart that I’ve de-signed for them and know how much of whatever it is they’re eating that they can eat,” he said. “It comes with a shopping list and recommended recipes and other ideas.”

Diet is a “huge” component of overall wellness, he added.

“If you work on your diet at the same time you start a new workout program, you’ll see results a lot faster in the mir-ror,” he said. “You’ll shed fat a lot faster.”

For more information on Craber’s boot camps and how to sign up, visit his website at www.russfit.com.

BOOTCAMP – from page 19

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(Above) With the help of a picnic table Russ Craber does a set of shrugs during a boot camp workout. (Right) Boot camps have made it main stream into everyday people’s workout.

“You share me with a few other people, but you also get to share the pain. It’s easier to endure the pain when you’re with a bunch of other people — just like a real boot camp.”

Russ CraberClarkston resident and certified strength

and conditioning specialist

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trouble.Allergens can cause itchy, watery eyes,

congestion and difficulty breathing, mak-ing for a potentially miserable summer for those affected by them.

“The Palouse always has something go-ing on for allergies, whether it’s the molds, the grains or the wheat pollen out in the fields,” Mattson said. “... We’ve just got a little of everything here with our wind stream that we’ve got all the time, so there’s really not a lot of respite for people with allergies.”

One of the more effective natural reme-dies for allergies is the use of a neti pot, an old Himalayan technique for irrigating the sinuses. Several varieties with accompany-ing salts or oils are available at the Co-op.

“(A neti pot) sounds really gross, and it probably feels really gross ... but I tell you, people that do it, they get so much relief,” Mattson said. “It rinses the pollens and

the allergens out of the canal, out of the cavities in your sinuses; because the nose is the trap for stuff when you’re breathing that we don’t want to get in the lungs ... it catches some of the pollens, dust and dirt.”

Mattson said using neti pots in the shower is easier and less messy, and that doing it once in the morning and once at night will assist those with severe symp-toms.

Other products at the Co-op include a Xylitol spray, which is a saline that can help clear bacteria from the nose. There are also targeted nasal sprays called bioAllers, made for specific allergy reactions.

“If you know specifically that your al-lergy is grass pollen, then you can just take that,” Uusitalo said.

Garges warned that some homeopathic products can mask other, more serious is-sues, and they should be used in combina-tion with medications rather than in place

of them.Uusitalo said products the Co-op sells

won’t mask symptoms, so “they’ll either help or they won’t help.”

It’s also possible to clean air in a living space using air purifying machines. They work much the same way as humidifiers, cleansing the air of antigens and pollens. If they are used, Mattson recommended us-ing distilled water and purchasing one that has a washable filter rather than one with replacement filters because people forget

to change them out and it ends up being counterproductive.

But Mattson said the most important thing is to know when it’s time to seek extra professional help.

“If people have been suffering for a long time, they need to get in and see some-body,” Mattson said. “Dr. (Sanford) Ward’s (at Palouse Ear, Nose & Throat) great with all kinds of stuff ... he may be able to rec-ommend some things they can do outside the office.”

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BY VERA WHITE

I have never done any Dutch oven cooking in my lifetime but through the years, I’ve been fortunate to know

many people who do, includ-ing my next-door neighbor and longtime Idaho Fish and Game employee, Sam McNeill.

He can throw most anything into a pot, work his magic, and serve up a dish to please most any palate.

When assigned to write a piece on Dutch oven cooking for Balance I imme-diately thought of Sam and others I know who are dedicated to cooking with care-fully arranged coals, but none fell into the category of “healthy cooking.”

Many Dutch oven recipes are all about “rich meats and sugary desserts,” which most of us love, but are not always good for us. So I set about searching through my cookbooks for some recipes appropriate for this edition.

� e best one I turned up was published in 2004 titled, “Camp Cooking 100 Years” by the National Museum of Forest Service History.

I am sharing a few recipes with readers that sounded good and relatively healthy to me.

