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|Ballyneal recognized for environmental excellence
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Ballyneal Golf Club has retained its designation as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program.
Participation is designed to help course personnel plan, organize, implement and document a comprehensive environmental management program and receive recognition for their efforts.
To reach certification, a course must demonstrate that they are maintaining a high degree of environmental quality in a number of areas, including environmental planning, wildlife and habitat management, outreach and education, chemical use reduction and safety, water conservation and water quality management.
"Ballyneal Golf Club has shown a strong commitment to its environmental program. They are to be commended for their efforts to provide a sanctuary for wildlife on the golf course property," said Joellen Lampman, Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary programs director at Audubon International.
Ballyneal Golf Club is one of 37 courses in Colorado and 883 courses in the world to receive the honor. Golf courses from the United States, Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, South America and Southeast Asia have also achieved certification in the program.
The golf course was designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in 2010. After designation, courses go through a recertification process every two years.
This year, the recertification process, coordinated by Ted Simmons, assistant superintendent at Ballyneal Golf Club, required a visit by a local community representative. Fred Raish, supervisor at Yuma County Pest Control District, was given a tour of the course and sent his observations to Audubon International.
"The Ballyneal Golf Club is continually working to be a good steward of the land," reported Raish. "I was impressed by the lack of impact this course has had on the native vegetation and the sand hills."
"We see the site visit as an important component of a course's recertification," stated Lampman. "It provides an objective verification of some of the more visible aspects of the course's environmental management activities. In addition, it offers an opportunity for golf course representatives to share publicly some of the voluntary actions they have taken to protect and sustain the land, water, wildlife and natural resources around them."
Audubon International is an environmental organization dedicated to educating, assisting and inspiring millions of people from all walks of life to protect and sustain the land, water, wildlife and natural resources around them. In addition to golf courses, the Audubon International also provides programs for schools, businesses, communities and individuals.
Holyoke Enterprise July 11, 2013


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Sometimes the effort is there, but the results don't automatically come with them.
That was the case early last week as the Lady Dragons lost a 1-0 decision to the Harborwomen in Hingham.
"The effort was there, but we just couldn't finish around the net," said Coach Pam Manley. "I think we outshot them 25-6, but we couldn't get one of them to go in."
Dominating play for most of the afternoon, Duxbury's frustration grew as Hingham scored on one of its few chances with 4:30 left in the game for what proved to be the game-winner.
It was a rough start to a 10-day span that promised to be one of the season's toughest stretches.
Hanover came to town on Wednesday for its traditional Patriot League rivalry with Duxbury and looked nothing like the perennial South Shore power they have been, as the Lady Dragons dominated first-half play and kept the ball in their offensive zone for most of the opening 15 minutes.
It took just over six minutes for Duxbury to take the lead, as senior captain Cory Connolly took a feed from sophomore defenseman Ally Hammell in front of the net to beat Hanover goalkeeper Katherine Alfano.
At the 17:38 mark of the half, junior Hannah Murphy tallied the first of her three goals, tipping home a Hammell shot and providing Duxbury with an insurance goal and a 2-0 lead.
Duxbury had nine penalty corners in the first half; evidence of its domination in the offensive zone.
Eight minutes into the second half Murphy was at it again, as she outraced the Hanover defense and went in alone on an empty Indians net for a 3-0 lead. She would finish off the scoring with her second hat-trick of the season that gave the Lady Dragons a convincing 4-0 win.
Duxbury entertained Silver Lake in its third league game of the week and handed the Lakers a 5-0 beating.
Connolly was the big gun in this win, as she tallied three goals and Hammell registered two more assists in the win.
Senior Molly Zaverucha and sophomore Lily Smith also scored.
Jumping out to a 4-0 halftime lead made life easier for Manley.
"We controlled the field for most of the game, and even when we had our subs in with the regulars the passing was excellent. I think the thing we need to work on is having our forwards be more accurate with their shots," said Manley
It's another busy week for the girls, who hit the road for three games with Notre Dame, Scituate, and Pembroke.

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Academy Awards 2011 Red Carpet: What Are the Stars Wearing? Who Looks the Best?MariaLianos
The Academy Awards 2011 red carpet is underway and the dresses so far are stunning!
The theme tonight so far is jewel-encrusted dresses! And still some neutrals, which I'm sort of bored of… a few pops of color too even out the red carpet gowns tonight.
Mandy Moore looked beautiful in a jewel encrusted gown as did Michelle Williams in a simple and elegant white Chanel.
Mila Kunis looks stunning in a beautiful purple gown by Elie Saab, probably my favorite look so far.
Jennifer Hudson looks fabulous, loving the pop of color compared to all the neutrals. Hudson is wearing Versace in an orange-red hue.
Scarlett Johansson looks sexy in a deep wine/purple lacy D&G dress. Her hair is totally undone in a cute long bob but she pulls the look off.
Halle Berry is stunning in Marchesa. One of the best on the red carpet!
Sharon Stone is bringing sexy back in black but the hair must go… a little too Snooki for me.
Marissa Tomei looks cute with the wavy long bob and poofy black gown.
Celine Dion, Helen Mirren and Gywneth Paltrow (wearing Calvin Klein) are all wearing shimmery champagne colors and looking fabulous.
Hilary Swank looks fab in Gucci but surprised she's not all jewelled up! A pair of earring OR a necklace would complete the look.
And finally, we see some RED! Anne Hathaway, Penelope Cruz, Jennifer Lawrence wearing Calvin Klein and Sandra Bullock wearing Vera Wang looking smashing in a hot color.
Reese Witherspoon looks elegant and classic and loving her hair! Very Jacki-O!
Natalie Portman looks adorable in purple! Glowing in plum. But the earrings have got to go….I have little tassles like the ones hanging from her ears on my curtains!
Dresses I don't like?
Not crazy about Nicole Kidman's dress. Amy Adams looks like she's wearing a prom dress, high neckline with necklace on the outside… I'm soooo not liking her look. Although many love Cate Blanchett's Givenchy dress, I don't like it so much.
