Warm Springs, Oregon
August 10, 1990 Page 7
Involve aging parents in life's decisions
Spilyay Tymoo
Involve your parent in decision
making. When considering what is
best for your mother or father, be
sure to ask your parent's opinion.
Too often the older person is not
included in planning and decision
making. Family members may fail
to tell the person what's happening
or me decisions Dcing considered,
This contributes to feelings of iso
lation, helplessness, anxiety and
perhaps despair. Change can cause
anxiety, but not being involved in
decisions about a change creates
even more anxiety.
Shared decisions usually pro
duce the best results. Aged parents
have a legal and moral right to
participate in plans affecting their
lives and to make their own deci
sions whenever possible. You may
not always agree with their choices.
Only if your parents experience
reduced mental capacity and or
there is evidence they are endanger
ing the lives of others, should you
question their ability to make de
cisions. For example, if yourfather
doesn't see well and has had several
minor accidents but still insists on
driving, then the family has a
responsibility to take preventive
action. In such cases, you may need
to dictate or overrule a parent's
decision. Do this with kindness
and explain the situation honestly
to your parent.
If you must set limits, involve
your parent in decisions about how
to implement these limits. For
example, say to your father, "Dad,
driving isn't a possibility any long
er, so what are other ways you
might be able to get around?"
Work together to identify the
Deep watering
During summer dry spells, small
er trees and shrubs in the home
landscape should get adequate
moisture by deep-watering. Plants
weakened by lack of water are
more susceptible to insect attack
and disease.
Deep-watering trees and shrubs
is simply a matter of watering them
for longer periods during the
summer than at other times of the
year.
Trees and shrubs in their first
growing season usually need this
type of irrigation more than most
Diabetic summertime coolers
Champagne Fooler
Bubble, bubble, no toil, no trouble!
I serving . I serving: V cup
13 cup chilled, unsweetened apple
juice
14 teaspoon lemon juice
Club soda, chilled
Chill a champagne glass or wine
glass. Measure apple and lemon
juices into a measuring cup. Add
enough club soda to make a total
of 34 cup mixture; stir gently to
blend. Pour into chilled cham
pagne or wine glass. Serve im
mediately. Nutritive values:
CHO 10 gm., PRO 0, FAT 0,
Calories 40, Sodium trace.
Food Exchange:
I Fruit Exchange
Low-sodium diets:
This recipe is suitable.
Fundraising not major
Any individual or group solicit
ing funds, awards, merchandise, or
selling materials, products (com
mercial or 4-H member-made), or
service in the name of 4-H shall do
so only with the full knowledge and
consent of the county Extension
Challenge Camp
August 12-16, 1990
at Trout Lake
for grades 6 to 8
Cost is $30.00
Open
to all
County students
If interested call 553-3238
or drop in at the
OSU Extension office
to register.
Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!
choices available to your parent.
To relieve stress between you
and your parent, you may want
your parent's physician to partici
pate in the decisionmaking. Some
people will accept their physicians
suggestions more easily than they'd
accept the same suggestions if
given oy a lamuy mcmocr.
A parent who is excluded from
decisionmaking is most likely to
become angry, demanding, help
less or withdrawn. Plans are also
more likely to backfire.
Involvement in decisionmaking
provides greater assurance that a
person will accept and adapt to a
change, even if the change is not
the individual's preferred choice. A
person who feels railroaded into a
new situation usually makes a poor
adjustment. Regardless of age, feel
ing in control of one's life is im
portant. As a family member, you are
likely to find the burden of deci
sionmaking easier if you've dis
cussed plans earlier with the person
for whom you must make deci
sions. Explore options. Carefully ex
plore various options before ma
king a decision. It's important not
to have preconceived ideas about
what is "the best solution." Identify
all implications of a change or
decision under consideration.
Consider the effect on your parent,
yourself and other family mem
bers. Evaluate your parent's econo
mic situation. Talking about finan
ces may make you feel uncomfort
able and make your relative feel
you're meddling; nevertheless.
helps-
other plants. Less deep-watering is
needed for shallow-rooted plants.
Water travels downward through
the soil, not outward. To keep the
water directly over the plant roots
it sometimes helps to build water
ing basins around the trunk of a
tree.
Check to see how moist the soil
is below the surface by digging
down with a shovel about a foot-and-a-half.
Moist soil at that level
means the roots have sufficient
moisture for vigorous growth.