Of course, you can always make sure when you’re planning to Dutch oven cook to have lots of fresh vegetables on hand and use whole wheat grains if making bread.

Dutch Oven Beer BreadLoujean Findlay, Region 4, retiree

3 cups self-rising � our1 can warm beer3 tablespoons sugar

Mix all ingredients and place in a greased Dutch oven. Bake over hot coals about 1 hour. Place a few hot coals on lid so top of bread will brown.

Spanish Rice3 tablespoons olive oil1 green pepper, diced6 cloves garlic, minced1 15-ounce can crushed tomatoes2 cups rice, uncooked1 teaspoon salt2 ½ cups water⅛ teaspoon sa� ron powder (optional)

Heat a 12-inch Dutch oven over 12 to 15 hot coals. Heat oil and add green pepper and garlic, cook until so� and add toma-toes. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add rice, salt, water and sa� ron, blending well. Cook, covered, 15 to 25 min-utes, or until rice has absorbed liquid.

Serves 4 to 6.

Dutch Oven Chicken MarsalaKathryn Halarmandaris, Region 4, Mariti-LaSal National Forrest, Utah

6 boneless chicken breastsolive oil as needed1 ½ cups Marsala wine1 ½ cups mushrooms, thinly sliced1 cup sweet red pepper, julienned1 cup sweet yellow pepper, julienned½ cup green onions2 cloves garlic2 ¾ cups chicken broth½ teaspoon each of dried oregano, basil1 teaspoon saltfresh ground pepper1 tablespoon lemon juice1 tablespoon cornstarch¼ cup chicken broth

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Cut chicken into strips. Add olive oil to Dutch oven and heat until hot. Place chicken in Dutch oven and saute until tender. Remove and set aside. Add wine to Dutch oven and bring to a boil, then pour it over the chicken. Add more olive oil to oven, heat until hot and then add mushrooms, peppers, green onions, and garlic and saute until tender. Add 2 ¾ cups chicken broth with spices and lemon juice. Combine cornstarch with the remaining ¼ cup chicken broth and add to Dutch oven, boil about 1 minute until thickened. Return the chicken and wine to oven and cook until heated through.

Serve with pasta.

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Put drained peaches in the bottom of a 12-inch Dutch oven. Sprinkle the cake mix over the peaches then pour the soda over the top of it. Stir the mix completely. With the lid on, bake for 45 to 60 minutes, using 12 briquettes on the top and 12 briquettes on the bottom. Rotate the oven and lid ev-ery 15 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream.

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Experts say the health care industry will need to change for aging baby boomers

By Peggy Hayden

A s baby boomers crawl toward the age of 65 health care profession-als prepare to care for the largest

generation.But what will that health care look

like? The directors of two Lewiston care centers have an idea.

“As a baby boomer, I, and I believe my generation will dig in our heels to stay at home,” said Theresa Wessels, executive director of Juniper Meadows in Lewiston.

She thinks it will be easier to reach that goal because of technology. Cameras can be installed to monitor the elderly,

and alert bracelets/necklaces, cellphones, computerized monitoring and medica-tion alerts are just some of the things that will make it easier for them to be at home longer.

Wessels said one of the changes needed in preparation for baby boomers is the availability of more in-home caregivers — it costs less and also allows the elderly to remain at home longer. She added that she sees her generation being more independent and more likely to downsize to retirement or independent living-type communities rather than nursing homes. Such places don’t generally provide nurs-ing or other health care services.

She noted rehabilitation and assisted-living centers will need to change the way they operate and how they look for baby boomers. They will need to have

wireless Internet, espresso coffees and different types of foods will have to be served — not on a set schedule but on more of a restaurant-type

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“As a baby boomer, I, and I believe my generation will dig in our heels to stay at home.”

Theresa Wesselsexecutive director of

Juniper Meadows in Lewiston

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— Bingo won’t do, she said.Wessels said partnerships with hospice

and other such services will become more important for nursing homes, because such centers and assisted-living facilities won’t have the staff to care for the grow-ing number of patients.