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The Getty Museum in Los Angeles has one of the great photographic collections in the world. This exhibition of still life prints of include a range of works from André Kertész to Charles Aubry to Sharon Core. This exhibition, In Focus: Still Life is one of the Getty's most interesting.
This exhibition will run through January 23, 2011
Still life derives from the Dutch word stilleven, coined in the 17th century when paintings of objects enjoyed immense popularity throughout Europe. The impetus for this term came as artists created compositions of greater complexity, bringing together a wider variety of objects to communicate allegorical meanings.
Still life has come to serve, like landscape or portraiture, as a category within art. Although it typically refers to depictions of inanimate things, because it incorporates a vast array of influences from different cultures and periods in history, it has always resisted precise definition.
This exhibition presents some of the innovative ways photographers have explored and refreshed this traditional genre. During the 19th century, still life photographs tended to resemble still life paintings, with similar subjects and arrangements. Beginning in the 20th century, still life photographs have mirrored the subjects and styles that have more broadly concerned photographers in their time.
If you're in the Los Angeles, California area before this exhibition leaves, don't miss it.
As I travel, I love seeing the work of other photographers as I hope you do. If you know of a new photographic exhibition which you think the Blog should publicize, please contact me.
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Photography Exhibition: The Getty Museum - In Focus: Still Life
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ChemTel is celebrating its 25th year as a world class provider of Emergency Response Telecommunications Services. The ChemTel 368/24/7 Call Center provides shipment monitoring, product efficacy response, spill reportage, exposure reporting and customized script services. ChemTel maintains telephone numbers in 35 countries which enables us to provide international coverage ...
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based in Marietta, GEORGIA (US) (USA)
Millennium Enterprises, Inc. (MEI) has been solving customers` pollution prevention concerns. We are the exclusive supplier of the SafeGuards line of pollution prevention products ranging from large volume, proactive secondary spill containment (tanker truck containments / drums / totes); emergency response products (ruptured saddle tanks/ leaking equipment / HazMat decon ...
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The Austin English roses are among the most highly perfumed shrubs and set standards in colour and form. Most are reliably hardy to Zone 6, (Zone 5 with winter protection), though the Canadian Rose Society Web site recommends 'Graham Thomas', 'Mary Rose', 'Sweet Juliet' and 'Charles Austin' for gardens in Zones 2 to 4. Austin roses are especially attractive when planted in groups of three or five with a complementary underplanting of perennial alpine strawberries. The plants are hybridized cultivars of Fragaria vesca, the woodland wild strawberry. Alpine strawberries, which have no runners, are reliably hardy (Zone 4) and form thick, leafy clumps that shade the soil and help to keep rose roots cool in hot weather. The plants produce charming white flowers from May through October and tiny, delicious berries.
Understanding some of the principles of rose scent helps in selecting plants with strong fragrance. The essence of fragrance is stored in tiny chloroplast cells on the undersides of petals. Thicker petals with a velvety sheen have more scent potential than thin, paper-like petals. Colour is also an indicator of types of fragrance. Red and pink petals tend to exude pure Old Rose perfume, with hints of raspberry and anise, while yellow and white petals are more complex, combining scents of orrisroot, nasturtium, violet and lemon. Banana, citrus, honey and clover frequently perfume orange shades.
Human olfactory abilities are calculated to be 10,000 times more sensitive than our sense of taste, allowing us to appreciate subtle differences in scent between rose cultivars and to remember the fragrance of a favourite rose. When sunlight heats the petal chloroplasts, production of scent-making chemicals is increased and released as vapour to waft through the garden (scented roses give off more fragrance midday, after the air has warmed). Drought and inconsistent watering are the greatest hindrances to the intensity of the scent of fragrant roses. And so, a word to the garden-wise: water in the morning, and swoon all afternoon.
Trade secrets
Professional growers accelerate plant maturity by giving roses three growth stimulants.
When planting roses, use a transplant solution containing vitamin B1 (thiamine). Thiamine increases plant metabolism, helps to avoid transplant shock and will increase the plant's ability to absorb carbohydrate nutrients-and grow faster!
Magnesium sulfate, sold as Epsom salts (9.8 per cent magnesium and six per cent sulfur), encourages new and strong canes to sprout from just above the graft union. These are the main structural canes and will eventually carry many flowers. Apply 125 millilitres (1/2 cup) of Epsom salts to each plant in early May and again in early July, either dissolved in water or lightly scratched into the soil. Or make a foliar spray of 15 millilitres (one tablespoon) of Epsom salts to 4.5 litres (one gallon) of water.
A foliage drench of liquid kelp extract every four weeks, applied early in the day, increases rose scent, cold hardiness and disease resistance. Follow product instructions.
Fighting blotches and beasties
Rose flowers and foliage can be burned and disfigured by the overuse of synthetic pesticides. Most homemade pesticides are safe and effective.
To prevent blackspot diseases on leaves, spray rose foliage every seven to 10 days with a solution of 15 milli-litres (one tablespoon) each of baking soda and liquid soap dissolved in 4.5 litres (one gallon) of water.
Kill green aphids and whiteflies with a spray of equal parts water and three per cent hydrogen peroxide (which can be purchased at a drugstore) applied weekly during dry weather and twice weekly during wet weather. The peroxide also promotes bud sprouting and deepens green leaf colour.
Spray slugs with a mixture of one part household ammonia and 10 parts water. Slugs are most active between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., so bring a flashlight.
A decent meal & a good drink
It takes a lot of energy to produce armfuls of scented roses. Plan on providing a meal of rose fertilizer in early May and then again immediately after the June blossoms are finished. A third application can be applied no later than the first week of August to trigger a flush of autumn flowers in re-blooming types. Be sure to provide only the amount recommended on the fertilizer package: rose roots are easily burned by excessive fertilizer. In October, give each rosebush a generous meal of one bucket of rotted manure, gently trowelled into the soil over their roots.
