❲ ✁✂ ✄✁❆❨✱ ☎❆✆✝✞ ✟✱ ✠✡✶✾ ❱✦✧★✩✪✫ Continued from Page 1A 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 ❖✦✧★ ❖◗❘ Continued from Page 1A 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 ✫◗❘❝ ★❞✦✪❢ Continued from Page 1A 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. 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