SpilyayTymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
June 12, 1992 PACE 7
Therapy can improve relationships and families
Although ihcre'i no ample for
mula 10 tell you when to see thera
pist, one general rule U to consider
whether your Intimate relationship it
more uncomfortable than comfort
able for you. If 10, you could benefit
from professional assistance.
Therapy should not be List-second
attempt to fix 1 complex and
difficult situation. Many people wait
loo long before getting help and is
sues become more difficult to re
solve, poinu out Jan Hare, OSU
Extension family life specialist.
You don't need 10 be married to
seek or benefit from therapy. Any
two people wanting to improve their
relationship can benefit. Pre-marital
counseling is increasingly popular
and recommended by many thera
pists, clergy, and researchers in fam
ily therapy. Post marital counseling
(for divorced couplet who share
children, extended family, friends or
property) is also increasingly com
mon. Unmarried couples who live to
gether could benefit because they
encounter the same problems as mar
ried couple. Persons in other kinds of
significant relationships also may
seek assistance either to solve prob
lems or to strengthen their relation
ship. To increase awareness of distress
in your relationship, Dr. David Olson,
Cofcssor of family social science at
niversity of Minnesota, recom
mends asking yourself some of the
following questions:
1. Do you frequently find fault
with or criticize your partner?
2. Do you often think about ways
you want your partner to change?
3. Do you often wish you had not
gotten involved with this person?
4. Do you find yourself more
withdrawn from your partner and
more drawn into yourself?
3. Do you experience depression,
tension or headaches from worrying
about our relationship?
6. Have you or your partner been
drinking more or taking more drugs
recently?
7. Do you fed your disagreements
never get resolved and come up again
and again?
8. Do you continually argue over
seemingly insignificant and minor
issues?
9. Arc you afraid to express your
anger or frustration to your partner?
10. Has your sexual relationship
decreased in its frequency and satis
faction? 11. Are you becoming emotion
ally or socially involved with an
other person?
12. Do your children take sides
with your partner against you, or
vice versa?
The more "yes" answers you gi ve,
the stronger the recommendation for
marital therapy.
Finding qualified therapist with
whom you will be comfortable re
quires effort. Shop around. Interview
prospective therapists. Evaluate their
qualifications, services, and ap
proaches. You may wish to seek a
clinical member of the American
Association for Marriage and Fam
ily Therapy, Hare adds.
ISP
Information provided by:
Warm Springs OSU
Extension Office
1131 Paiuto Street
553-3238
Important safety tips for parents and baby-sitters
The following information was
excerpted from the "Baby-sitters
I land book" published by the National
Fire Protection association. These
tips were intended to help baby-sitters
take charge when watching chil
dren and in emergency situations,
but we think the information is good
for parents and other adults as well.
PLAYING SAFE
Never leave children alone ever.
When they arc alone, they have acci
dents with matches, gasoline, the
stove, deep water, poisons, falls.
Strike Zone: Keep matches above
the "strike"zone where children can't
reach them, up high in cupboards or
upper shelves.
Safe Toys: Trade sharp or electri
cal objects for something safe to play
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4-H Summer Week
Building Bridges of Friendship
June 22-26, 1992
Oregon State University, Corvallls, Oregon
Your $155 participation fee Includes:
Great classes, Pizza Party, Talent Show, Barbeque, Special
Workshops, Evening Dance, Meals & Lodging, ana Spirit
Olympics
Check with your county Extension office for
scholarship availability.
Water plants properly in hot weather
With this year's unusual spring baskets,
weather, many areas of Oregon are When outdoor temperatures are
experiencing some warmer-than- high, daily watering of container and
usual spring days. This is great for hanging basket plants may be neces-
people, but it makes plants thirstier sary.
than usual, especially those in con- Soil in metal drums, gallon cans,
tainers such as planters and hanging plastic tubs, wooden boxes and flower
pots can dry out quickly, especially
OOUrCeS Of Cdff eine in ful1 sun- During periods of exces-
Product Caffeine (mg) s'vc summer heat, container plants
COFFEE (6 oz!)"""" mav necd watering twice a day.
Approximate average lOOmg Walcr container plants when the
Average from ground beans 66-80 S01' 1S McNeilan says. Stop ap-
Automatic percolated 75-140 water when it begins running
Filter drip 110-180 out f me container's drain holes.
