SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2015
FACC to discuss
employment, education
In alignment with the City
of Florence’s new “City in
Motion”
initiative,
the
Florence
Area
Com
munity Coalition’s (FACC)
Wednesday, Nov. 4, meeting
will focus on jobs.
Speakers will be Ann
Blakeslee, business and
employment specialist at the
Department of Employment,
and Russell Pierson, interim
director of Lane Community
College Florence.
Blakeslee will tell about
WorkSource Oregon, a net-
work of public and private
partners working together
for businesses and workers.
Services they provide
include job listings, refer-
rals, hiring events, resume
and application resources,
internet access for job
search, informational work-
shops.
Pierson says that LCC
Florence is Western Lane
County’s gateway to educa-
tional opportunity and eco-
nomic development. This
month’s featured agency is
Florence
Food
Share.
Attendees are encouraged to
donate food items or cash
contributions at the meeting.
The free meeting will be
from 9 to 10:30 a.m., in the
Bromley Room of the
Siuslaw Public Library.
Old Town “Trick Or Treat”
at the
Siuslaw Pioneer Museum
9 A
J OEL F UHRMAN , MD
Enjoy the fall apple harvest
Crisp, juicy apples are a fall
tradition. Take advantage of the
bountiful selection of apples
available this time of year.
There are hundreds of varieties
to sample. They range from red
to yellow to green, crunchy to
tender, sweet to tart and simple
to complex.
Apples contain a wide vari-
ety of phytochemicals, many of
which have been found to have
strong antioxidant activity.
They are particularly high in
quercetin, a flavonoid antioxi-
dant. Epidemiological studies
have linked the consumption of
apples with reduced risk of
some cancers, cardiovascular
disease, asthma, diabetes and
obesity..
Not only can eating an apple
a day help keep the doctor
away, an apple a day might
keep the pounds away too;
adding apples to the diet has
been shown to enhance weight
loss.
To optimize phytochemical
content, it is important to eat
the pigment-rich apple skin.
Choose whole, organic apples
over applesauce or apple juice.
Apples are also a rich source
of pectin, a type of soluble fiber
that is found in plant cell walls
and tissues. This soluble fiber
works to lower cholesterol by
reducing the amount that is
absorbed in the intestines.
Studies have shown that the
pectin in apples interacts with
other apple phytonutrients to
achieve an even greater reduc-
tion in cholesterol.
Researchers have also dis-
covered that apples can boost
intestinal health by increasing
the numbers of good gut bacte-
ria which feed on apple pectin.
Portable and easy to pack,
apples are great to include in
your on-the-go meals. For an
easy dessert, enjoy them baked
with a sprinkle of cinnamon
and nutmeg. I like to dice an
apple, toss it with baby greens,
some chickpeas, maybe a hand-
ful of walnuts or pumpkin
seeds and then top it off with a
flavored vinegar or perhaps a
nut/seed-based dressing.
Experiment with the many
different varieties of apples to
discover which ones are your
favorites. Have fun seeking out
your local organic apple grow-
ers, farm stands and farmers
markets and look for different
types of interesting apples.
They do not have to look
perfect. The smaller and more
imperfect they look, the better
they taste. If you go apple pick-
ing and get lots of them, don’t
worry, you can store them for
several months.
Just wrap each apple in a
paper towel to prevent them
from touching each other and
store in a closed cardboard box
in a cool place such as the base-
ment or garage.
Dr. Fuhrman is a New York
Times best-selling author and
board certified family physician
specializing in lifestyle and nutri-
tional medicine.
Visit his website at Dr
Fuhrman.com, or submit questions
and
comments
to
news
questions@drfuhrman.com.
- Free Admission -
Saturday, October 31
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Coffee, Cider,
Treat Bags
& Prizes
Halloween Party
at Frank’s Place
Join us for Live Music, Dancing
and a Costume party
October 31st,
8 pm - Midnight!
541-268-4856
10788 Hwy. 126, Mapleton
‘Dia de los Muertos’ celebration set at library
Local
resident,
Mary
McCarthy, a retired Registered
Nurse Practitioner, will share
her experiences celebrating the
annual Dia de los Muertos
(Day of the Dead) holiday Oct.
31 and Nov. 1 at the Siuslaw
Public Library.
The lively talk will be held
both days beginning at 1 p.m.
This Day of the Dead gather-
ing is sure to appeal to anyone
interested in customs of other
cultures and, in particular, this
festive tradition honoring those
who have passed away.
For twenty-five years, Mary
McCarthy
attended
to
HIV/AIDS patients at the
University of California San
Diego’s Owen Clinic.
“Because I speak Spanish, I
attended to many of the
Mexican patients who came to
Owen Clinic,” said McCarthy.
“Some of their customs related
to death and dying were of
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Sugar skulls, a Dia de los Muertos Treat
great interest to me.”
McCarthy’s interest in the
Dia de los Muertos rituals and
festivities included erecting
an offrenda at the Owen
Clinic each year and gathering
various representations of the
familiar symbols of the cele-
bration: calacas and calaveras
(skeletons and skulls).
This year, with the help of
those attending the celebra-
tion, McCarthy will build an
altar to honor departed family
and friends. Attendees are
invited to bring their own
objects to place on the altar in
celebratory memory of their
loved ones.
Dias de los Muertos or
Days of the Dead festivities
observed in Mexico and many
Friendship Club donates to Van Fans
Helmets,
Visors and Hearing
Protection
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Clothing
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Latin American countries and
communities are held over a
two-day period annually on
Nov. 1 and 2.
The holiday honors those
who have passed away with
joyful rather than somber cel-
ebrations, as there is a com-
monly held belief by the com-
munity of celebrants that the
deceased would be offended
by grief.
The festivities include food,
drink, and music. Families
gather and share happy
remembrances about the dear-
ly departed and ofrendas (per-
sonal altars) are erected on
which to place mementos of
the dead including candles,
flowers and pictures.
This
presentation
by
McCarthy about the festive
Dias de los Muertos celebra-
tion is free and open to the
general public.
Join in the celebration of
departed loved ones.
For more information about
the program, visit the Siuslaw
Public Library in person, call
541-997-3132 or visit www.
siuslawlibrary.org.
The Siuslaw Friendship
Club president Joan Randle
presented a check for $500 to
Van Fans president Karen
Lee at the Van Fans October
card party and luncheon.
The Club will hold its Nov.
12 luncheon meeting at the
Elks Club beginning at 11
a.m.
The speaker will be Petty
Officer Crossley of the U. S.
Coast Guard.
The Friendship Club meets
on the second Thursday of
the
month,
September
through June.
For more information, con-
tact membership chairman
Betty Fieldson at 541-997-
2842.
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Friendship Club president Joan Randle presents a check
to Van Fans president Karen Lee.