Debbie Freeze, executive director at Lewiston Rehabilitation and Care Center, also believes rehabilitation and nursing facilities will need to make some changes for the baby boomers like additional computers and making activities more patient-oriented instead of group.

“They will need to get used to shorter stays in facilities like this. Twenty years ago when I started in this field there was a five- to 10-year average stay, now it’s a 45-day average, which increases the work load for us,” Freeze said of one of the changes she has already seen take place. Freeze explained that the increased work load comes from the paperwork required for each new admission when patient turnover increases because of shorter stays so does the work.

She said baby boomers overall seem to be in better physical shape, which will help with the rehabilitation part of treat-ment and the shorter stays.

Like Wessels and Freeze, Debbie Lemon, associate professor in the division of nursing and health sciences at Lewis-

Clark State College in Lewiston, has been in the health care field for at least 20 years.

Contrary to Freeze, Lemon sees medi-cal issues such as obesity, an increased

occurrence of diabetes and cardiovascu-lar disease facing many boomers. Some are due to stress but others because of a change in eating habits as a society.

Wessels also mentioned seeing mental illnesses becoming more prevalent like Alzheimer’s, depression, dementia and delirium.

“There is a greater incidence of some illnesses — the longer we live the more chances there are to get sick,” Lemon said.

In her experience, Lemon said baby boomers are more involved in their health care than the previous generation — they ask questions, are more likely to seek out second opinions and have an input in their treatment.

She tells her students even if they don’t want to work with the elderly they will have to at some point because the elderly are already the largest percentage of patients and that will only increase with baby boomers who are more likely to seek medical attention when needed.

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Feldenkrais method emphasizes the ‘how,’ not the goal

BY VIRGINIA SOLAN

F i� een years ago, Tom Bode’s doctor told him he might as well sell his golf clubs and say goodbye to all the

physical activities he loved. “It had become very di� cult to move,”

said Bode. � en, by chance, he happened upon the

Feldenkrais method. “For the � rst time I felt possibility,” he

says, “a� er this very depressing man told me I was to have no fun anymore.”

Now Bode can’t wait for the warm weather to � nally arrive on the Palouse. It seems he didn’t sell those golf clubs.

A� er the method gave him his life back, Bode was so enthu-siastic about Felden-krais he decided to become a guild-cer-ti� ed Feldenkrais practitioner.

“I found that movement is learned and you can learn to move di� erently,” he said. “If you do, you can improve your life. I wanted to share that.”

For more than a decade, Bode and his partner, Elisabeth Berlinger, have guided

students into greater awareness of and con-trol over their bodies from their Moscow studio. Berlinger made the four-year, 800-hour training commitment, earning her

guild certi� cation, a� er witnessing the transformation in Bode.

“We help our students learn to use all of their bodies for a movement,” Berlinger said. “It’s

all about proportional distribution.”“We get people to be more attentive

to how they’re doing what they’re doing,” added Bode. “If provided a better possibil-ity, the body will take it.”

Learning to move without pain

“I found that movement is learned and you can learn to move di� erently” he said. “If you do, you can improve your life. I wanted to share that.”

Tom Bodeguild-certi� ed Feldenkrais

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Bode said the toughest challenge facing students is just letting go of old habits that have been with us for decades.

“We learn to move when we are ba-bies, through trial and error,” Bode said. “Feldenkrais figured out we can learn to move differently ... . People often are amazed at how simple and gentle the meth-od is. They call what happens for them a miracle. But really, it’s just logical.”

A merging of sciences

Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, a Russian-born physicist, judo expert, mechanical engi-neer, multi-patented sonar inventor and educator, developed the method in the late 1940s after crippling knee injuries left him incapacitated. He incorporated principles of biology, perinatal development, cyber-netics, neurophysiology, linguistics, and systems theory with a lot of experimenting with his own body.