Instant regular l'"".'Z!Zl.'....60-90 Avoid 8cttin8 container soil ex
Instant decaffeinated 2-6 cessively soggy and don't leave water
TEA(6oz.) standing on the soil surface. The
Weak (bag) 20-45 simplest way to protect container
Strong (bag)"!!!!""!!!."".!"!." 79-110 P,ants frm m8h temperatures is to
COLA DRINKS flO oz)'!!!!!.. 22-50 move them to a cooler location dur
COCOA PRODUCTS in8 hottest P3 of day
Chocolate milk (7.5 oz) 2-7 , Frequent watering makes more
Hot cocoa from mix (6 oz.) ... 6-30 fertilization of container plants nec-
Dark chocolate bar (2 oz.) ....40-50 cssary because large amounts of
Milk chocolate bar (2 oz.) 3-20 moisture leach nutrients out of the
Baking chocolate (1 oz.) 25-35 S011 Quickly. Soluble, all-purpose
MEDICATIONS (1 tablet) fertilizers that can be mixed before
Cold remedies 15-30 m water are easiest to use with
Headache relievers .!!!.!!.!!.!.!.! 30-32 container plants. Apply this type of
Weight control aids 120-200 fertilizer every week during periods
Some diuretics 40-100 of frequent plant watering.
Soap cleans insect pests in gardens
with.
Heaters: Move portable heaters
away from play areas. Keep the heater
away from curtains and furniture,
too.
Tent Safety: Use flashlights
never candles, matches, heaters, or
stoves in i tent.
Don't Smoke: Don't smoke on
the iob. Baby-sitters have caused
child deaths by smoking.
FIRE ESCAPE PLANNING
Plan ahead. Know how to get chil
dren out of bedrooms if the front or
back doors are blocked by smoke.
Make sure you know in advance what
all your escape options are.
Smoke Danger: Smoke kills. Shut
doors to stop it from advancing.
Crawl In Smoke: Show children
how to crawl in smoke to get better
air near the floor.
Call the Fire Department: If there's
a fire, call the fire department first.
Give the complete name, street and
town over the phone.
Don't Go Back: Don't go back to
the burning house. Many die return
ing. FIRST AID
For emergency help, call the
emergency medical, police, or fire
department number. Call the parents
if you have questions about lesser
emergencies. Notify parents about
small accidents when they return.
Cuts, Bruises: Stop bleeding by
applying gentle pressure with a clean
cloth. Wash the wound and apply a
bandage.
Choking: Let the child cough it
up. If he stops breathing, turn him
upside down and smack him on the
back. Call medical emergency.
Swallowing Something Poison
ous: Read the label on the bottle for
treatment, call medical emergency.
Clothes on Fire: Show children
how to drop and roll. Rolling smoth
ers the flames. Use blanket or rug if '
handy. Call medical emergency.
Burns: Put ice or cold water on a
bum. This slows skin damage. If skin
is already blistered, dead white,
brown or charred, you need emer
gency help.
COOKING SAFE
Supervisechildrenevery moment
they are in the kitchen. This is a place '
for accident with fire and hot liquids.
Tight Sleeves: You and the chil
dren should wear tight sleeves dur
ing meal preparation. Loose fitting
clothing can catch fire.
Pot Handles: Turn pot handles so
children can't pull them down.
Pan Fire: Smother a pan fire with
a lid. Never use water.
Dangling Cords: Roll up appli
ance cords so they can't be pulled
down.
Scalds: Put baby in the playpen if
you have a hot pot or drink in hand,
so he can't get burned.
4-H Calendar and Fair Dates
for the 1992 spring season,
June 4-H Clubs are meeting, check at Extension office for 4-H
schedule
June 14-18 Tri-County Camp dates for Crystal Springs
June 20 - "Clean the Creek' from 10 a.m. with a picnic at 3 p.m.
