❲ ✁✂ ✄✁❆❨✱ ☎❆✆✝✞ ✟✱ ✠✡✶✾
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Seth Hassinger noted his par-
ty only once came across a site
where there had been a recent
motorcycle accident. One reason
for the lack of accidents in the
íîïðñ òó ðôôíîõö÷ø ùúûòñîù ñüûýù
may be that motorcyclists strive
to create space for other riders.
Phil Hassinger noted that the
“motorcyclists (were) focused on
accommodating others in the traf-
þù ÿò ✁✂ ïôð ✄ îñô òóñôõ ùûüüøîõö
large loads. “We sometimes saw
þ ☎ ô ✄ ôò ✄ ÷ô òõ òõô íòñòüùøù÷ô ✆✂
✝ ô÷÷ ✄ úòõôð ✁ ÷î ✞ ô ñúôø ûüô îõ ñúô
✟ õîñôï ✠ ñûñôð ✁ ûüô ✄ ûüñ òó ïûî÷ø
life in Vietnam.
“They are everywhere. They
are cheap and everyone has
òõô ✁✂ ✡ úî÷ ☛ ûððîõöôü ðûîï ✆
✟ õ÷î ✞ ô îõ ☞ òüñúôûðñ ✌ üôöòõ ✁
there are no dead spots in cell-
phone coverage in Vietnam. Jed
Hassinger said that there is cov-
erage even in deep canyons.
✍ úüò ✎ öúò ✎ ñ ü ✎ üû÷ ✏ îôñõûí ✁
one is likely to see farmers at
òü ✞✆ ✍ úô ☛ ûððîõöôüð ✁ úò ûüô
óûüíôüð ñúôíðô÷ ☎ ôð ✁ ûõï ✠ ùúíîññ
ôüô ðñü ✎ ù ✞ ✑ ø úò ôýùîôõñ ñúô
Vietnamese are with regard to
growing crops.
“All available land is used for ag-
üîù ✎ ÷ñ ✎ üô ✁✂ ✠ ùúíîññ ðûîï ✁ üôùû÷÷îõö
plots are mostly hand-cultivated
and built into terraces. “Even in
portions of the north where rocky
öüò ✎ õï îð ñúô õòüí ✁ ðíû÷÷ ✄ ûñùúôð
of soil are planted and tended. We
even witnessed small terraces on
☎ ôüø ðñôô ✄ úî÷÷ðîïôð ✆✂
Jed Hassinger noted well over
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her success is partly due to
/ Page 5A the personal touch that is
possible with owning a busi-
ness in a small town.
“We have a face-to-face
✑ ûðôï ✑✎ ðîõôðð ✁ ûõï ✘ ñúîõ ✞
our clients like having that
îõïî ☎ îï ✎ û÷ ñò ✎ ùú ✁✂ ● ûüùîû
said. “The community with-
in The Diet Doc is very tight
✞ õîñ ✁ ûõï ò ✎ ü ù÷îôõñð úû ☎ ô
ôûùú òñúôü ✗ ð ð ✎✄✄ òüñ ✆✂
✖ ñ ✍ úô ❍ îôñ ❍ òù ✁ ù÷îôõñð
get a personalized nutrition
ûõï þñõôðð ✄ ÷ûõ ✑ ûðôï òõ
their goals and preferences.
✠ òíô òó ● ûüùîû ✗ ð ù÷îôõñð
walk in the door wanting
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winner goes to nationals.
The regional competition
was held March 2 at the
Union County Courthouse.
The state competition will be
at Portland’s Mark O. Hat-
þô÷ï ✣ ôïôüû÷ ✝ ò ✎ üñúò ✎ ðô ✆
Smith said McDaniel has
taught them to always be
prepared for at least one per-
ðòõ ñò ïüò ✄ ò ✓ ñúô ñôûí ✁ ✑ ô -
cause it often happens. How-
ô ☎ ôü ✁ úô ðûîï ✁ ñúîð øôûü ✗ ð ñôûí
remained intact. He said the
team seemed a bit rocky for
a bit but the last two to three
weeks they really sharpened
up and got into a rhythm.
McDaniel said they had
13 returners on the team
of 16. They knew what the
competition entailed.