Simply put: He taught himself to walk again.

“It works for someone who’s suffering from chronic pain or the world-class ath-lete,” Bode said. “It’s about refinement.

“You can increase your ease and range of motion, improve your flexibility and coordination, and rediscover your innate capacity for efficient movement. ... You can learn new movements that work for you when the old ones – ones that are a habit that developed because it was a biological necessity – aren’t working.”

It’s not physical therapy. Feldenkrais In-stitute says the method looks at the trans-mission of movement through the whole person, whereas physical therapy tends to isolate and focus on strengthening specific

muscles. Feldenkrais is about efficiency rather than strength.

It’s not like chiropractic. Practitioners do not adjust or manipulate the bones into place.

Feldenkrais is more about movement than yoga or Alexander Technique, less about position or posture. Like tai chi, the method is about moving with the whole self, but provides creative methods for doing so. Like Pilates, Feldenkrais is concerned with coordination but is less strength-based and more efficiency-based.

There isn’t any published research that shows harm from Feldenkrais. A 2006 California State University study examin-ing the effects of Feldenkrais on low back pain found the method to be effective in reducing pain perception and in decreasing disability.

Movement detectives

Since the majority of movement is unconscious, a key piece of a Feldenkrais

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“We’re movement detectives,” Berlinger said. “Each situation is as unique as the person.”

Students can attend either group classes or individual sessions. Some people come a few times; others are ongoing students.

He compared the method’s philoso-phy to the painter: “An artist is judged by how he paints, not what he paints. We are focused on the how.”

That’s why the Feldenkrais method can be thought of as an ongoing experience.

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By JACKSON HOLTZThe Daily heralD

EVERETT, Wash. — Five gems just below Lisa Deshazer’s chin form a connect-the-dots line to her cleavage.

Some people think the small circles are stick-on ornaments.

They’re not. “They’re different,” Deshazer, 35,

said. They’re single-point, surface or mi-

crodermal anchors, tiny pieces of metal jewelry slipped under the skin.

“A lot of people question how (the piercings) are done,” said Deshazer, who was taking a break from making lattes and other coffee drinks at 13 Buffalos, a drive-through espresso stand on Rucker Avenue in downtown Everett.

It’s so new that state officials are still taking a look at the practice. And at least one state has banned it until new regula-tions can be written.

For Deshazer, the piercings are a bit painful and mostly permanent. If she ever wants to have her anchors removed, she’ll have to go to a professional.

She’s not worried about it. “I like them right now,” she said. The piercings are a new and increas-

ingly popular type of body art. For less than

$100 for the first stud, professional piercing salons will install the jewelry under people’s skin and onto their sternums, hips, face, neck, back — wherever there is about a centime-ter of flesh.

“You can put them almost anywhere on the body,” said Kris (Gumby) Kaeser, 27. He’s worked for nine years piercing

people’s skin. Today he’s practicing his profession at Enemy Tattoo in south Everett.

The jewelry plates, about 6 millime-ters in size, have holes to allow the flesh to heal and hold it in place. Little posts

stick through the skin. That’s where people attach a small piece of jewelry.

An advantage of the surface plates is that the jew-elry easily can be changed, people say. Different col-

ors and shapes can be swapped out. Inserting metal objects into people’s

bodies certainly isn’t new. The practice harks back to pagan times, centuries

ago. But until recently piercers either

needed an in-and-out point — think studs through the ear lobe, tongue, lip, eyebrow and so on — or they resorted to difficult, painful transdermal implants to get metal to stay in less penetrable parts of the body.

Body piercings either needed to puncture the skin twice, threaded through the flesh, or they were screwed in. Not surprisingly, the body often re-jected these kinds of adornments, which failed nearly half the time, Kaeser said.

Kaeser claims the microdermal pierc-ings are safer and pose less of a health risk than other surface piercings. Only about 2 percent of microdermal pierc-ings are rejected.