Rose petals are almost entirely composed of water; consequently, the size and scent of roses are dependent on adequate and regular water availability. On a hot day at the peak of summer, roses growing in full sun will take nine litres of water from the soil. Organic mulch around the roses will help to prevent moisture loss, and a regular irrigation schedule (at least twice a week in warm weather) is absolutely necessary for maximum flower production. Avoid wetting rose foliage by watering at ground level, laying a slowly running hose at the base of each plant or using a soaker hose system. Water long enough to moisten the soil to a depth of 30 centimetres.
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A judge has stayed Barry Bonds' sentence of 30 days of house arrest and 2 years of probation pending an appeal, the AP is reporting.
The 47-year-old Bonds was sentenced Friday following a federal conviction on obstruction of justice charges. Bonds was convicted in April of giving misleading testimony to a grand jury. The former Major League Baseball star faced up to 21 months in prison, and prosecutors had asked for a 15-month sentence.
According to NBC Sports' Craig Calcaterra:
In handing out her sentence, the judge observed that she agreed with the jury that Bonds tried to obstruct justice. Just that he failed. She noted that he did not threaten witnesses, for example. When I first read his grand jury testimony three and a half years ago I observed the same thing. You can tell Barry wanted to perjure himself. He just was pretty damn bad at it.
The judge also noted that the sentence took into account that Bonds has a strong record of philanthropy, much of which is unpublicized.
For now, Bonds' sentence is on hold pending appeal.
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Even though I had worked with disabilities my whole career, when it was me, it was hard to admit I needed an assistive device to help myself, Shireley said. For some reason, there is still kind of a prejudice about hearing aids.
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I recently looked at the state Senate district that covers Cornelius and Huntersville. It contains these two towns, a narrow ribbon along the I-485 corridor and then Mathews and Mint Hill. (When was the last time that you were in Mint Hill? Could you find it on a map?) It is an ugly example of how our elected officials jerry rig the election process through gerrymandering, where the politicians pick their voters before the voters get to pick the politician. In the last election, half of the districts in N.C. went uncontested, in large part because this jerry-rigged system preordains the outcome. Our "patriot" elected officials have undermined democracy at its core. (My comments have nothing to do with the incumbent, Jeff Tarte.)
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post7492595908241239255..comments2016-05-24T21:51:21.897-07:00Comments on Down the Line!: (UPDATED) Quote of the Day: Federer on '09Rich Rodriguezhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-19441319823433507442009-01-05T01:39:00.000-08:002009-01-05T01:39:00.000-08:00Oy, Roger. That's all I'm sayin'.Oy, Roger. That's all I'm firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-69906331302843453742009-01-04T05:55:00.000-08:002009-01-04T05:55:00.000-08:00In my opinion the commentator just got what he des...In my opinion the commentator just got what he deserved for such a creative question, with Roger being his usual gracious self. This year will be certainly very interesting and Rogers goals is certainly to get more Grand Slams and not being number one, thats kind been there done that (longer than anyone).
My only comment to Rafas pick of new attire, its not his choice that much as of his managment in order to improve his image as number one, they have already cought up the teenagers with the sleevles shirts, now they are moving on to the usually Rogers fanbase of more sophisticated and older fans. I am afraid it might not work as they wanted judging by their choice worn by Rafa yeasterday, miles off from email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-52994486551102525602009-01-03T12:41:00.000-08:002009-01-03T12:41:00.000-08:00Definitely didnt sound like his usual self. Probab...Definitely didnt sound like his usual self. Probably didnt enjoy that lose to Murray, Exo or not. Fed hates being number 2 even at best, so maybe he'll bring more competitive fire this firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-20658937240076732742009-01-03T12:36:00.000-08:002009-01-03T12:36:00.000-08:00You know, we're a little disappointed in his comme...You know, we're a little disappointed in his comment.... we have always thought of him as portraying the "perfect gentleman" and now our image is ruined. Sigh.

However, we shall have to send our readers your way for this as well as the Rafa fashion updates. You *know* we are all about the important things over at the Princess. (Heh-heh.)

Grins and giggles and Happy, Happy New Year to you!
tpthepreppyprincesshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-17442829367933633442009-01-03T05:54:00.000-08:002009-01-03T05:54:00.000-08:00I think the comment was great! i am of course bias...I think the comment was great! i am of course biased, have been a fan of his for ages. and i do think people question him too much and it is hurtful because this guy has proven that he is possibly the best ever. as far as some people saying that his stellar career is due to the fact that there wasn't strong competition out there, i disagree, when fed was at his best, everyone looked like they weren't qualified enough. and we will still have to see how rafa and andy withstand so many years at the top, when they get older, the pressure starts building, records have to be chased, and the press becomes more and more firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-37662438153071453502009-01-03T04:26:00.000-08:002009-01-03T04:26:00.000-08:00No doubt. Federer has a saracastic sense of humour...No doubt. Federer has a saracastic sense of humour. It's typical for swiss email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-63569104955066998142009-01-03T02:42:00.000-08:002009-01-03T02:42:00.000-08:00Lol, that was a good one, I flove sarcastic Fed :)...Lol, that was a good one, I flove sarcastic Fed :)

- email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-3769993337932405322009-01-03T02:37:00.000-08:002009-01-03T02:37:00.000-08:00I love the comment!! Funny... and delivered deadpa...I love the comment!! Funny... and delivered deadpan. Don't see any bitterness at all. Sarcastic, yes (Pete Sampras said federer had a sarcastic sense of humour). Good riposte to the never-ending idiotic questions to federer from some press. Asking him about the end of the year?? Please... Good for him!!!! Love it..firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-53775094446532451562009-01-02T20:14:00.000-08:002009-01-02T20:14:00.000-08:00not to take anything away from fed's greatness but...not to take anything away from fed's greatness but during the time that he was at his peak, no one was either talented or healthy enough to challenge him and guys like safin, roddick, hewitt, blake and nalbandian, while extremely talented, we're not able to realize their full potential. the atp has a much talented pool of players who don't seem to be headcases nowadays and they've all caught up roger making the tour much more exciting and less email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-5156340651398719822009-01-02T16:51:00.000-08:002009-01-02T16:51:00.000-08:00Jess: I have tons of respect for Fed - no question...Jess: I have tons of respect for Fed - no question. But it does feel like there's an edge there now which he never revealed before, at least not publicly. I actually think it will help him on-court but sometimes it won't come off well in the media. Oh well - he's human.