“It’s not hard work — it’s
❏✎ ðñ û ÷òñ òó òü ✞✁✂ ✠ íîñú
ðûîï ✁ õòñîõö ✢ ù ❍ ûõîô÷ ñò÷ï
him that.
Smith likes the competi-
tion of mock trial. He said
úô ✒✄ òððî ✑ ÷ø ✂ ùò ✎ ÷ï öò îõñò
÷û ✁ ✑✎ ñ îñ ✗ ð ñúô ùûíûüûïôüîô
of the team that made him
come back year after year.
☞ ò ✁ ✢ ù ❍ ûõîô÷ ✁ ✠ íîñú
❚✞ ☛☞✄ ✆❱ ✆ ✌ ✺✍
LOCAL
90 percent of Vietnamese people
work in agriculture. This was
like it was in the United States at
least two centuries ago.
Visiting Vietnam was “like
ñ ✎ üõîõö ✑ ûù ✞ ñúô ù÷òù ✞✁✂ úô ðûîï ✆
The Union County party vis-
îñôï ✏ îôñõûí ï ✎ üîõö ✍ ôñ ✁ ñúô
week-long celebration of the
Vietnamese Lunar New Year.
The Tet Festival usually falls in
late January or early February.
“It is a bigger holiday than you
ùûõ îíûöîõô ✁✂ ✡ úî÷ ☛ ûððîõöôü
said.
Families prepare large quan-
tities of food for Tet and guests
are urged to share it with them
throughout the week. The Has-
singers and Schmitt were invited
into many households during the
celebration.
“It was overwhelming. Every-
one wanted you to come in and
úû ☎ ô û íôû÷ ✁✂✡ úî÷ ☛ ûððîõöôü ðûîï ✆
Seth Hassinger was struck
by how welcoming Vietnamese
óûíî÷îôð ôüô ✁ ô ☎ ôõ ñúòðô úò
had limited resources.
✒✍ úôø íûø õòñ ✑ ô ô÷÷ ò ✓✁ ✑✎ ñ
they won’t spare anything when
ñúôø îõ ☎ îñô øò ✎ îõ ✁✂ úô ðûîï ✆
✔ úôõôûñîõöûñû ✍ ôñóôðñî ☎ û÷íôû÷ ✁
✡ úî÷ ☛ ûððîõöôü ðûîï ✁ ñúô ñüû ☎ ô÷ôüð
learned to never eat everything on
their plate unless they wanted to be
served heaping helpings of seconds.
“It is important to know the
protocol. If you clean up your
✄ ÷ûñô ✁ ñúôø ûõñ ñò ✄ üò ☎ îïô øò ✎
more. If you do not eat the last
✑ îñô ✁ ñúôø ûüô õòñ ûð ò ✑ ðôððôï îñú
öî ☎ îõö øò ✎ íòüô ✁✂ úô ô ✕✄ ÷ûîõôï ✆
✍ ò íûõø ✖ íôüîùûõð ✁ ✒✍ ôñ ✂ îð û
term likely associated with what
îð ✞ õò õ ûð ñúô ✍ ôñ ✌✓ ôõðî ☎ ô ✆
This was a military action that be-
gan in late January of 1968 when
ñúô ☞ òüñú ✏ îôñõûíôðô îõñôõðîþôï
attacks on the South Vietnamese.
✍ òïûø ✁ ñúôüô îð ÷îññ÷ô ô ☎ îïôõùô
of the devastating war between
what were then North Vietnam
and South Vietnam. Schmitt
ðûîï ñòïûø ✗ ð üô ✎ õîþôï ✏ îôñõûí
appears to have no pockets of
resentment toward the United
States and its backing of South
Vietnam during the war.
“I never felt any sense of animos-
îñø ✁✂ úô ðûîï ✆ ✒✘ ñ îð û÷÷ îõ ñúô ✄ ûðñ ✆✂
Vietnam has made a lot of
progress in the decades since
ñúô ûü ✁ ûùùòüïîõö ñò ✡ úî÷ ☛ ûð -
ðîõöôü ✁ úò úûð íûïô õ ✎ íôüò ✎ ð
☎ îðîñð ñò ñúô ùò ✎ õñüø ðîõùô ✙✚✚✙✁
òóñôõ îñú úîð îóô ✍ ü ✎ ïø ✁ úò
did not go on this year’s trip. His
most recent trip was the second
he made to Vietnam with son
✛ ôï ûõï ñúô þüðñ îñú ðòõ ✠ ôñú
and Schmitt.
