TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021
THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD — 3B
HOME & LIVING
Suicide reports reason Salad fit for a goddess
for ‘cautious optimism’
Gretchen McKay
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Bethany Ao
The Philadelphia Inquirer
When the pandemic lockdown led to high
unemployment numbers and strict social
distancing measures, public health experts
warned of a coming mental health crisis.
However, recent provisional data from the
National Vital Statistics System published
by JAMA Network showed that suicide
deaths dropped 5.6% in the last year — from
47,511 in 2019 to 44,834 in 2020, provid-
ing researchers with a reason for “cautious
optimism.”
The decrease would be the second in
consecutive years — the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the
fi rst drop last December, a total of 833 fewer
deaths from the previous year. It was the
fi rst decline since 1999.
But while the preliminary numbers point
toward a shift in the right direction, it’s
important to recognize that it “may not be
a decrease for all groups,” said Mary Ann
Murtha, director of the Philadelphia area
chapter of the American Foundation for
Suicide Prevention. The pandemic has had a
disproportionate effect on some populations,
she said.
“When the CDC starts to analyze the data
on age, gender, race, social determinants like
income levels, and did the community have
the most appropriate access to health care,
we will have a better view,” she said.
Preliminary studies of communities in
Illinois, Connecticut, and Maryland have
found a rise in suicides among Black Ameri-
cans and other people of color, compared to
previous years. Communities of color have
borne the brunt of the pandemic — Hispan-
ic, Black, and Native Americans are more
likely to be hospitalized and to die from
COVID-19 than white Americans. They
have also experienced more fi nancial hard-
ships; reported jobless rates in February
were 9.9% and 8.5% for Black and Hispanic
workers, respectively, but only 5.6% for white
workers.
“We’re not yet sure how that will translate
into suicide data,” said Rhonda Boyd, a clini-
cal psychologist at the Children’s Hospital
of Philadelphia. “Communities of color also
have trouble accessing mental health treat-
ment, so we don’t know how these groups —
FOLEY
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In 1894 a dam broke at
Perry and the water came
down into La Grande. Many
houses were fl ooded and af-
ter the deluge the board side-
walk from the front of the old
Foley House was found down
on the end of Fourth Street
by the railroad tracks.
Then in 1902 four drunken
hobos raided the Hotel Foley
kitchen and ordered the
cooks to furnish them with a
meal. The Observer report-
ed: “When they were refused
they used very bad language
and it required force to evict
them from the premises.”
“In 1903, C. H. Bidwell
drove (his rig) up from Island
City to meet Ed Kittle, who
had come in on the evening
train, and tied his horse to
the chain rack in front of
the Foley House. When they
came out all they found was
a piece of the halter attached
to the chain.”
And remember J. D. McK-
ennon, who had the grocery
across the street?
Well, in 1906 his delivery
team “made a dash for lib-
erty” and struck the tele-
phone pole on the corner by
the Foley House “where the
horse left the rig and came
very near entering the offi ce
room of the hotel.”
The hotel was so success-
ful that in 1901 J. E. Foley
constructed a two-story ad-
dition to the east which in-
cluded a laundry and other
needed spaces for business-
es and hotel rooms. This was
followed in 1904 by a larger
addition to the Foley House.
It was reported on Aug. 9,
1904: “J. E. Foley let the
contract for a sixty foot ad-
dition to the Foley House on
the east, three stories high.
Also extending the addition
another story that was built
three years ago, making the
entire structure uniform.”
This added 60 more rooms
to the hotel.
As the building itself grew
larger the name changed
1 sliced tomato
3 T olive oil
2 T red wine vinegar
DANDELION
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FATIMA’S DANDELION
SALAD
4 cups fresh dandelion greens
1/3 cup garbanzo beans
1/4 cup shredded cheese
1/3 cup each of julienned
mozzarella, ham and salami
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
Black, Latinx, Asian, and Indigenous Ameri-
cans — will be affected. Hopefully more data
will come out and we’ll get a better picture.”
Suicide also affects children, teens, and
young adults, accounting for the second-lead-
ing cause of death among Americans ages
10 to 34. Boyd pointed out that in the past
few years, suicide rates among Black youth
have increased. It’s impossible to know the
long-term consequences of the pandemic on
children’s mental health right now, she said.
“Kids’ brains are still developing until
they’re 25,” Boyd said. “We don’t know the
impact of those missed social interactions
and what they will mean in the long term.
So in the meantime, we have to make sure
we’re taking care of our youth because
they’re our future. It’s very important to
stop the intergenerational transmission of
trauma and mental health issues.”
Still, the declines are encouraging for
suicide prevention organizations, said
Murtha.
“We are defi nitely starting to feel that
the work that is being done around suicide
prevention in the community is starting to
be recognized,” she said. “Things like put-
ting guidance in place, offering strategies
and looking for warning signs when some-
one is circling, educational programming
we offer through workplaces and schools,
that’s how we break the stigma. With the
pandemic came a lot of open and honest
dialogue amongst our communities and with
each other, and heightened awareness at the
national level.”
And although the days of social distancing
may be coming to an end soon as vaccination
appointments are now available to anyone
over age 16, it’s important to continue to
reach out and check on each other, Murtha
said.
“We have to remind each other that it’s
OK to not be OK,” she said. “It’s OK to reach
out for help. When we go back to normal, we
still have to ask open-ended caring, loving
questions, like, ‘How can I help you? How
are you feeling?’ We still have to make sure
everybody is OK.”