Rafa's new look? Def to each his own.

Belle: Good point - I also think there's a lot coming at him at the moment: he knows he's moving into the latter part of his amazing career and the younger ballers are starting to beat him regularly. It's a new position and I'm sure it's an adjustment.

Rafa will be adjusting too - being the top baller starting the year off of an incredible '08. How the hell do you top that? Tons of points to defend also - it'll be an interesting year.RiCHhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-46530184578926158542009-01-02T16:27:00.000-08:002009-01-02T16:27:00.000-08:00I get the feeling that Fed doesn't actually yet kn...I get the feeling that Fed doesn't actually yet know how he wants to handle the final stretch of his career, and that shows in the different answers he gives to the question. Does he want to regain no.1? Or break the slams record? Or play until 2012? He's said all of those things. I think it's this confusion (and frustration maybe?) that results in him coming out with comments like this.

I'm probably over-thinking this, but I do think he's not over his wilderness moment yet, and 2009 will be difficult for firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-31198838182808151972009-01-02T16:24:00.000-08:002009-01-02T16:24:00.000-08:00I have a lot of respect for Roger Federer and he h...I have a lot of respect for Roger Federer and he has every right to be sarcastic about his "terrible year."

And I could care less about Rafael Nadal's new look. :yawn: The whole polo and short combination is not email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-20796398927094669392009-01-02T15:18:00.000-08:002009-01-02T15:18:00.000-08:00I guess I feel some sympathy for RFed in this. Th...I guess I feel some sympathy for RFed in this. There he is at the first "match" of the year, which is not even a tournament but an exhibition, and the announcer is already asking a new version of the same-old "what's wrong with you?" question--and in addition to that, he also invites Fed to explain how this defeat, again in an exhibition, will affect his entire year! I wouldn't answer that kind of question seriously, either!beth666annhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-15357283319921954402009-01-02T13:32:00.000-08:002009-01-02T13:32:00.000-08:00johanne: yeah talk about not being in the present ...johanne: yeah talk about not being in the present and letting go of the past. he's still fixated on the press-bashing he got last year for his sub-par (by his own standards) season.

that can't bode well for 2009 if he's still reeling from last seasonRiCHhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-65800839514067625742009-01-02T10:46:00.000-08:002009-01-02T10:46:00.000-08:00Yikes. Fed needs to chill.Yikes. Fed needs to email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-21929961674858558662009-01-02T10:05:00.000-08:002009-01-02T10:05:00.000-08:00Yeah his usual cool demeanor is being replaced by ...Yeah his usual cool demeanor is being replaced by an aging bitterness or something. Not pretty.RiCHhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-13030931253864009372009-01-02T09:37:00.000-08:002009-01-02T09:37:00.000-08:00*yawn* his bitterness is so 2008.*yawn* his bitterness is so 2008.barcelona2012http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-11270116082170786242009-01-02T09:01:00.000-08:002009-01-02T09:01:00.000-08:00Fed lost to Murray again .. yeah yeah yeah, what e...Fed lost to Murray again .. yeah yeah yeah, what else is new? What's important is Rafa. Did you see the new duds? He looks great in the sleeves and he won his match. I was wondering if I'd like it on him, but it fits him incredibly well. I love it.Pamelahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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If you polled a group of teenagers, you might get the impression that their future occupations would have nothing to do with what boring old mom and dad did for a living. Catch up with them a few years later, and it's clear that parents do affect career choices, if not exactly in the way you'd expect.
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Quoctrung Bui and his colleagues at NPR longitudinal survey examining 12,000 people from 1979 to 2010. What they found was that household income in childhood and career choice and earnings later on were linked in some interesting ways.
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All of that is fun trivia, especially for artists who are constantly accused of having a trust fund or doctors who are sometimes regarded as being much richer than they actually are. But the most interesting (and potentially depressing) data-crunch comes when Bui looks at the percentile change in income between childhood and adulthood. (Halfway down the page, here.)
Looking at change in income between childhood and adulthood, the shift is most favorable for doctors, dentists, and surgeons and least favorable for designers, musicians, and artists.
All of this raises another question: is there something about being financially secure that makes children more likely to select riskier professions, in terms of earning potential? While this data doesn't answer that question one way or the other, it would make sense. For one thing, no one who has ever been poor would romanticize living in a drafty (but artistic) garret.
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text: 27 year old Joseph Lauth was recently arrested in a string of burglaries in the Washington and Union area. Lauth has admitted to 18 over the past few months. Lauth told police he could not trade some of the jewelry items and electronic equipment for heroin in St. Louis. Those items were discarded along Old Hwy 100 in the general area of Ming Estates. Deputies have located some of the stolen jewelry along the road. Residents in the area walking along the road or riding bikes have also reported locating some items. Detectives wish to pass on that if someone should find jewelry, electronic equipment, or other items in that area it is more than likely items stolen from these burglaries. Detectives are asking citizens to contact the Sheriff's Office if similar items are, or have been found.


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First of all a BIG thank you to Suzie Ridgway for getting this out to the public, I think this is a concern that almost all of us in the El Dorado Springs Community and rural area have.
I live out north of 82 Hwy. and I can tell you the smell is unbearable. The odor has caused us to have to change our lifestyle tremendously, and NOT by choice I must add. For example: Our air conditioner has been on since April because we could not leave our windows open, which means our electric bill has been much higher sooner than in past years. We can no longer spend time outside on our deck or in our yard. We have to change our clothes immediately when we come back inside. Our vehicles reek from sitting out in the driveway. The smell has permeated now into our home, and our beds, pillows, curtains, furniture, etc. It makes it VERY hard to enjoy supper or eating anything for that matter! We have awakened to it numerous times in the middle of the night thinking someone had just thrown up right next to us or on us!! Just to name a few and there are plenty more.