Phil Hassinger said Vietnam’s
economy began to see improve-
ments after 1987 when its govern-
ment began letting farmers own
ñúôîü ÷ûõï ✁ öüò úûñ ñúôø ûõñôï
and sell some of their produce. At
ñúô ðûíô ñîíô ✁ ñúô ✏ îôñõûíôðô
government began allowing for-
ôîöõ îõ ☎ ôðñíôõñ ✁ úîùú ☛ ûððîõöôü
said also boosted the economy.
Schmitt said he was impressed
with strides Vietnam is making.
“Vietnam is becoming more af-
ÿ ✎ ôõñ ✆ ✍ úôüô îð û üîðîõö ✎✄✄ ôü ù÷ûðð ✁
similar to what has occurred in Chi-
na. We saw several new dams (for
hydroelectric projects) being con-
ðñü ✎ ùñôï ✁ ûõï õ ✎ íôüò ✎ ð ✑✎ î÷ïîõöð
to lose that last pesky 10 ✄ ÷ûùô îõ ✠ ô ✄ ñôí ✑ ôü ✁ ûõï
✄ ò ✎ õïð ✁ ûõï òñúôüð ûüô ÷òò ✞ - ● ûüùîû úò ✄ ôð ñò óôûñ ✎ üô
ing to shed a large amount of
ôîöúñ ✆ ● ûüùîû ðûîï ñúô íòðñ
weight loss she’s seen with a
client has been 140 pounds
îõ û øôûü ✁ ûõï ñúô ù÷îôõñ
ïîïõ ✗ ñ ô ☎ ôõ ðñûüñ ô ✕ ôüùîðîõö
until she’d lost 120 pounds.
The key is the personalized
ïîôñð ùüôûñôï ✑ ø ● ûüùîû ûõï
✖ õöîô ■ üò õ ✁ úò ❏ òîõôï
The Diet Doc in 2016.
Clients can also attend a
yearly retreat at Wallowa
Lake to focus on wellness
workshops like how to
handle stress eating and
how to cook and prepare
healthy food. This year’s
three-day retreat will take
rail riding as the special
activity for the weekend.
Along with the workshops
and general relationship
✑✎ î÷ïîõö ✁ ● ûüùîû õòñîùôï
ðòíôñúîõö ðíû÷÷ ✁ øôñ õòñû -
✑ ÷ô ✁ ñúûñ ù÷îôõñð þõï ☎ û÷ ✎ û ✑ ÷ô
about the long weekend.
✒✌ õô òó ñúô ðîí ✄ ÷ôðñ ✁
✎ õô ✕✄ ôùñôï ñúîõöð òó ñúô
retreat was that people get
to see what everyone else
is eating and get ideas for
ñúôíðô÷ ☎ ôð ✁✂ ðúô ðûîï ✆
● ûüùîû ✗ ð ò õ þñõôðð ❏ ò ✎ ü -
ney began about nine years
ago when she realized how
unhealthy she was and de-
cided to lose weight.
and the rest of the team
úû ☎ ô ñò þö ✎ üô ò ✎ ñ úò ñò
pay for the trip to Portland.
“We’ve never had a bud-
öôñ óòü ñúîð ✁✂ ✢ ù ❍ ûõîô÷ ðûîï
of the team.
Though going to state has
û÷ ûøð ✑ ôôõ û ✄ òððî ✑ î÷îñø ✁ ñúîð
îð ñúô þüðñ ñîíô ñúô ❙☛✠ ñôûí
won the regional competition
✎ õïôü ✢ ù ❍ ûõîô÷ ✁ úò úûð
been coaching the team for
þ ☎ ô øôûüð ✆ ✍ úô ñôûí ïòôðõ ✗ ñ
have funding through the
ðùúòò÷ ñò ✄ ûø óòü ñúô ñüî ✄✁ ûõï
they’re hoping the commu-
nity would be willing to help.
