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had a deep brain stimula-
tion procedure which fur-
ther slowed the advance-
ment of symptoms.
She was selected by
the Parkinson’s Founda-
tion to provide leadership
in planning a region wide
forum of women with
Parklnson’s. Recently the
Michael J Fox Founda-
tion chose Carol to attend
the National Parkinson’s
Disease Policy Forum in
Washington DC. Carol
serves as a support group
facilitator for Parkin-
son’s Resources of Ore-
gon and is an ambassa-
dor for the Davis Phinney
Foundaiton.
Carol and her hus-
band Charlie have raised
two boys, two horses and
numerous calves (but no
chickens) over the years
on their small acreage
in Hermiston, Oregon.
She is active in the Par-
kinson’s community as
a fundraiser, a support
group leader for Parkin-
son’s Resources of Ore-
gon and an ambassador
for the Davis Phinney
Foundation.
The event is free.
Questions, or queries
about joining the Wal-
lowa County Parkin-
son’s Support Group
may be directed to Mike
and Linda Koloski:
mkoloski@eoni.com or
541-426-1806.
About Parkinson’s disease
By Ellen Morris Bishop
Wallowa County Chieftain
Parkinson’s disease affects about
one million people in the United
States and ten million worldwide.
According to the Parkinson’s Foun-
dation, Parkinson’s disease (PD)
is an extremely diverse disorder.
While no two people experience
Parkinson’s the same way, there
are some commonalities. The main
fi nding in brains of people with PD
is loss of dopaminergic neurons in
the area of the brain known as the
substantia nigra.
It’s cause is unknown, but recent
studies have suggested that Parkin-
son’s disease begins in the gastro-
intestinal tract with the production
of a specifi c protein (alpha-sy-
nuclein). Researchers at Aar-
hus University in Denmark found
that the suspect protein had “trav-
eled to the brain via the peripheral
nerves with involvement of pre-
cisely those structures known to be
affected in connection with Parkin-
son’s disease in humans,” says Per
Borghammer, who is professor at
the Department of Clinical Medi-
cine at Aarhus University in Den-
mark. The research also found that
the same protein adversely affected
the heart over time.
The Mayo Clinic notes that Par-
kinson’s disease is a progressive
nervous system disorder that affects
movement. Symptoms start grad-
ually, sometimes starting with a
barely noticeable tremor in just one
hand. Tremors are common, but
the disorder also commonly causes
stiffness or slowing of movement.
In the very early stages of Par-
kinson’s disease, you may fi nd your
handwriting getting smaller and
more cramped, your sense of smell
may diminish, you may have trou-
ble sleeping, and you may be con-
stipated. As the disease begins to
progress, your face may show lit-
tle or no expression.You may begin
to stoop over. Your arms may not
swing when you walk. Your speech
may become soft or slurred. And
you may faint or experience diz-
ziness. Parkinson’s disease symp-
toms worsen as your condition pro-
gresses over time.
There as yet is no known cure
for Parkinson’s disease, but a mul-
titude of treatments can help keep
it in check. They include exercise.
For people with Parkinson’s dis-
ease (PD), exercise is more than
healthy — it is a vital component to
maintaining balance, mobility and
activities of daily living. Exercise
and physical activity can improve
many PD symptoms. These bene-
fi ts are supported by research.
The Parkinson’s Outcomes Proj-
ect has shown that people with PD
who start exercising earlier and
a minimum of 2.5 hours a week,
experience a slowed decline in
quality of life compared to those
who start later. Establishing early
exercise habits is essential to over-
all disease management. Exercise
routines should include fl exibil-
ity (stretching) exercises, aerobic
activity, and resistance training or
Carol Clupny
Carol Clupny has beaten back Parkinson’s disease for 11 years. Exercise is
one of her principal tools.
strengthening exercises.
The local Parkinson’s support
group regularly meets a 2 p.m., the
second Sunday of the month, in the
dining room of Wallowa Memorial
Hospital. The group was formed
in 2009, with Ben Boswell, for-
mer County Commissioner, in sup-
port. He said, “Some days are very
tough; it’s very helpful to be able
to share experiences with an empa-
thetic group and fi nd support to
carry on to tomorrow.”
Linda Koloski, who backs up
husband Mike in leading the group,
commented at the 2009 meet-
ing that caregivers also need sup-
port. Many participants in the local
group attend with their partners.
The local group is sponsored by
PRO, serving people in Oregon and
SW Washington experiencing or
affected by Parkinson’s. The PRO
helpline at 800-426-6806 connects
people to support.