June 22-26 Summer Week at OSU in Corvallis, Oregon
July 23-26 Jefferson County Fair. Theme is, "Harvest &
Heritage"
July 29 Aug. 2 Deschutes County Fair, theme is 'Blue Jeans
Jc Country Scenes"
A ugust 9-1 4 4-H Wilderness Enrichment Camp at Trout Lake
August 12-16 Crook County Fair, theme is "A Country
Gathering"
August 20-23 Wasco County Fair, theme is "Celebration Along
the Barlow Road"
Columbian sharp-tailed grouse reintroduced into Oregon
No one has seen the Columbian
sharp-tailed grouse in northeastern
Oregon in 25 years. This spring, Or
egon State University (OSU) biolo
gists will be helping to reintroduce
this native gamcbird back into a piece
of its original Oregon home range.
"At one time the sharp-tailed
grouse was common over most of the
Pacific Northwest cast of the Cas
cades, but its habitat has been re
duced, converted into cropland or
livestock grazing lands," explains Jeff
Snyder, a graduate research assistant
in the fisheries and wildlife depart
ment at OSU. Today, the bird's dis
tribution is only 10 percent of what it
used to be.
In the spring of 1991, researchers
released 33 sharp-tailed grouse at a
remote site in Wallowa county as
part of a three-year project, OSU
researchers have learned about some
of the difficulties involved with rein
troducing a species into an area where
it no longer occurs.
"The death toll for these birds is
high," said Snyder.
"Of the 33 individuals we released,
we put radio transmitters on 19 of
them, and as of today we know of
only one or two of those birds that are
still alive," Snyder said.
The researchers think the high
death rate might be because the newly
introduced grouse didn't know the
area like resident birds would, said
Snyder. Researchers speculate that
as the new birds went into large search
patterns to find adequate habitat, they
were easy prey for hawks, eagles and
coyotes.
This March, Snyder is capturing
more sharp-tailed grouse in south
eastern Idaho for release at the
Wallowa County grassland site.
Some of these birds will be fitted
with radio transmitters. Snyder will
monitor them day and night until the
end of August
"To reduce the risk that wearing
radio transmitters might change the
bird's behavior or flight pattern,
making them more vulnerable to
predators," Snyder said light-weight
transmitters will be used. The anten
nae will be run along each bird's
back, out of the way of their wings.
"The trick is trying to create or
design a package that is light enough
but is still strong enough that the bird
can't shake it off," he said.
Last summer, Snyder spent two
and half months alone on an isolated
ridge monitoring the grouse. This
year he will have some help from
volunteers coordinated through The
Nature Conservancy.
"I'll show them how to radio track,
and I '11 do some vegetation measure
ments with them and they'll be able
to assist me," Snyder said.
Plans were made to reintroduce
the sharp-tailed grouse back into
eastern Oregon by OSU, the Oregon
Chapter of The Nature Conservancy,
the Oregon Department of Fisheries
and Wildlife, the Bureau of Land
Management and the U.S. Forest
Service in 1985. The Nature Conser
vancy purchased the land for a
Wallowa County preserve specifi
cally for the reintroduction of the
Columbia sharp-tailed grouse. The
other organizations are providing
project funding.
"Little is known about the
reintroduction process," said Snyder.
Some research shows that if the pro
cess is carried out for a minimum of
three yean, and more than 100 indi
viduafsare introduced into fairly good
habitat, there's about a 50-50 chance
of success.
"We have to have guarded opti-'
mism," said Snyder. "We have to be
persistent and realize that it won't be
a short term process. With every
success we're going to have some
failures. Hopefully, over the long
term we're going to have more suc
cess than failures."
Oregon 4-H
Outdoor Discovery Team
Is it for you? it is if
you will complete the 7th
or 8th grade in June 1992;
you would like to learn
more about Western Oregon
ecology;
you are in good physical
condition;
you would like to spend 3
days doing habitat improve
ment work at the Oregon 4-H
Center.
For more information, call
the Extension office 475-3808.
Applications due May 15.
Advertisers create new myths about sports drinks
If pest insects are becoming a
problem in the home landscape or
garden, try cleaning them out with
insecticidal soap. Various kinds of
soaps have been used for insect
control since the early 1800s.
Insecticidal soaps are available
that are specifically formulated for
use on plants to control insects. They
can be purchased at nursery or gar
den supply stores.
Insecticidal soaps are effective on
scale insects, aphids, mealy bugs and
other soft bodied insects. The soap
solution not only washes insects off
plants, but also has toxic properties
that kill the insects through contact.