McDaniel said there are no
✄ ÷ûõð óòü ó ✎ õïüûîðîõö ô ☎ ôõñð ✁
because the team wants to
dedicate their time to prac-
ticing for state. There’s not
a lot of time after school to
úò÷ï û ó ✎ õïüûîðôü îõ ñúô õô ✕ ñ
two weeks and practicing for
the competition is essential.
The trip will have an es-
ñîíûñôï ùòðñ òó ❚✙✁❯✚✚ ñò
✄ ûø óòü üòòíð ✁ íôû÷ð ûõï
transportation for the stu-
ïôõñð ✁ ûï ☎ îðôüð ûõï ùúû ✄ -
ôüòõôð ✁ ✢ ù ❍ ûõîô÷ ðûîï ✆
She said this is a worth-
while competition that
teaches students profession-
û÷îðí ✁ ùòõþïôõùô ûõï úò
to think on their feet.
“They judge the students
on how well they work as a
ñôûí ✁✂ ðúô ðûîï ✆ ✒▼✍ úô ❏✎ ïö -
es) want to make sure the
ñôûí úô÷ ✄ ð ôûùú òñúôü ✆✂
She said she participated
in mock trial when she was
in high school and still has
friendships she generated by
being on the team. The mock
trial team brings together
ðñ ✎ ïôõñð óüòí ïî ✓ ôüôõñ ✑ ûù ✞ -
grounds and allows them to
work together.
“We have a diverse group
òó ðñ ✎ ïôõñð ✁✂ ✢ ù ❍ ûõîô÷ ðûîï ✆
“The success of the team de-
✄ ôõïð òõ ô ☎ ôüø ✄ ûüñîùî ✄ ûõñ ✆✂
She said what the compe-
tition teaches the students
are things she uses in court
now as the district attorney.
✠ íîñú ûöüôôï ✁ ûïïîõö ñúô
event teaches them to be pro-
fessionals — it’s a fundamen-
tal part of the competition.
✒✔ ô ✗ üô ☎ ôüø ô ✕ ùîñôï ✁✂
McDaniel said. “We’ve
been working for this for
þ ☎ ô øôûüð ✆✂
To donate, mail or drop
❲❳❨❩❬ ❳❭ ❪❫ ❴❪ ❵❛❪❨❜❩
High School with “Mock
trial” in the attention line.
❈✬✭✮t❡✯✰ ✱✲✬t✬
P✳✴✵ ✶✷✸✸✴✹✺✻✼✽ ✸✻✾✿✹❀ ❁✼✿❂ ✼✴✺✳❃✽ ✷✹❀ ✳✴✸ ✸✿✹✸ ❄✻❃✳✽ ✵✻❁❃✽ ✷✹❀ ❅✻❀✽
❃✷❆✻ ✷ ❇✼✻✷❆ ❀❉✼✴✹✺ ❃✳✻✴✼ ❂✿❃✿✼✾❊✾✵✻ ❃✿❉✼ ✿❁❋✴✻❃✹✷❂✐
ôüô öòîõö ✎✄ îõ ☛ ûõòî ✁✂ úô ðûîï ✆
✌ õ ñúô ïò õ ðîïô ✁ ñúô ôõ ☎ îüòõ -
íôõñ îð ð ✎✓ ôüîõö îõ ñúô û ✞ ô òó
the progress.
✒✖ îü ✜✎ û÷îñø îð ✄ òòü ✁ ôð ✄ ôùîû÷÷ø îõ
ñúô ùîñø ✆ ✢ ûõø ✄ ôò ✄ ÷ô ôûü íûð ✞ ð ✁
especially when on their bikes.