Officials with the Association of Pro-fessional Piercers, a national nonprofit

Regulators look at new jewelry implants

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Kris (Gumby) Kaeser, 27, installs a surgical grade titanium micro-dermal anchor in the skin on the back of Shanna Jones’ neck while she does her best to relax June 7, 2011, at Enemy Tattoo in Everett, Wash.

Jones said she trusts Gumby, and she was pleased with the result, her fourth piercing.

“We are continually working with the industry on new practices that come along, especially in relation to public safety. As I understand it, the microdermal piercing is a relatively new practice and one we will be taking a look at.”

Christine Anthonyspokeswoman for the state Department of Licensing.

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educational group, agree that surface piercings pose less risk than other, more extreme kinds of body manipulation.

The novelty of surface piercing has resulted in some confusion, especially among lawmakers, said James Weber, the group’s outgoing president.

“A lot of legislators don’t know what to make of them,” he said.

Washington last year began to regulate piercers and tattoo artists. Regulations re-quire that no piercer “implant or embed foreign objects into the human body.”

“We are continually working with the industry on new practices that come along, especially in relation to pub-lic safety,” said Christine Anthony, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Licensing. “As I understand it, the microdermal piercing is a relatively new practice and one we will be taking a look at.”

Some states, including New Jersey, have banned the practice until further study can be completed, Weber said.

Surface piercing is not a fashion for the thin-skinned, so to speak.

The piercing is mildly painful and there’s bleeding involved.

“It only hurt bad for a couple of weeks,” Deshazer said.

There also are risks of getting the jew-elry stuck on clothing or snared in a zip-per. Pain returns every time Deshazer’s studs gets snagged, she said.

Fear of pain didn’t stop Shanna Jones, 33, of Lynnwood.

On a recent Tuesday, Jones had her second microdermal anchor installed on the nape of her neck. The stud is an ac-cent piece to highlight an existing tattoo.

“I just love it. It’s a personal expres-sion,” Jones said. “I do love them.”

For Jones, and many others, it’s a piece of art, an adornment to her body. For some, though, it’s too much. Some of Jones’ friends think she’s gone off the deep end.

“They think I’m crazy,” she said.

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Kris (Gumby) Kaeser installed this surgical grade titanium micro-dermal anchor in a small tattoo on the back of Shanna Jones’ neck on June 7, 2011, in Everett, Wash.

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BOISE — Freedom, family and fun are what summer is all about, but too much of a good thing can put kids at greater risk of tooth de-cay, according to Idaho’s dentists.

Regular routines like brushing teeth and watching the diet can go out the window when school doors swing shut and summer vacation rolls in.

“No one wants to be the Grinch about summer vacation,” says Dr. Jack Fullwiler, president of the Idaho State Dental As-sociation, “but kids are generally more on their own, families travel, and diets can shift towards sweet drinks, ice cream and other sugar treats where moderation is important.”

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1. Stick with brushing routines — at least twice a day. Yes, that means whether you are back-packing the Sawtooths or driving across country to visit relatives. Treat your child to a compact “travelers toothbrush” and fluoride toothpaste they can take with them wherever they go.

2. Keep the sugar down. Special occasions like Fourth of July cupcakes are all right, but avoid a general shift toward sweets, sugary drinks, ice cream, and other treats that are especially popular in the summer.

3. Provide healthy snacks as an al-ternative. “Bad” snacks like most candy are real cavity causers. Keep healthy options on hand, like vegetables, low-fat cheeses, and cut up fruits. Frozen juice bars are good when made with low-sugar liquids.

4. Provide a good breakfast. Stud-ies show that children who eat a good breakfast are less likely to indulge in sugary snacks during the day.

5. Never let small children go to bed with a bottle. Any fluids with sugar can cause tooth decay very fast as it reacts on teeth through the night.

6. Encourage drinking water. The combination of high temperatures and activity creates thirst — don’t let this turn into overindulgence in sodas and sugary drinks. Hydration is important and studies show that kids do drink more when flavors are involved. Check content labels and keep sugar intake low.