Soaps used for pest insect control
are not as dangerous to handle as
pesticides, but care should still be
taken in applying soap sprays. High
concentrations or frequent applica
tions of soap sprays may cause plant
damage to some varieties of plants.
Scale insects attack stems and leaves
Scale insects are the couch pota
toes of the pest insect world. Once
established on the leaves of an or
namental plant, scales hardly move
at all, but that doesn't keep them
from causing damage.
Scales attack stems and leaves of
many kinds of trees and shrubs,
sucking juices from the plant tissue.
Plants lose their vitality, leaves
become pale and drop off, and
branches and sometimes entire shrubs
are killed.
Compared to most other garden
and landscape pests, scales hardly
look like insects at all. They often
resemble small specks of dirt on the
surface of leaves and twigs. They
have small, flat bodies and vary in
color from brown to gold to white.
Once scales have sealed in place,
they do not move.
A dark, sooty mold on the leaves
of plants such as camellias or holly
indicates that large numbers of scale
insects are present.
Once scales attach themselves to
a plant, they are difficult to kill. But
in the spring and summer when the
scale eggs hatch into crawlers, a
number of chemicals can be used to
control them. Diazinon, malathion
and Orthene are recommended. Sev
eral spray applications may be needed
through the spring and summer.
Watch for scale damage on aza
leas,rhododendrons,camellias,elms, hawthome, holly, junipers and pines.
The schoolwidc soccer marathon
has ended in a tie, You feel like
you've sweated off 15 pounds and
could drink Niagara Falls dry. Would
you quench your thirst with water,
juice, a soft drink, or a sports drink
like Gatorade? Zillions asked 150
junior high students this question.
Half said they would down a sports
drink. One third favored water. The
rest picked juice or a soft drink.
A few years ago, sports drinks
were just advertised to athletes. But
lately, drink companies have been
pitching their ads to kids. And they've
been creating a few myths about their
drinks in the process.
MYTH ONE: Sports drinks are
health drinks.
THE FACTS: The only health
benefit sports drinks offer is replac
ing fluids lost through sweat. Of
course, water does the same thing
for free.
When you exercise and sweat, you
lose fluids. Sweating is your body's
way of cooling itself off. The harder
you work out (and the more calories
you burn), the more water you lose.
When you sweat, you can also lose
some "electrolytes" (a fancy name
for plain salts). But your body usu
ally keeps the right salt balance in
your blood, regardless of what you
drink. The thing that matters most is
drinking and drinking a lot. many
experts say you should drink a glass
of water 15 minutes before a work
out, and every 15 minutes while ex
ercising strenuously. (That includes
biking, running, and playing non
stop sports.) It's important to drink a
lot after a workout, too. Depending
on how much you sweated, your body
may need up to a quart (four glasses)
of water.
That's a lot of drinking. You don't
get waterlogged, as some kids feared.
Extension Mini-College
June 15-18
Oregon State
University, Corvallls
Four days of classes, workshops, tours and new
friends.
Co-sponsored by OSU Extension Service and Oregon
Extension Homemakers Council
But what if your taste buds say
"enough already?" And what if wa
ter becomes harder to down after the
real thirst has passed? Sports drinks
full strength or cut with water
might be a tastier way of replenish
ing those lost fluids. But so might
juice, a fruit drink, or even a
homemade" sports drink (half juice,
half water).
CONCLUSION: Sports drinks are
not medicine (although many of the
kids we surveyed said they taste like
it). Sports drinks don't contain any
unique ingredient that will improve
your health. They won't help you
grow or build muscles, as some kids
Dclicvc
MYTH TWO: Sports drinks give
you more energy.
THEFACTS: The "energy" sports
drinks provide is no different from
the "energy" source in juice and soft
drinks sugar. Sports drinks just
have less of it about half the
amount that's in juice and soft drinks.
(Sugar is a simple carbohydrate. It
contains calories, but no other nu
trients.) Even sports drink manufac
turers agree that too much sugar can
interfere with an athlete's perfor
mance. The body turns sugar and most
foods into fuel for working muscles
but not instantaneously. Sugar
has to be absorbed into the blood
stream first. A healthy body auto
matically keeps the right amount of
sugar in the blood not too much,
not too little. The energy that's going
to make the real difference in your
performance is already stored in your
muscles. If you haven't been eating
right, a sports drink won't help.