Questions, or queries about the
Wallowa County Parkinson’s Sup-
port Group may be directed to
Mike and Linda Koloski: mkolo-
ski@eoni.com or 541-426-1806.
Spooks: Wallowa takes the lead today with Fall Festival
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Ellen Morris Bishop
This winter, November through January are predicted to be
warmer and wetter than normal, with storms in December.
Weather: Still up in the air
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coast and gulf of Alaska
being warmer than nor-
mal you tend to get more
jet stream into here. When
the Jet stream is aiming at
us directly off the Pacifi c,
we tend to not get the arc-
tic outbreaks coming down
into Oregon.”
More
specifi cally,
month-by-month, in north-
east Oregon Novem-
ber temperatures should
be average, with precip-
itation only 76% per-
cent of normal. But in
December, the pattern of
upper atmospheric cir-
culation changes, bring-
ing above average tem-
perature across the state
as a whole, and tempera-
tures almost 5 degrees F
above normal in NE Ore-
gon. Wallowa County is
predicted to garner 135%
of normal December pre-
cip. However, the higher
temperatures may be bad
news for our snowpack.
There’s a similar pattern
expected for January, with
temperatures in Northeast
Oregon about 4 degrees F
above normal, and again,
135% precipitation. Par-
sons suggests that January
temperature may be chilly
enough to keep a substan-
tial snowpack at higher
altitudes, though. “The
jury’s still out on that,” he
said.
The National Weather
service’s long term fore-
cast also predicts warmer
temperatures, but indi-
cates an equal chance of
wetter or drier conditions.
The Old Farmer’s Alma-
nac also suggests a wet
winter, but is more pes-
simistic about low tem-
peratures and stormy
periods and a potential
“snowpocalypse”.
booths run by community
organizations and Wallowa
High School’s FFA and busi-
ness clubs featuring games,
a costume contest and a
haunted house. The booths
serve as a fundraiser for the
high school clubs, McCull-
och said.
“It’s for the whole county,
not just Wallowa,” she said.
On Halloween, cos-
tumed Wallowa students
in kindergarten through
sixth grade do a trick-or-
treat parade down both
sides of main street start-
ing at 2:30 p.m., when local
businesses hand out candy.
Then it’s back to school for
class parties, McCulloch
said.
In Joseph, the trick-or-
treating gets underway from
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. down Main
Street during the annual
Watch for the Witches,
according to Becky Rush-
ton, a board member of the
Joseph Chamber of Com-
merce, which sponsors the
event.
She said merchants usu-
ally hand out treats to more
than 500 young spooks,
roughly half the size of the
town’s population.
“They come from all
around,” Rushton said.
Elementary school chil-
dren color pictures of
witches and the merchants
post them, she said.
She fi gured there were
so many kids because they
then often go onto Enter-
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prise, since Trunk-or-Treat
there is later.
“People have gotten to
where they don’t do neigh-
borhoods anymore,” Rush-
ton said. “They do Main
Street in Joseph and then
Main Street in Enterprise.”
Before
Trunk-or-
Treat kicks off in Enter-
prise, costumed kindergar-
ten-through-third-grade
students from Enterprise
Elementary School will
parade down the sidewalks
of Main Street starting at
12:30 p.m. on Thursday,
Oct. 31.
Trunk-or-Treat in Enter-
prise runs from 5 p.m. to
7 p.m. Merchants hand out
treats – hoping to avoid
tricks – and business owners
and residents park their cars
on Main Street with their
open trunks full of treats and
Halloween displays.
“They go all out,” said
The Nature Conservancy Youth
Bull ELk
organizer Jody Berry, of
Greater Enterprise Main
Streets (GEMS). “I con-
sider it a feedlot of candy
consumption.”
She estimates the event
draws about 500 families
to the games, spooky music
and other events.
“Last year, we had a
headless horseman riding
through the streets,” she
said. “I heard he’s back this
year.”
The Nature Conservancy would like
to offer a youth bull elk hunting
Hunt
opportunity to the youth of
Wallowa County. Wallowa County
On the 33,000 acre
Zumwalt Prairie
youth between the age of 12-17
with a valid elk tag for 258Y
OPPORTUNITY
(Nov 2-10) are eligible to apply for
permission to hunt the Zumwalt
Preserve. One permission will be
granted via random draw. Youth
must be accompanied by an adult.
Opportunity is for one bull elk with
5 points or less on each side.
To sign up: Email Chad Dotson at chad.dotson@tnc.org
or sign up at the TNC Enterprise office 906 S River st.
Deadline to apply October 25 th.
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