To answer your question about where is the smell coming from I would be glad to answer that: Ted Thoreson (Thoreson Ranch) is who this lovely smell belongs to, so we can send our many "Thanks" to him. The rinse water or whey (I'm not for sure which it is) is brought in on a tank truck and is dumped down a hill in a pasture north of town that Thoreson Ranch owns. I have heard the "why": Rinse water or some dairy by-product comes from a dairy plant.
As far as whether or not it is harmful? That's a good question and I would like to know as well. My family has endured for quite sometime and quite frankly long enough!
The smell has made its way to Tiffin, down H Hwy., out West 54 and throughout our entire town. Homes that are trying to sell or rent on the north end of town will have a hard time doing so, I actually spoke to a individual who is renting a house on Main and wishes she would have had a warning about the smell. She would have relocated, which means this is affecting our business as well.
Should this be stopped? No question about it, absolutely! If the Thoreson family is getting paid to dump this excess waste, (which I've heard they are. I also heard they got paid a large amount from the last company they dumped for) I feel we should ALL get a cut for having to smell this horrendous odor. But more than that I and many others in the area I'm SURE would just like it STOPPED!
For those of you who attended the Annual El Dorado Springs Picnic, I'm sure overheard all the complaints by those attending and working the event about the stinky situation. I heard many Picnic goers say they were ready to leave because they were about to toss their corndogs. This means the odor affected food sales and the enjoyment of the Picnic in general, which everyone looks forward to.
I hope I have helped!! The more who respond to this issue, the better.
I hope everyone has a quality day and a NON smelly ride home from work!
A VERY concerned El Dorado Springs Citizen
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Religion | Southern Baptists further distance themselves from a divisive racial past with elevation of African-American pastor Fred Luter
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When Fred Luter recounts his days growing up in New Orleans' crime-ridden Lower Ninth Ward, the Southern Baptist pastor doesn't soften the truth in a Sunday morning sermon: "I was too mean to live, not fit to die, going to hell, and enjoying the ride."
More than 30 years later, he's come a long way. With delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) gathering for their annual meeting in New Orleans in June, many expect Luter, 55, to become the first black president in the denomination's history.
The longtime pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans already serves as first vice president of the SBC. Many anticipate that the African-American minister will win the denomination's top spot overwhelmingly when the group meets June 19-20 in his hometown.
Luter's election would be a significant milestone for the largest Protestant denomination in the country. Southern Baptists formed the SBC in 1845, partly to defend the practice of slavery. (The SBC apologized for that part of its history in a 1995 resolution.)
Russell Moore, dean of the school of theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., shudders when he thinks about slavery and the SBC. "I stand here on a campus that was founded by men who could clearly articulate what it means to be saved, and at the same time defended human beings purporting to own other human beings," he said. "That's mind-boggling in its perversity."
Moore is grateful for the SBC's progress since then, including the 1995 resolution and at least 30 other resolutions addressing race and racism. And he's enthusiastic about Luter's potential election in the denomination that's still 80 percent white: "It would be a sign of God's grace and a redemptive act among Southern Baptists."
But on the eve of Luter's historic bid, a race-related controversy looms over the SBC. The convention is slated to meet less than six weeks after Richard Land, president of the denomination's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, issued a lengthy public apology for comments he made during a March 31 radio broadcast about the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida.
During the program, Land discussed the firestorm surrounding the teenager's death. George Zimmerman, the alleged killer and community watch member in Sanford, Fla., pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder on May 8 and said that Martin attacked him before he shot the unarmed youth at close range on Feb. 26.
Police arrested Zimmerman nearly two weeks after the shooting. The delay elicited widespread demonstrations and an outcry from activists and community members who charged police with racism. (Zimmerman remains free on bail and faces an Aug. 8 court appearance to set a date for his trial.)
During his broadcast, Land accused black political leaders-including President Barack Obama-of using the teen's death to "gin up the black vote." (Obama had called for a full investigation of Martin's shooting when a reporter asked for his comment.) "The president's aides claimed he was showing compassion for the victim's family," Land added. "In reality he poured gasoline on the racialist fires." Land also stated that a black man is "statistically more likely to do you harm than a white man."
After a handful of SBC pastors and leaders criticized Land's remarks, Land issued a brief apology on April 16. By early May he met with SBC leaders-including Luter and other black ministers-to discuss his comments. After a five-hour meeting, Land issued an extensive apology on May 9. "I came to understand in sharper relief how damaging my words were," Land wrote.
Land's remarks included an apology for "insensitivity" to Martin's family and for impugning the president's motives in expressing concern over the case: "It was unchristian and unwise for me to have done so." Land said he sent a letter to Obama, asking for his forgiveness.
As for Luter, the pastor had already extended forgiveness after Land's first public statement: "His comments were a concern for many of us. ... I accept his apology."
But others struggled. Walter Strickland, an African-American associate pastor at Faith Baptist Church in Youngsville, N.C., wrote on the popular Baptist 21 blog: "Many non-African-American Southern Baptists would be surprised at how routinely we have to defend our participation in the SBC, and our spirits have been shaken by the unfolding of these events."
In a phone interview after Land's second apology, Strickland said he appreciated the leader's more extensive comments, and forgave him. He also said he continues to express enthusiasm for the SBC to African-American friends: "People in my church are excited about the gospel and excited about the power of the gospel to overcome these issues."
Back in North Carolina, Strickland's enthusiasm for the SBC extends to Luter's rise in leadership. He says that Luter has earned his status in the denomination for his hard work in the ministry, not because of his race: "This is not an affirmative action appointment."
Indeed, Luter has been well-known in SBC circles for years. After a near-fatal motorcycle accident more than 30 years ago, he grew serious about his faith and pursued pastoral ministry. Franklin Avenue had 65 members when he arrived in 1986. By 2005, the church had grown to nearly 8,000.
But those numbers plummeted when Hurricane Katrina devastated the church building and dispersed the congregation in 2005. A few dozen church members continued meeting on the campus of First Baptist Church across town. Luter led efforts to open satellite churches in areas where members fled, and continued pastoral visits to the displaced.
