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Pg. 4 The Clackamas Print
Wednesday. Mav 12, 1993
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Potts successful with 'Going Against the Grain'
by Frank Jordan
Staff Writer
All those who have ever
had aspirations of publishing
their own piece of writing can
now take inspiration from a
woman who works in the col
lege library.
Phyllis Potts has written a
cookbook which is unique in the
fact that all of the recipes in the
book use substitutes for wheat
and wheat flour.
f “I got started with this little
project mainly because of my
many of the ones that may have
heldsomepromise.butshe wasn’t
quite sure until she tried them
herself.
“Ihad to play with almost all
of the recipes until I came up
with some combinations that ac
tually worked,” Potts said. “I
experimented a lot, and used my
family as guinea pigs. The book
is basically a collection of those
recipes thatactually could work.”
HoweveC the most interest
ing facet of the cookbook for
Potts may not have been the reci
"Last summer, a camera crew from CNN
showed up on my porch and for three
hours, all we did is talk about my book
and the things in the book."
-Phyllis Potts
son Harvey. He developed an
allergic reaction to wheat-based
products and everything that I
had tried had failed,” Potts ex
plained. “The recipes available
were not very good, so I tried to
come up with something that
was.”
When Potts went about col
lecting recipes for the book,
which is entitled “Going Against
The Grain-Wheat-Free Cook
ery,” she naturally had to try out
pes themselves, but in the pro
cess that she had to go through to
get the book put together and
published.
“The first problem that Ihad
was that I did not really know
how to use WordPerfect. In learn
ing how to use WordPerfect, I
typedin a bunch of recipes, mostly
family recipes,” Potts said. “I
finaljy got the hang of it”
Potts consulted with numer
ous people telling them she had
an idea for a book, but she didn’t
know how to get started. One of
the first people that she talked to
was Craig Lesley (Clackamas En
glish instructor and the author of
two books). Lesley referred her to
a few different people who could
help her with the project.
The group that gave Potts the
most help was the Northwest As
sociation of Book Publishers, who
helped her with mainly -the most
technical aspects of getting a book
published, like the binding, the
publishing and the printing. Also,
helped her with copyright laws
and how to get a number registered
with the Library of Congress.
“They were also very helpful
with giving hints on how to market
the book, how to get distribution
set up, how to advertise and how
much all these steps in the process
would cost,” Potts Said.
“One lady that I talked to said
that I should get in touch with
Cable News Network (CNN), be
cause they have segments on home
life and cooking and stuff like
that,” Potts said. “So I did, and last
summer, a camera crew from CNN
showed up on my porch and for
three hours, all we did is talk about
my book and the things in the
book. It was all very neat and
interesting.
“Throughout this whole pro
cess, I really have learned a lot
Photo by Anjanette Booth
Phyllis Potts, who works in the college library, isthe author
of "Going Against the Grain-Wheat-Free Cookery," a cook-
. book which uses substitutes for wheat and wheat flour in
its recipes. There are currently 7,000 copies of the book in
circulation.
about people. This has been a
really wonderful experience,” she
said.
Currently, there are about
7,000 of the books in circulation.
After the segment on CNN aired,
Potts received more than 200
phone calls inquiring mostly about
certain recipes in the book, and
where the book could be bought.
“This isoneof the only books
on the shelf today that gives alter-
natives in using substitutions to
wheat in baking and cooking, and
I’m really proud of it,” she said.
“Going Against The Grain-
Wheat-Free Cookery” is avail
able at local book and health food
stores and by mail order from
Central Point Publishing, 21861
S. CentralPointRd.,Oregon City,
Ore. 97045, $17, postage paid if
ordered by mail.
Student finds physical, mental enhancement from sport
Environmentally, bicycling ’directly affects everyone1
by Jeff Kemp
Staff Writer
Are you ready for an envi-
ronmentally-positive, health-
beneficial and alternative way
to get around? Are you tired of
traffic jams at the most inoppor
tune times? Wouldn’t it be nice
to see the world from some
where other than behind a wind
shield or window?