If you or someone you know is thinking of
suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention
Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text TALK to
the Crisis Text Line at 741741.
from Foley House to Foley
Hotel. By 1916 the hotel was
due for an update. The din-
ing room was to be totally
renovated including “very
elaborate and extensive
improvements ... and the
whole interior will be artisti-
cally decorated.” The menu
for breakfast ran 35 cents,
lunch 25 cents and dinner
40 cents. In addition to the
dining room there was to be
a grill room which appeared
to be a popular new trend.
Room Rates in 1916:
• 1 person in room — 50
cents, 75 cents, $1.00
• 2 persons in room — $1,
$1.25, $1,50
• Room with bath — 1
person $1.50, $2.00
• Room with bath — 2
persons $2, $2.50
Jerome E. Foley had
owned and operated the
hotel for many years but he
was ready to retire so, some
time between 1905 and
1910, he leased the property
to George Good, a hotel man
from Grants Pass. In 1910 P.
Don’t you just feel like a
good salad when the weather
gets nice? When leaves start to
appear on trees and our lawns
suddenly look verdant, our
dinner plates call out for a little
green, too.
This salad is a great place to
start. It doesn’t require lots of
ingredients, but it’s full of flavor.
The dressing is a vegan version
of green goddess, named for
its color. Chef Philip Roemer of
San Francisco’s Palace Hotel is
said to have created this classic
mayo-based dressing in the
1920s to honor actor George
Arliss, who starred in William
Archer’s play “The Green God-
dess.”
Like so many dishes, green
goddess has gone in and out
of style over the years, but
this fresh, herbal version with
creamy avocado, lemon, rice
vinegar and three different soft
and leafy herbs is a keeper. This
salad is especially apropos for
Earth Day, when eating more
plant-based dishes is encour-
aged. But it’s great any day!
The original recipe calls for
using ‘Little Gem’ romaine let-
tuce, but my grocery store was
out. So I substituted a mix of
torn romaine and butter lettuce.
For herbs, think dill, tarragon
and chives along with parsley,
cilantro and mint. For some
extra crunch, throw on a few
seasoned croutons.
lemon juice and vinegar and blitz
again.
With the blender running,
slowly pour in oils. Season
with salt and pepper. (Dressing
can be made 1 day ahead, and
refrigerated. It will keep for up to
a week.)
Make salad: Rinse lettuce in
cold water. Shake off excess and
let dry cut side down on kitchen
towels or paper towels. Wrap
For salad
them up in the same towel, put-
8 cups romaine or butter
ting the two halves together, and
lettuce, torn, or mix of both
chill in fridge until you are ready
2 ripe avocados, sliced
to serve, or up to 1 day.
5 radishes, sliced
Arrange lettuce on a plat-
1 spring onion, sliced
ter
and drizzle with dressing.
Additional fresh herbs,
Garnish
with avocado, radishes,
for garnish
spring
onions,
fresh herbs and
For dressing
Seasoned croutons, for garnish
any
fl
owering
herbs
from the
1/2 cup packed fresh cilantro
garden.
Add
a
handful
of crou-
leaves and stems
Make dressing: Add herbs,
tons
for
extra
crunch,
if
desired.
1/3 cup packed fresh mint leaves water, garlic and salt to a blender
Serves
6.
1/2 cup packed fresh
and blend until ingredients are
parsley leaves
pureed. Next, add avocado,
A. (Pat) Foley, son of Jerome,
took on the lease. When Pat
decided to retire from the
hotel in 1919 to pursue oth-
er businesses, it was sold to
D. M. Denton of Twin Falls,
Idaho. Mr. Denton, when
interviewed regarding his
purchase, said: “The Foley
Hotel will be remodeled
throughout. Work will begin
very soon and we will make
it fi rst class in every particu-
lar. I am pleased to be able
to invest in this city, for it is
one of the best towns of its
size I have ever seen, and I
am convinced the future of
La Grande is bright.”
Jerome E. Foley died in
La Grande in October 1922
at age 72. His son Pat died
in October 1933 at the age of
47 from spotted fever caused
by a tick bite he received
while hunting.
The hotel was bought
and sold a number of times
over the ensuing years.
Each time there was hope
of a return to the days of
glory, but this didn’t seem
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1/4 cup water
2 large garlic cloves
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 ripe avocado, halved
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons unseasoned
rice vinegar
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup saffl ower or
vegetable oil
LITTLE GEM SALAD
WITH GREEN
GODDESS DRESSING
Options: salt, fresh ground black pep- Garden chores
• Protect bees and other pollinating
per, garlic, oregano or basil, dried parsley
insects. Do not spray insecticide on fruit
and fresh ground Romano cheese in
trees that are blooming.
proportion to your tastes.
• Most gardens need one inch of rain
or
water per week between April and
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Consume raw leaves between slices
If you have garden questions or
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Salad with green goddess dressing is heavenly.
to happen. By 1960 there
were ads in the paper for
rooms and apartments for
rent by the week or month
for $1 per day and up. The
shining star of a hotel had
tarnished. Advertisements
in the newspaper having a
Foley Hotel address were
solely for the numerous
businesses on the fi rst fl oor.
In November 1960 the hotel
was purchased by Albert
Deethardt of Great Falls,
Montana.
The Foley Hotel was torn
down in 1971 to make way
for the brick two-story Gen-
eral Telephone Building.
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