✖ îü ✜✎ û÷îñø ✄ üò ✑ ÷ôíð ô ✕ ñôõï ô÷÷
û ûø óüòí ☛ ûõòî ✁✂ ✠ ùúíîññ ðûîï ✆
Pollution may be increasing
but a big plus for tourists re-
íûîõð ñúô óû ☎ òüû ✑ ÷ô ô ✕ ùúûõöô
rate for the U.S. dollar. Phil Has-
singer said this means accom-
✒✘ ÷î ✞ ôï ñò ùòò ✞✁ ûõï ✘ óô÷ñ
÷î ✞ ô úôõ ✘ ûð ïîôñîõö ✁ ✘
wouldn’t be able to cook as
í ✎ ùú ✁✑✎ ñ îñ ûð üôû÷÷ø û ✑ ò ✎ ñ
✄ òüñîòõð ✁✂ ðúô ðûîï ✆ ✒✘ ñúîõ ✞
people need more help with
portions and what to eat
than anything because if you
ñúîõ ✞ û ✑ ò ✎ ñ îñ ✁ õò ✑ òïø ô ☎ ôü
sat you down and taught you
úò ñò óôôï øò ✎ üðô÷ó ✆✂
✖ óñôü ðúô ÷òðñ ❑✚ ✄ ò ✎ õïð ✁
● ûüùîû öòñ úôü ✄ ôüðòõû÷
ñüûîõîõö ÷îùôõðô ✁ ✑✎ ñ ðúô ðòòõ
realized people don’t need as
í ✎ ùú úô÷ ✄ îñú ô ✕ ôüùîðô ûð
they do with planning meals.
Then she found The Diet Doc
from a podcast interview
îñú ❍ ü ✆ ▲ òüî ✡ üò ✄ ðñ ✁ ✍ úô
Diet Doc’s vice president and
modations and food are very
û ✓ òüïû ✑ ÷ô óòü ✖ íôüîùûõð ✆ ✣ òü
ô ✕ ûí ✄ ÷ô ✁ ñúô ùòðñ òó û öòòï úòñô÷
room with a meal included is be-
tween $30 and $40 a night.
✤ ôöûüï÷ôðð òó ñúô ô ✕ ùúûõöô
üûñô ✁ ☛ ûððîõöôü ðûîï úô ✄ ÷ûõð ñò
continue making trips to Viet-
nam for years to come.
✒✘ ñ îð ð ✎ ùú û öòüöôò ✎ ð ✄ ÷ûùô ✁ îñú
✙✁✚✚✚ íî÷ôð òó ✎ õïô ☎ ô÷ò ✄ ôï ùòûðñ -
÷îõô ✁✂ úô ðûîï ✁ ✒✑✎ ñ ñúô üôû÷ üôûðòõ
I want to go back is the people and
ñúôîü ûíû ✥ îõö úòð ✄ îñû÷îñø ✆✂
wellness director.
“When I heard the inter-
☎ îô ✁ ✘ ✞ õô ✘ ûð ôîñúôü
öòîõö ñò ✑ ô úôü ù÷îôõñ ✁ úôü
best friend or work with
úôü ðòíôúò ✁✂ ● ûüùîû ðûîï ✁
÷û ✎ öúîõö ✆✒☞ ò ✘✗ íû÷÷ñúüôô ✆✂
● ûüùîû ✗ ð ÷ò ☎ ô òó ✄ òïùûðñð
and desire to get the word out
about good nutrition led her
to start her own with Brown
called Life Fitness Podcast
two weeks ago. Their weekly
ô ✄ îðòïôð ✁ ✄✎✑ ÷îðúôï òõ ✣ üî -
ïûøð ✁ ûüô óüôô ûõï û ☎ ûî÷û ✑ ÷ô
to the public on Apple Music
and Soundcloud.
“I’m always looking for
a way to give more to my
ù÷îôõñð ✁✂ ● ûüùîû ðûîï ✆ ✒✖ õï
for people who don’t know
✎ ð ✁ ▼ ñúô ✄ òïùûðñ ◆ ùûõ úô÷ ✄
them feel comfortable
ôõò ✎ öú ñò üôûùú ò ✎ ñ ñò ✎ ð ✆✂
● ûüùîû ✗ ð ò ☎ ôüû÷÷ ✄ îôùô òó
advice for people who want
to lose weight but don’t
know how to get started
is to take baby steps and
come up with a plan that
will work in the long run.