Extra sugar and salts may benefit
people who exercise strenuously, es
pecially in the heat. After a few hours,
they start to deplete their bodies stores
of calories and salts. But even they
don't need sports drinks. They can
get plenty of sugar (and salts!) by
sucking on oranges or drinking juice.
CONCLUSION: Sports drinks
aren't a super-charged energy source
that can turn bench-warmers into first
stringers.
MYTH THREE: Sports drinks are
nutritious.
THE FACTS: Sports drinks such
as Gatorade, Hydra Fuel, and Snap
Up are made out of water, sugar, and
salts. They do not contain protein, as
some kids thought, some have pre
servatives and artificial coloring. A
few brands, including Hydra Fuel,
add vitamin C. But one orange pro
vides more than twice as much vita
min C as an eight-ounce glass of
Hydra-Fuel.
The minerals in sports drinks are
mostly sodium and potassium. Sports
drinks call "electrolytes". Do you
need them? Americans already get
too much sodium in their regular
diet. Sodium is part of table salt. And
it's in everything from burgers and
fries to shakes. Potassium is also
found in everyday foods. One ba
nana provides as much potassium as
18 eight-ounce glasses of Gatorade.
A glass of orange juice has as much
potassium as 20 glasses of Gatorade.
Orange juice is also rich in vitamins
A and C, and contains some vitamin
B and calcium. The ingredients in
sports drinks, OJ, and soda pop are
compared in the chart at right.
CONCLUSION: Sports drinks do
not contain secret ingredients with
special powers.
BOTTOMS UP: Now that the
myths are separated from the facts,
what would you choose to drink?
Drinking water before, during, and
after a workout is still the healthiest
and cheapest choice. Combin
ing water with a balanced diet will
give you all the vitamins and m inerals
you need to play your best. One fact
about sports drinks is undeniably true:
they're expensive. A quart of
Gatorade costs $1.20; Snap-Up,
$1.50; and Hydra Fuel, $2.30. For
that money, you can make a gallon of
orange juice from frozen concentrate.
If you cut the juice in half with water
(so it's less sweet like sports
drinks), you'll end up with two gal-'
Ions of "homemade sports drink. '
That's what we call a healthy savings.
Super Mike or super hype? Two
of these statements are facts. Can
you spot the myth?
1. Michael "Air" Jordan is one of
the greatest basketball players of all
time.
2. Last summer, Michael Jordan
was paid $18 million to be a com
mercial spokesperson for Gatorade.
3. You will be an awesome bas
ketball player if you drink Gatorade.
Number three, of course, is the
myth. Nobody takes the "Be Like
Mike" commercial literally. What,
these commercials are really selling
is an image of success. They show '
Jordan making fantastic shots and
playing hoops with kids, who are
also sinking the greatest shots of their
lives. Everyone is having fun and
drinking Gatorade. The advertisers .
want kids to associate Gatorade with ;
good feelings about playing sports. ;
Drinking Gatorade has nothing to ;
do with Michael Jordan's ability. Last .
year, when he won the Most Valuable
Player Award in the NBA Champi- :
onships, he was a commercial :
spokesperson for Coca-Cola, not :
Gatorade. How could drinking
Gatorade make one of the greatest :
players of all time any better? Maybe :
it's time to dunk all this hype.
Noodle vegetable toss
1 package (10 ounce) frozen
Japanese-style stir-fry vegetables
with seasoning
1 34 cups water, divided
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 package (3 ounce) ramen-style
oriental noodle mix, broken into
chunks
3 hard-cooked eggs, wedged
Set vegetable seasoning packet
aside. In medium saucepan, stir to
gether vegetables and 1 cup water.
Bring to boiling, reduce heat to me
dium. Cover and cook until crisp
tender, about 3-4 minutes. Mean
while, in small bowl stir together
contents of reserved seasoning packet
and cornstarch until well blended.
Slowly stir in remaining 34 cup of
water unui mixture is smootn. 5tir
into vegetables. Cook, stirring con
stantly until mixture boils. Reduce
heat to low. Discard noodle season
ing packet Stir noodles into veg
etables. Cook, stirring frequently,
until noodles are tender, about 4-5
minutes. Add eggs and gently toss.
Cover and cook until hot throughout.
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vay to spend the
summer
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