Lemon Fizz
2 servings I serving: I large glass
6 ice cubes
13 cup lemon juice
Artificial sweetener to substitute
for 6 teaspoons of sugar
1 bottle (10 ounces) club soda
2 slices lemon
Crush ice cubes and divide be
tween two 10-ounces glasses. Dis
solve sweetener in lemon juice,
then pour 2Vi tablespoons of mix
ture to top of crushed ice. Pour half
bottle club soda into each glass; stir
briskly. Cut lemon slices halfway
through to core and garnish side of
each glass with a lemon slice.
Nutritive values per serving:
CHO 3 gm., PRO 0, FAT 0,
Calories 10, Sodium 25 mg.
Food Exchange per serving:
One large glass may be consi
dered "free."
staff chairman or their designated
representative(s). This represent
ative may be another Extension
agent, a county leader association
representative or a fund raising
chairman.
Every county needs to have a
Jefferson
such discussion is crucial to effective
planning. Consider your parent's
income sources-such as Social
Security, pensions and bcnefits--in
addition to current and potential
expenses.
Inform yourself about possible
financial support. It's helpful to
know your laws and regulations
concerning assistance in advance
of need. Find out what your
parent's health insurance policies
including Medicare-cover.
Contact your local public assist
ance or welfare office for eligibil
ity requirements. The Internal
Revenue Service can supply you
with information about tax breaks
available to older people and to
families who provide care and
support to older relatives.
Know the families resources.
This will help you to evaluate
alternatives. Talk with various
family members to identify what
each can contribute. In one family,
for example, the adult children
split their mother's chores three
ways: one daughter shops: another
daughter launders clothes: and a
son keeps the accounts and busi
ness records up-to-date.
Avoid unrealistic expectations
of family members, however. Re
member, your brothers, sisters,
children and spouse each have a
unique relationship with your
parents. Sometimes, individual
family members are experiencing
Exercisers need liquid intake
Exercising in hot weather re
quires certain precautions. This is
especially true for those exercising
for long periods of time, exercising
when the humidity is high andor
for the less-fit person.
When you begin to exercise, a
series of reactions begins in the
body to convert energy to work.
Heat is one of the by-products of
this conversion. If the body did not
have a highly efficient heat regu
lating system, we would only be
able to exercise for very short
periods of time before heating the
body core to dangerously high
levels.
The body cools itself through
radiation and evaporation of
sweat. Both methods are effective
until the surrounding air tempera
ture is close to the same as the body
temperature. Then, the body must
rely totally on sweating to cool
itself. This is effective as long as the
air humidity is low, but if humidity
is high, the body's ability to cool
through sweat evaporation is also
lessened. Therefore, the combina
tion of heat and humidity created
the worst possible environment for
prolonged exercise.
Effective cooling through eva
poration of sweat depends largely
upon an adequate amount of fluid
within the body-called "hydra
tion." When fluids lost through
sweating are not replaced, the
exerciser becomes "dehydrated." It
does not take very much fluid loss
for a heart syndrome to occur. At a
three per-cent loss of body fluid,
there is generally impaired perform
ance and someone who loses five
per-cent is at risk for heat exhaustion.
objective of 4-H clubs
planned approach to fund raising,
the management of fund raising,
and the utilization of funds re
ceived. CLUB FUND RAISING:
4-H club fund raising should be
done for a specific educational
program or activity. The fund
raising activity should be devel
oped as an educational experience
for the members, not as a door-to-door
solicitation which may not be
appropriate for children. Through
raising and spending funds, 4-H
members can learn:
How to handle and account
for funds.
How to plan and carry out a
money-raising activity.
How to share with other club
members and the community.
Teamwork and self-reliance.
Fund raising should not be a 4-H
group's major objective. Individu
al 4-H clubs do not have a need for
a large treasury. Funds should be
raised for specific purposes in
cluding community service pro
jects and assisting youth who do
not have resources to participate
without financial help. Fund rais
ing by a club should be confined to
Magnets may
erase program
Magnetic devices to catch and
hold pins may play havoc with the
memory in some computer sewing
machines. With some machines the
memory can completely be erased.
Check with sewing machine deal
ers before using magnetic pin hold
ing devices near machines. This is
only a concern with newer com
puterized and programmable sew
ing machines and does not effect
conventional machines.
stress in their own lives a troubled
marriage, problems with teenage
children, uncertainty about a job
or finances-which may limit the
support they can give. Your per
ceptions of a family members
situation or assets may not be
accurate. Therefore encourage
each family member to share con
cerns and explore the family re
sources together.
Don't criticize other family
member's contributions; remem
ber that your nonjudgemental
attitude may help build family
solidarity.