Though the pastor could have fled himself, Luter stayed in New Orleans and led the church's efforts to restore its building and its congregation. Today, more than 4,500 worshippers pack Sunday services in a new building that opened in 2008.
The minister has said he hopes to promote racial reconciliation in the SBC, but he also wants to help start more churches and help congregations that have struggled like his own.
Whatever the outcome of the election, Luter still seems surprised by his own path. During the same sermon he preached in 2010 that described his wayward youth, Luter told the congregation that "God chose me" despite his sin and rebellion. "Where would I be if Jesus didn't sacrifice Himself for me?" he asked. "I wasn't even looking for God, but I'm glad that He was looking for me."
More than race
Richard Land statements prompt plagiarism investigation
Beyond racial issues, Richard Land ignited another set of worries with his March 31 broadcast when he discussed the Trayvon Martin case: A blogger and doctoral candidate at Baylor University in Texas charged Land with plagiarizing part of the program. Blogger Aaron Weaver pointed out that some of Land's comments repeated verbatim an editorial in The Washington Times.
Land admitted that he quoted parts of the editorial without giving clear credit to the author. "On occasion I have failed to provide appropriate verbal attributions on my radio broadcast," he wrote on his website. "I regret if anyone feels they were deceived or misled. That was not my intent nor has it ever been." (Land pointed out that he provides links on his website to the material he uses during broadcasts.)
The executive committee of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission announced it would conduct an investigation of the plagiarism charges, and planned to produce a report by June 1. The committee also acknowledged Land's work on racial issues-like the 1995 resolution-but expressed regret for "any harm that may have been done to race relations" in the SBC by his radio broadcast. (Land declined a request to comment for this story.) -Jamie Dean


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The Portland Trail Blazers have done it again by taking down another Eastern Conference powerhouse in the Miami Heat 92-90, giving them their ninth straight win at home.
Nicolas Batum had a team-high 28 points to go along with six rebounds and four assist. LaMarcus Aldridge collected his second consecutive double-double – 18 points and 11 rebounds. Wesley Matthews had 18 points. Damian Lillard contributed 10 points and eight assist.
Chris Bosh led the Heat with 29 points. Dwyane Wade put in 18 points. LeBron James' streak of 20-points or more in a game this season ended tonight with him scoring 15 points. He did have 10 rebounds and nine assist.
Ray Allen had 15 points off the bench.
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A teenager was arrested and charged in connection with a 2013 murder.
Police arrested and charged 18-year-old Jason Hodge in connection with the murder of Maurice Randle.
In July 26, 2013, officers responded to the report of a shooting outside the Food mart on East Livingston Avenue around 11:15 p.m.
When police arrived on the scene they found randle with a gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to Grant Medical Center where he later died. Detectives said the initial investigation indicated the shooting was drug related.
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Delivered by the Rev. Daniel S. Schatz, February 2, 2003
Jews in the middle ages used to tell the story of a rabbi who asked God about Heaven and Hell. "I will show you Hell," said God, who took the rabbi to a room with a huge and delicious smelling cauldron of soup. Surrounding the cauldron were people weak and famished. They held spoons long enough to reach the soup, but too long to get it into their mouths. "Now," said God, "I will show you Heaven," and the rabbi was brought to another, identical room where the people held identical spoons and were joyously feasting on soup. "It's simple," said God, "You see, they have learned to feed one another."
I always loved this Jewish story, seeing it as a sign of a caring religious community. We feed one another spiritually, and with our caring committee, we sometimes feed one another physically as well. But as I have grown in ministry and spent more time with people who care and people in need of care, I have come to realize that feeding one another can be complicated. It is not always easy to determine what another person needs, and when we can, it is not always possible to answer that need adequately. So with the reflection of a little experience I find myself turning from the simple and obviously answered question, "Should we care for one another," and perhaps even beyond the more complicated "how should we care for one another" into the basic realm of meaning. What does it mean to care? If we can answer this question, I think, we will find ourselves with at the very least some direction for the other two.
What does it mean to care?
It seems an ordinary enough word – here we even have a committee for it, though somehow I think we all mean more by care than "casserole," although a meal or a ride could go far. We come to ministers or to Pastoral Associates for "pastoral care." Hospitals have levels of care – intensive care, critical care – expressions with a sense of urgency. We care about problems in the world, whether it is the plight of the homeless or the struggle for equal rights that tugs at our hearts. If we aren't interested in something, "we don't care," and if we make a silly mistake we may describe ourselves as "careless." So care, at the very least, demands attention. There are different kinds of attention we might give. Some things and people we care about – and those are important to us. Others we care for, which sometimes implies a responsibility beyond caring about. I care about my friends' new babies; their mothers and fathers care for them, whatever wee hour of the night it may happen to be.
In either case, care, again, demands our attention. But does care demand solution?
Any true expression of care, I think, offers presence of some kind, though it may be no more than a greeting card. There are more demands on our attention than we can ever deal with. We cannot, as much as we would wish, meet every need, nor should we. There are times when we must measure the attention we give – not our care, but our expression of that care – not by another's need, but by our ability to give. To do otherwise would be to hold another up at the expense of our own selves. It may also be to hold another in a place or emotional state that is unsustainable.
The songwriter David Wilcox writes of a relationship with someone whose cup that holds love has a hole in it – there is nothing that will ever fill it completely. "As soon as I fill you with all I've got that little break will let it run right out. I cannot make you happy." He acknowledges that all of us have that experience sometimes, "there's a break in the cup that holds love inside us all." We cannot make each other happy. Wilcox says that we sometimes need to go to the waterfall– to God, perhaps, if you believe in God, or to whatever it is that reconnects us with the sacred. If in our expressions of care for other people we begin to become burned out, it may be time to set limits, let go, and to seek ways to give care to ourselves.