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By ALICE CAMPBELLThe World

COOS BAY, Ore. — The call comes at any time. When it does, the man heads to Coos Aviation, where he picks up a box from a pilot and takes it to Bay Area Hos-pital. Who receives the box is unknown.

All Coos Bay Lion Club Secretary Phil Marler knows is someone’s sight will improve after having surgery with the tissue from the Lions Eye Bank of Oregon, located in Portland.

He’s no special agent; no theme music plays in the background while he drives. The feeling of helping is payment enough for his participation in the Lions Club International Earth Angels program.

Marler says he’s “just an everyday guy that does something to help his fellow man.”

He’s made the trip twice, but had never thought about how long it took to get to the

hospital from the airport before the first trip, he said. It’s a pretty short trip.

“But I sure don’t need to have an ac-cident,” he remembered thinking the first time.

“If you stop to think about it, it’s a little nerve wracking.”

Helping others who can’t see is worth making the trip, he said.

“I can’t imagine my world with-out sight,” he said, adding things he takes for granted seeing would have to be described to him by others. Yet, people deal with poor or no eyesight every day.

“Those are brave people.” Deborah Smith has dealt with kerac-

toconus for years. The disease gradually made the North Bend woman’s corneas into the shape of cones, making it difficult

to see and wear contact lenses. (The cornea is the clear layer of the eye that covers the iris and pupil.) A corneal transplant would help Smith see better, or she could continue to see blurs, which with a 6-year-old son, made life especially difficult.

The decision wasn’t easy, and Smith said she was frightened of having surgery, but it

was the best choice. “‘I opted for the

transplant. I wanted to see.”

In February, she received eye tissue

from Portland that Marler took to the hospital here. Although she hasn’t healed completely, things like reading are already easier to do. Instead of holding the book up to her nose, she can read normally — and her son can see the pictures.

“Now he can sit beside me,” she said. “‘I don’t know how to put it into words,

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Deborah Smitheye tissue recipient and North Bend, Ore., resident

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except that it’s just a real blessing to be able to see better.”

The Earth Angels program is the ground version of the Angel Flight West program. Pilots volunteer their time, planes and fuel to transport people to medical appoint-ments and treatments, Lions camps, and even things like family funerals or bring-ing soldiers home, said Susan Jaggers, 36, Multiple District chairwoman for Earth Angels. Then the Earth Angels take over and drive people where they need to go. Sometimes multiple drivers split the trip if it’s a long one.

Originally, pilots only flew people to medical care, Jaggers said. Then the net-work grew, and she took on forming Earth Angels for the Portland area three years ago.

“After about two months, I found that this could be a program that could be ad-opted for the whole state,” she said.

Pilots choose which missions they can fly, then they call Jaggers, who puts them in touch with a driver.

“‘I don’t know what I would do without my drivers, because they’ve never said no when I’ve called,” Jaggers said.

“‘I guess if I was to sum it up, it’s amaz-ing.”

The program is particularly helpful in rural areas with limited air service, Jaggers said.

In Coos County, the only commercial flight from Portland comes in to the South-west Oregon Regional Airport at 7 a.m. each day. The limited flights meant eye tis-sue came in the day before or the morning of a transplant surgery.

“In general, we like the transplant tissue to be less than five days old,” said Dr. Debra Graham, a cornea specialist at Bay Eye Clinic who performed Smith’s transplant. For some surgeries, it’s ideal to use the tis-sue within 24 hours, she added.

Having more flight options through Angel Flight allows more time for the eye bank in Portland to perform special cutting of the tissue, she said.

Some people can’t see anything other than light when they receive the trans-plants, she said, and while the level of sight

after surgery varies, most see improvement. Rejection levels are low because no arteries are involved, she added.

Marler was quick to deflect credit or praise for his role in Earth Angels and helping people like Smith.

“The pilots are the real heroes,” he said.

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