✒✍ úô þüðñ ñúîõö îð ✞ õò -
ing you don’t have to do it
òõ øò ✎ ü ò õ ✁ ûõï øò ✎ ùûõ
do one thing at a time. It
doesn’t have to be a huge
overhaul that’s not sus-
ñûîõû ✑ ÷ô ✁✂ ðúô ðûîï ✆ ✒✍ üø ñò
think of eating healthy and
ô ✕ ôüùîðîõö ûð ðòíôñúîõö
øò ✎ ❏✎ ðñ ïò û÷÷ ñúô ñîíô ✁ ÷î ✞ ô
✑ ü ✎ ðúîõö øò ✎ ü ñôôñú ✆✂
➚➪➶➹ ➘ ➴➷➬➮➶➱ ➴➴✃❐❒
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➯➲➳➵➸➺➻➼➽➵➾
❪❫❴❵❛❜❝❞❢❫❣ ❤❵❴✐❛❥❦❜❢❞ ❧❝❵❣❦❛❫
♠❵♥ ♦❜♣q r❦❢s❢❫❣❦❵
t ✉✈✇①✈② ✈③ ④⑤①⑥✈⑦⑧①⑨⑩❶
✉⑥⑤ ❷✈❸❹⑥⑤ ❺❹❸❻⑥②⑤❸①⑩❶ ❼✈❽⑧
t ❼❹①⑥②❹⑤⑨❸⑦ ⑧❹❾ ❿⑥⑤❸❾⑥❹✇⑩ ✇✈➀⑦➁⑥①⑥❾
❸❹ ✈②①⑨✈⑦⑥❾❸✇ ⑤➂②➃⑥②⑩ ⑧① ➄③➅❹❸①⑩
❷⑥❾❸✇⑧➁ ➆⑥❹①⑥②❶ ④⑨❸✈➇ ➈⑥➁➁✈❽⑤⑨❸⑦ ❸❹
⑤⑦✈②①⑤ ➀⑥❾❸✇❸❹⑥ ✇✈➀⑦➁⑥①⑥❾ ⑧① ④②①⑨✈⑦⑥❾❸✇
❿⑥⑤⑥⑧②✇⑨ ✈③ ➉❸②➃❸❹❸⑧❶ ❿❸✇⑨➀✈❹❾
t ➊⑥②❻⑥❾ ③✈➂② ⑩⑥⑧②⑤ ⑧⑤ ➋❸➃⑨① ⑤➂②➃⑥✈❹❶
➌⑧❹➃➁⑥⑩ ➄❸② ➈✈②✇⑥ ➍⑧⑤⑥❶ ➉❸②➃❸❹❸⑧ ⑧❹❾
➊⑨⑧❽ ➄❸② ➈✈②✇⑥ ➍⑧⑤⑥❶ ➊✈➂①⑨ ➆⑧②✈➁❸❹⑧
➎➏➐ ➑➒➓➔➓→➣➒➏ ↔➓↕↕ ➙➒ ➔➒➒➓→➣ ➛➜➝➓➒→➝➔ ➜➝ ➞➜↕↕➟↔➜
➠➒➡➟➏➓➜↕ ➑➟➔➛➓➝➜↕ ➏➒➣➢↕➜➏↕➤ ➥➟➏ ➦↕➓→➓➦ ➧➓➔➓➝➔
➜→➨ ➔➢➏➣➒➏➤➐ ➩➔➫ ➤➟➢➏ ➛➭➤➔➓➦➓➜→ ➥➟➏ ➜ ➏➒➥➒➏➏➜↕ ➝➟➨➜➤➐
✎✏ ✥✑✏❡✥ ✒✓✔ ✕✖✗✏ ✘❡✙✖✕✒
✚✛✜ ✢✣✤✦✧★✩ ✪★✫✬✭★✮✯ ✰✲✳✣✫✴✫✦✵✣✯ ✷✸ ✹✻✼✽✼ ✿ ❀❁✜❂❁✽✚❂❃✜✜✜ ✿ ✭✭✭❄✭✧❅✧✤❄❇✫❈
❉❊❋❋●❍❊ ■❏❑●▲▼❊❋ ◆●❖P▼◗❊❋ ▼❖ ❊❘ ❏❙❯❊❋ ●PP●▲◗❯❘▼◗❳ ❏❑P❋●❳❏▲ ❊❘❩ P▲●❬▼❩❏▲❭