Henri Nouwen observes that the word "care" grew out of the Gothic "kara" or "lament." "To grieve, to experience sorrow, to cry out with." "I am very struck by the background of the word care," he wrote, "because we tend to look at caring as an attitude of the strong toward the weak, of the powerful toward the powerless, of the haves toward the have-nots. And, in fact, we feel quite uncomfortable with an invitation to enter into someone's pain before doing something about it."
What do you do with a problem? Well, you solve it! It's natural; it's a human response – if we see suffering, we want to end that suffering. Sometimes that's exactly the right way to express care – someone is starving? Give them food! Someone is cold? Find them housing! These are good expressions of care, but they should not be mistaken for care itself. They are the expressions of something deeper.
I think of Dom Helder Camara, the Catholic bishop who saw the tremendous poverty in his native Brazil and acted to alleviate the people's suffering. After years of giving food to the hungry, he realized that these efforts, while important, were not enough. They relieved burdens of conscience for the rich, and met the need of people who cared about the poor, but they did little to change the system that kept people in poverty. As he began increasingly to care for the poor, he started questioning openly those governmental policies that favored the wealthy at the expense of the destitute. Years later, he commented, "When I gave food to the poor, they called me a saint. When I asked why the poor were hungry, they called me a communist."
When the expression of care – a solution to a problem, perhaps – becomes confused with care itself, the waters become muddy. A well-meaning and well to do philanthropist sees a person on the street who is hungry and cold, brings this person home, and gives food and a bed. But then what? A check? Maybe that won't solve the deeper problems. A job? Perhaps the job offered is not what the homeless person needed. After awhile, the care may become more oppressive than helpful; it may become controlling, and the question may honestly be asked – who is this for? Is this for the benefit of the sufferer or for the benefit of the benefactor? When does an adult have the right to make their own decisions, even if they aren't always good decisions? Make no mistake – there are times when solving a problem is exactly the right thing to do – but even then a cure is not by itself care.
Nouwen continues: "Cure without care makes us into rulers, controllers, manipulators, and prevents a real community from taking shape. Cure without care makes us preoccupied with quick changes, impatient and unwilling to share each other's burden."
The root of genuine care is not in power and control, but in lamentation and grief. The root of care is not in eliminating tears but in joining them. Our care for another person is based only partially in the needs of that person – care is our own need answering the cry of someone hurting or in need of companionship. Again, Nouwen: "The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not-knowing, not-curing, not-healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is the friend who cares."
The truest gift is not to fix anything but to acknowledge the depth and reality of human experience.
When we recognize that our care is our own feeling, our own need, we may then become better able to express that care in ways that touch other people. Ironically, it is when we acknowledge our own powerlessness that we become empowered.
I recall a pastoral visit I once made with a man who had committed a terrible crime. Because of the nature of this visit I will change the details. I was the chaplain intern on his unit in the hospital, and I was called to his bedside, because he was convinced he was going to Hell. He had good reason to believe it; he had killed his brother.
His crime wasn't as cut and dry as it may seem; he was severely mentally ill, and after many years in jail, the evidence finally showed that he had been quite insane; he could not be held responsible for obeying the voices that had told him to commit murder. His was one of the extremely rare cases of mental illness turned horribly violent.
And now he was obsessed with Hell. "God's gonna punish me," he told me, with the surety that comes from the vivid descriptions of Hell we have all heard too often. It was no use to speak with him about his mental illness, or lack of responsibility for his crime. He knew what he had done, and there was no way around that anguish. It didn't do any good to talk with him about the other parts of Christianity, the good news, God's grace and forgiveness. It did no good whatsoever to talk with him about love. He had never known love. The word "love" for him meant prison rape. I spoke with him for forty minutes – nothing.
Finally I gave up – and when I dropped my guard and my knowledge and all my training I became real for the first time. I looked at him and I said, "You've had a rotten life."
"Yeah." he said.
"And it stinks."
"Yeah, it does," he said, and that was when I reached him. Nothing was changed; he still believed he was going to Hell; there was nothing I could do to change that – but he had been listened to and heard. I could tell, because as I became real, so did he – our eyes met, and he knew on some level, through some accident of persistence, that someone had heard his story and cared enough to admit the truth he lived with in every moment. The grace of genuine human presence made a difference for him that no profession of divine love could equal.
That was enough. When we reach with our care to walk alongside somebody else, we have expressed that care in the deepest way I know. The relationships of power melt away and we are not taking care, we are giving it. Simone Weil writes of the coexistence of "compassion and gratitude on the one hand, and on the other, of respect for the dignity of affliction in the afflicted."
Any true expression of care respects that dignity – the dignity both of the afflicted and the affliction. And in that giving of respect in our care, we also give hope.
"And I'll bring you hope," we sang today, "when hope is hard to find, and I'll bring a song of love, and a rose in the wintertime."
When Caroline McDade made that song, she wasn't very happy with it. "I never liked this song," she said. "I felt there was no sense of justice to it, nothing that could change the world." But then she volunteered her services to give a concert for prisoners in the state jail, and of all the songs she sang that day, that was the song with the powerful effect. Its simple invitation to sing, to walk, to dream, to share brought tears to the eyes of the roughest human beings she had ever encountered. "I never again forgot the importance," she said, "of bringing somebody hope when hope is hard to find."
That's what care is. It's presence, respect, an invitation to openness. Often it's resisting that temptation to tell people what they should do, even when we are sure we know the right answers, or to take over the life of someone who has made a mistake or who has suffered from the mistakes of others. To care means to cry out with, whether in anguish or in joy, to put ourselves right beside another human being, hold their hand, and tell them, "I am here with you. I believe in you. I will walk with you through this valley." It is an inconstant kind of presence, I admit, but one no less meaningful because of it. When our care is genuine, it will allow space, even as a part of our spirit remains with another.
Communities care. We care for each other, we care at least about and hopefully for the world beyond our borders, and we care for our community. That means journeying with one another, being open to problems that are not always solved, listening to one another and acknowledging the reality of experience from which we voice our expectations, concerns, sorrows, celebrations, stories. It means respecting the dignity of affliction and the dignity of humanity. It means bringing hope when hope is hard to find.