Try a family conference. A
family conference can provide a
forum for open communication
among family members. Involve
the elder, siblings, spouses and
other relatives who are concerned
or will be affected by decisions
under consideration.
Don't exclude concerned family
members because of personality,
limited resources or distance (use
telephone calls or letters to inform
and involve anyone who's absent).
It is just as important to include
a brother or sister who is argu
mentative or "never visits or seems
to care" in the family conference as
the brother or sister who provides
financial and or emotional sup
port. This helps to avoid later
undermining of the decision by
those not included.
Some warning signs that your
body is overheating are: tiredness,
mental fatigue or headache, con
fusion, lethargy, decreased muscle
strength or coordinaton and chills.
If you experience these symptoms
during exercise, stop, rest and drink
some fluids (preferably water). If
the symptoms disappear, you may
begin again, but if they return, stop
exercising for the day. If you
continue to exercise in the presence
of the warning signs, you are risk
ing heat exhaustion and possible
circulatory collapse.
Thirst is not a good indicator of
body fluids when exercising.
Usually, by the time you feel
thirsty, you are already behind on
fluids. Exercisers should begin an
exercise session well-hydrated
and take small amounts of liquids
at regular intervals-up to one
quart per hour. This amount is
about all the stomach is able to
College bound students will
Sending a son or daughter off to
college brings adjustments for
parents as well as for the beginning
freshman. Family stress research
ers have found that having a family
member move out of the home,
even temporarily, may be a major
stressful event for some families.
As a parent, you can expect that
as your child experiences new
independence, they may be testing
their values away from parental
authority, explains Ruth Harme
link, Oregon State University Ex
tension family life specialist. This is
a normal part of the separation
process.
the county or community and any
fund raising activity should be re
ported to the county Extension
office before it is undertaken.
Clubs should raise their funds
through their own efforts. Appro
priate fund raising activities in
clude recycling of paper, cans,
bottles; car washes; bake sales; or
agreed-upon assessment of dues.
Other methods used to solicit
funds and or awards must have
the approval of the county Exten
sion staff chairman or their repre
sentative). GENERAL POLICIES:
Fund raising (material or mone
tary) must be directed so the con
tributions are to 4-H and 4-H
controls the disbursement of
funds. Solicitation of funds for an
individual (for example, an auc
tion sale) is not a contribution to
4-H.
Fund raising in the form of
raffles or bingo is legal in Oregon.
Fund raising must be done within
all aspects of the law including
obtaining permits where needed.
(See the insert entitled "Oregon
Laws on Bingo and Raffles").
Exercise now!
Exercise now more than ever.
Every little bit will help burn
calories and give you a stress
break.
Dingy garment
Dingy gray garments are caused
by improper washing procedures.
The frequent cause is overloading
the washing machine, improper
sorting and incorrect use of laun
Hot weather hard on '
landscape, garden plants
Hot August weather increases
the water needs of garden and
landscape plants, especially orna
mental plants in their first year of
growth.
When water isn't readily avail
able to ornamental or vegetable
plants on hot days, the plants be
come heat-stressed and may show
signs of wilting.
In the garden this causes inferior
quality in harvested garden vege
tables. Pay particular attention to
raised beds in the garden. They dry
out quickly and should be watered
frequently.
In the landscape heat stress can
weaken plants or in some cases
cause problems that won't be
noticed until later.
For example, camellias that
aren't watered adequately during
hot spells will lose their flower
handle efficiently. Continue to
drink fluids at regular intervals for
several hours after the workout.
Exercisers should be drinking from
10-12 glasses of water per day
especially during the hot weather.
The best drink for adequate
hydration and maximum perform
ance is water. It is the most easily
absorbed and the least likely to
cause problems. When you sweat,
it is true that you also lost elec
trolytes, but the typical American
diet meets the sodium chloride
(salt) and potassium needs of most
exercisers. Therefore, special
drinks, such as Gatorade are not
necessary. Salt tablets are not only
unnecessary, but potentially harm
ful. Persons exercising steadily for
I xh to 2 hours or longer who may
need electrolyte replacement can
do so by adding a little salt to their
food at mealtime or drink some
thing high in sodium and potassi
Both parents and children may
experience feelings of loss. For the
child, it may be loss of familiar
surroundings, loss of the family
support system, loss of old friends,
or loss of the "old rules." It could
also mean loss of status. The "A"
student or football star will have to
prove him or herself all over again.