Glen Laubach, 24, an
swered yes to all of these ques
tions when he picked up the
adventurous sport of bicycling
during the summer of 1988.
Laubach said hewas turned on to
the sport while working with a
friend who rode mountain bikes.
He said that he began serious
riding on a mountain bike, but
since that time has had one other
mountain and three road bicycles.
“When I first started out, it
was a means of getting out of the
house becauseatthattimel wasn’t
really doing anything produc
tive,” Laubach said.
The third-year Clackamas
student, who is studying crimi
nology and intends to receive a
block transfer to Southern Or
egon State College, says hetries td
ride between 40 and 80 miles a day.
Laubach claims the weather has a
lot to do with the number of miles
he rides a day. The San Diego
native moved to Oregon with his
family three years ago.
“I’ve found it difficult adjust
ing to the winters up here. I get
lazier every winter I spend here,”
Laubach joked.
After he began to get involved
in the bicycling scene, Laubach
met racers who taught him some of
the techniques of riding. They edu
cated him on the important tech-
niques of positioning and pedalling,
so that he would become a more
efficient cyclist.
“It’s like any other sport,”
Laubach explained. “It is an art
that has techniques that you need
to master if you want to be really
good at it.”
Laubach lives in Milwaukie
and says he tries to ride to school on
Mondays and Wednesdays. When
asked what he thinks he gets from
biking, Laubach was quick to point
out the health benefits.
“It does wonders for your car
diovascular system. It’s also a
great stress reliever, the more you
do it, the healthier you will be
physically and mentally. Climb
those hills, it’s good for you,”
Laubach said.
“There are obvious health ben
efits because it’s such a great exer
cise, It’s better on your joints and
ankles, which can be injured easier
orgetweakerasyoubecomeolder,”
he continued.
Along with all of the physical
benefits, Laubach also showed a
photo by Anjanette Booth concern for the environment.
Glen Laubach, a student at Clackamas, lives in Milwaukie
“Bicycling definitely reduces
and rides his bicycle to school on Mondays and Wednes the number of cars on the road,
days. He tries to ride between 40 and 80 miles each day. which is better for everyone be-
Accoraing to men Lauoacn, bicycling "does wonders for
your cardiovascular system." Laubach picked up the sport
in the summer of 1988.
cause it lessens air pollution,” he with a deer in Eugene. Laubach
said.
escaped the accident with minor
Along with all of the positive injuries, as did the deer, which he
aspects of bike riding, it is also said he never saw again.
important for everyone to realize Laubach’s friend, however, suf
the potential dangers. Even vet fered a broken collarbone when
eran riders like Laubach are sus he ran over the bike that Laubach
ceptible to accidents.
had been separated from in the
Last summer, he collided accident.
HELPFUL GEAR TO INVEST IN FOR BICYCLING
compiled by Jeff Kemp with the advice erf Glen Laubach:
1. ) Helmet -- Everyone should wear one of these for all of the obvious
reasons. Somepeoplecomplain about the looks of helmets, butpersdnally
I think they look better than stitches or worse.
2. ) Shorts -- Look for comfort and not price. Some shorts may cost you
a little more, but the higher-priced ones will last longer. Make sure there
is a lot of padding in all of the right places!
3. ) Jersey -- Anything you can find in a cycling shop should be functional.
Pink is generally thought to be the best color for visibility.
4. ) Gloves —’Most people use their hands to absorb the impact of a crash.
These will help with abrasions and/or blisters.
5. ) Shoes — All you need here is something comfortable. The weight of
the shoe doesn’ tmatter as much as some would suspect Shoes with cleats
are recommended formore efficient pedaling and overall biking perfor
mance.
6. ) Protective Eye Wear — Oakley or Bolle’ sunglasses work well.
Anything that can keep the dust and, more importantly, the bugs out of the
eyes.