I think back to the soup of Heaven and Hell. The rabbi saw that when the people learned to feed one another, they were lifted to heaven, but the parable never tells us what was in that cauldron, what kind of soup it was that could make such a difference. It wasn't the soup that did it; they didn't need that soup. What made the difference was the humanity expressed in the tender act of two people reaching into a cauldron and lifting their spoons to one another's mouths. "You see. They have learned to feed one another."
It really doesn't take that much. A gentle word here, a smile there, a conversation, a visit, a kindness. We may never see how much of a difference we are making, but I tell you, it is that care that is the difference between Heaven and Hell. It is that care which lifts us from isolation to hope. It is that care which brings us once again into the communion of the divine.
We live and move in a covenant of care.
Now I am yours and you also are mine.
Go in peace.


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Frequently Asked
Questions from
Ombudsman Applicants
Updated May, 2015
Per Oregon statues, volunteers are
asked to commit to 16 hours per month when they can be available at times to meet
the resident's needs, mostly during
weekday business hours. Ideally
this would include visiting residents, follow up phone calls, reporting and travel
to/from facilities. There are times when
volunteers do spend more time on a particular case or resident, but there is
flexibility when you volunteer. You can
set your schedule and we ask that volunteers do not make visits at the same
time, or on the same day of the week.
Some volunteers donate much more time to the program, but the average is
5-8 hours a week. Volunteers can request a leave of
absence for vacations, illness or other personal matters. You may need to retrain depending on the
length of time away as a volunteer.
Once volunteers complete their
background check, training, and pass their exam, they are certified as
representatives of the State of Oregon to fulfill their Ombudsman duties. They
have statutory authority to go into their assigned facility at any time, and
advocate for the rights and dignity of the resident. Additionally, a Certified Ombudsman (CO's)
are sometimes asked to do a back up to a facility where no CO is assigned and
are entitled to the same access rights. In their role as Ombudsman, they are
mandatory reporters of abuse and neglect.
Our agency does not investigate or resolve any cases of abuse or
neglect, but refers these issues directly to APS (Adult Protective Services).
Certified Ombudsmen are issued a name
badge and will have a letter of introduction sent to their assigned facility. (Typically the Ombudsman will knock on the
residents' door, and introduce himself or herself to the resident. The specifics are left up to the volunteers,
as everyone's style is different. The
goal is to inform the resident that the Ombudsman and is there to advocate for
the resident.) The Ombudsman will visit the residents and establish a
relationship with them. It may take a
few visits for the residents to understand and trust the Ombudsman before
bringing any concerns to them (this is part of why we request a long-term
volunteer commitment). Issues about
communicating with the elderly, staff, and families and case studies are
presented at training.
CO's are assigned using two main
factors: where we have a need for
volunteers and the volunteers' preference.
If the volunteer would prefer to have an assignment close to them we'll
make every effort as long as there's a facility available. However, some volunteers prefer to visit a
facility near where they may already travel or in another community. There is mileage reimbursement available for
those who travel more than 20 miles.
There are seven Deputy State Long-Term Care Ombudsmen and six are assigned to geographic areas of the state; one who manages our daily calls. The deputies act as a coach and resource for the CO's, as well as provide additional support in difficult cases. Monthly team meetings are provided by the deputy assigned to the region and offer the Ombudsman an opportunity to interact with other volunteers, receive continuing education and discuss cases. You can view the bios of our staff and a current district map on our website.
The Oregon Long-Term Care State Ombudsman is appointed by
the Governor for a four-year term from a list of candidates brought forward by the Residential Facilities Advisory Committee, with input from various agencies and entities involved in the field of aging in Oregon. Beside being the agency director, the State
Long-Term Care Ombudsman also advises the Governor and Legislature on long-term
care issues. You can find out more about the State Ombudsman on our website.
The most common complaint is about food
quality. Other common issues are from a
variety of scenarios; from call lights not being answered to needs of the
resident being unmet, billing problems, medication errors. If the CO determines that the neglect rises
to the level of abuse, the matter is reported to Adult Protective Services. If
the matter can be resolved within the facility, the CO works with the staff and
administration with the primary goal being to protect the rights and dignity of
the resident. The role of the CO is not
to make decisions or create an adversarial environment but to effectively advocate for what the resident wants. You can view more about our top ten complaints here.
A typical day would include visiting a
facility and meeting with the residents, or following up on a previous case
with phone calls made from home, or meeting with facility staff. Volunteers have a great deal of discretion
over when and where they make their facility visits, so a typical day can be
flexible more than anything else!
The monthly support group meetings are
typically held for two hours monthly except for July and December. The location and time varies depending on the
area and availability of the volunteers and staff. However, most meetings are on a set
schedule. (i.e. The second Thursday of
every month.) The Deputy for that area will lead the meeting and topics covered
might be changes in laws or regulations, new research on aging, presentations
about community resources, and the like.
If resources allow there is a statewide training event annually. Information about this can be found on our
Continuing education is presented at
the monthly support group meetings, or volunteers can suggest an opportunity
they can attend on their own with approval from a Deputy. The training department is currently
developing online and self-paced training modules.
there are 175-200 volunteers statewide, but we are always in need of more,
especially in rural areas, the Oregon Coast, and Central and Eastern Oregon.
LTCO program has been in existence since the 1960's nationally as a result of
the older Americans act. Every state has
an Ombudsman program but are structured differently. The program began in Oregon in 1981.
our last reporting period (October to September), we made over 13,000 visits to
residents in licensed long-term care facilities. These are a combination of responses to
complaints or concerns made to our office or regular visits. Of those 13,000, over 90 percent were made
by volunteers across the state. Local
volunteers are the key to timely visits and effective advocacy.
are approximately 43,000 residents in Long-term care facilities around the
state. These facilities include nursing
homes, residential care facilities, assisted living facilities, and adult
foster care homes. Specific information
can be found on our website.
How long after I attend training will I
become certified?
After training you must
complete your certification exam and make a facility visit with a staff member
or volunteer mentor. Usually, the
paperwork and processing takes 2-4 weeks.
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