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V r n K L tf T CGAfrl WVCi/JCTiONb ro The snow is melting in the highest mountains The creeks and rivers are running cold, having embraced the salmon The people who lived here before us are celebrating these long davs w ith pow wows They often invite non Indians that we may hear their stories and the drums and see the dances Much remains of their culture and work is underway to preserve the knowledge that does survive Those who understand the importance of this work and wish to know more, or w ish to help, can contact the Wisdom of the Elders project Drop a line to the American Indian Association of Portland and ask They re at 1827 NE 4-tth Suite 2 2 5 m P o r t l a n d . 97213 So we welcome the long, warm days, the season of berries Two and three generations ago. kids would finish the school year and start getting up at four th irty to catch a bus at five to pick their way through summer Strawberries, then raspberries then blackcaps, logans and black berries, maybe corn and finally beans For kids whose parents hadn t inherited the farm it was a last vestige of farm life It was often the only money there was for a new coat and shoes and school clothes in the fall From the time they were seven or eight until they were old enough and savvy enough to find an alternative, they spent the summers in the hot fields picking thousands of pounds of fru it that had been lavishly protected with herbicides and pesticides It really wasn t any different than any kind of work that wore you out. no matter what your age. and poisoned you a little The fields are still there, the work done by others who would have little more power than the children did but for the work of a few great Americans like Ceasar Chavez We are rethinking the lim its of what we can ask of another person and the compar­ ative value of our work From the least powerful to the most, we all must work it is right to do a job well and honorably, and to be rewarded It is not right to do a job poorly or dishonorably and take the rewards Difficult times require the best in us Those who wish to lead should be honorable and have more to offer than most Mr P i c k wood is a foul example of the worst in our leadership although there are certainly others unrevealed We suggest he leave office and signal to others that the people need higher standards of behavior and greater committment After all, there is some serious work to be done &« a m • 7. L W CA wmo * » lack O A. » W • 5 0 J *i 3 b t i t 5 "M easure T w ice, Cut Once!" p?xO F E S C ,o X ^ v WHAT IX) YOU IK)’ Dean Bonde and I slouched over the counter at our cafe last Sundav morning lingering over stories and cups of Italian coffee The Mother s Day Brunch crowd chattered and jostled for positions behind us. bleating out demands for double coffee lattes and croissants For sn months Dean has travelled his own q u iio tic journey, seeking personal inspiration from the Native American people of the Southwest and western United States The sale of finely hand fashioned jewelry he designed and produced helped defray the cost of travel As we prepared to leave and relinquish our seals to the horde, a gentleman next to us said. Dean. I haven t seen you for quite a while What do you do now’ Several moments of awkward silence ensued before the man was gathered up by his wife s conversation Dean and I exchanged a few words sotto voce Dean had squirmed at the question W hy’ Because for eight months he had not been form ally employed he had no work to identify himself Still, he had occupied himself quite fully, indeed, he had devoted an enormous amount of time and effort toward redefining himself and the world in which he lives He had been doing a great deal For citizens of the American nation, the question is a common one. an opener at dinner parties, a standard inquiry following introductions, an index of an individual s suitability as an acquaintance We define one another often quite superficially by job slots He s a school principal She works as a waitress at the Crab kettle He s been a masonry contractor for 20 vears A list o f assumptions append to the |ob title, of ten erroneous or misleading Since we live in a country that worships wealth and the goods and services coincident with ns acquisition, one should not be surprised that what one does has become so important I value a rigorous, aggressive work life A person like a diamond, shines brightest when numerous f acets are polished and refined The w'ork place tunes one for many of life s exigencies beyond the realm of jobs Patience, endurance, and acceptance of co­ workers can be genuinely rewarding a character building experience on a daily basis At SO years my life has been a smorgasbord of jobs and tasks all useful for a coastal curmudgeon I have burned human excrement in 55 gallon drums for the US Army butchered meat constructed restrooms picked cascara bark summered as a non swimming lifeguard, taught Eastern Literature courses, coached erstwhile dramatists, set chokers (I day) for a miniscule logging show gill netted herring fish. and scuttled under vermin infested houses with Ab The Slab Childress I revel in the lot of it What you do is important Our work lives comprise most of the non sleeping day. and yet only a portion of the story is told I would like to plump for an expansion of the definition of the term do in the question what do you do’ Spud Siegel works heavy construction, laying sewer pipes and excavating, yet his virtuosity as a mandolin player and musician of many parts delineate and flesh out his life in significant ways One might ask Laurie Beers. What do you do’ I m a shinglling contractor she answers That only hints at her capabilities and interests, vocational and avocational Laurie upholsters chairs and etches glass w ith great dexterity and skill She coaches basketball and soccer teams attacks triathlon courses w ith passion and drive, tiles llixirs. excels as a wife and mother Wes Wahrmund is much more than a gardner and Don Oz Osborne a pizza tosser extraordinaire I know we in America are obsessed w ith work and financial success but the neit lime you ask someone what he does ask him what he thinks, imagines and feels as well r T ID I C O » M C I I O I U « » K | | « ••« C M « « JUN E JUNE CM»» W l •- • « ’ r m • U 4 m 1 0*4 44 10 n • 4 4 »«*«' ’ n Ae t 1 004 • 5 • 1 • 0 44 • 1 *4 70 0« 1 M » 2 22 J Of 1 M 4 45 A 41 • 5 450 One of the mixed blessings ol being a Cub Ian is listening to Harry Carey tell stones of Runyon esque characters of the past Reminded of an old croney who passed away while shaving prior to an planned trip to the race track. 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