Parents may also experience an
unanticipated loss. While they may
have looked forward to this event,
they may find themselves missing
their son or daughter and having
more time available without their
teenager in the home.
During the first few months of
the separation, it is important for
parents to allow their kids time to
adjust and develop new relation
ships. Expect that some children
will experience homesickness and
Make a quiche
Zucchini Quiche
4 C. Grated unpeeled zucchini
1 C. coarsely chopped onion
C. butter
2 tsp parsley flakes
'h tsp salt
'h tsp black pepper
lU tsp sweet basil
'A tsp oregano leaves
2 eggs, well beaten
8 oz. mozarella cheese
8 oz. can Quick Cresent Dinner
Rolls
Heat oven to 375 F in 10 inch
skillet, cook zucchini and onion in
butter until tender, about 10 min.
Stir in parsley and seasonings, in
large bowl, blend eggs and cheese.
Separate dough into 8 triangle
place in ungreased 1 1 inch quiche
Recipes can be
Some recipes can be altered as
follows:
Sugar can be reduced by I3.
Example: If a recipe says I cup, use
23 cup. This works best in canned
and frozen fruits and in making
puddings and custards. It may be
less desirable for cookies and
cakes.
Fat can be reduced by 13.
Example: If recipe has 6 table-
prevention
dry products. II your clothes are
dingy, try to remove by: increasing
the amount of detergent; and if
possible, increasing the water
temperature.
Information Provided By:
OSU Warm Springs Extension
1134 Palute Street
PO Box 430
Warm Springs, OR 97761
(503) 553-32383239
buds prematurely the following
spring. The buds simply drop off
the plant.
In blueberry plants, lack of
water in late summer will cause a
lack of bud development in the
spring, which in effect means no
blueberry production from the
plant for that season.
Ornamentals in their first year of
growth are especially vulnerable to
lack of water in the late summer
during hot spells. A young tree or
shrub weakened by lack of water
may not survive the winter in its
retarded condition.
Container plants also need extra
attention during hot periods. Soil
in containers, whether large or
small, can dry out quickly in hot
weather. Water container plants
when the soil is dry, but avoid
getting the soil excessively soggy.
in heat
um such as skim milk, orange juice,
tomato juice or lemonade. A tasty
sweat debt solution is: Blend until
smooth, I cup orange juice, I cup
fresh strawberries, 14 cup dry skim
milk (optional) and cup water.
Exercising safely in the heat this
summer just requires a little com
mon sense:
1. Drink lots of water before
(about IS minutes), during and
after a workout session and at
various times throughout the
day.
2. Exercise during the cooler
portions of the day.
3. Dress as cool as possible
4. Cool the body by spraying with
water if necessary.
5. Pay attention to warning signs
from the body.
6. Don't overdo.
Call the Wellness office (553
3205) if you would like additional
information regarding exercise.
test values
may phone home frequently or
wish to come home often. Some
may even want to drop out of
school. Offer support and encourage
ment but try to limit visits and
phone calls during this time.
Other children may not write or
phone at all-except to ask for
money. This, too, may be "normal"
behavior. Parents of these students
should also avoid frequent phone
calls, as their sons or daughters will
perceive they are being checked up
on.
Patience, understanding and en
couragement are called for on the
part of all family members as the
new school year begins. Within a
short time this unsettled time will
pass, and both parents and the new
freshman will have adjusted to a
new routine.
for breakfast
pan & press over bottom and up
sides to form crust. Mix zucchini
and cheese together then pour into
pan.
Bake at 375 F for 1 8 to 20
minutes or until knife inserted near
center comes out clean.
Let stand 10 minutes.
6 servings.
Antiperspirantscan
damage clothes
Antiperspirants, which are usu
ally based on aluminum chloride,
are acidic. They can damage cloth
ing if they are left on the fabric,
especially cotton and other natural
fibers. Antiperspirants in liquid or
cream form have the highest
fabric-damaging potential.
altered
spoons, use 4 tablespoons. I his
works best in gravies, sauces,
puddings, quick breads.
Salt may be omitted or reduced
by 12. Example: If recipe says I
tablespoon, use I '$ teaspoons.
Whole grain flour can be sub
stituted for 14 to 12 of the
refined flour. Example: If recipe
has 3 cups all purpose flour, use
34 cup whole grain flour and 2',
cups all-purpose flour
Yogurt or cottage cheese may be
substituted for sour cream in some
recipes for sauces and dips.
Skim milk may be substituted
for whole milk in most recipes.
Evaporated milk may be sub
stituted for cream in some recipes
calling for whipped cream.