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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL OCTOBER 25, 2017 7A The CGSENTINEL.COM Chatterbox THANK YOU COTTAGE GROVE FOR ANOTHER GREAT SEASON HERE AT SHADY OAKS! Our last day of the season will be October 30th See you in the Spring!!! Shady Oaks Plants & Produce It’s the Place to Be!!! Open 10:00-5:30 7 days a week 77380 Hwy 99 So, CG • 541-942-5004 South Lane Physical Therapy LLC Did you know? Your referral is good here! No need to drive to Eugene. W. STU HOGG PT, OCS, COMT Orthopedic • Sport • Spine MARIE WILLIAMSON PTA 303 Main Street, Cottage Grove OR Phone: 541.942.6482 Fax: 541.942.6483 TURNING 65 AND NEED HELP WITH YOUR MEDICARE CHOICES? Call Paul to help simplify the complicated. 541-517-7362 Paul Henrichs ~ Independent Agent coverage4oregon@gmail.com Betty Kaiser•bchatty@bet- 59 years is a long time to be married. But by the grace of God, Chuck and I will celebrate that milestone next week. I was 19 and Chuck was 20 years old when we were married Nov. 1, 1958. Life in the 50s and 60s was an exciting era. We were kids who thought we were grown-ups and the world was our oyster. It was a great time to be in love and unaware of life’s obstacles. After all, what could possibly go wrong? Unlike today’s mega, destina- tion weddings, ours was a sim- ple church ceremony on a Sat- urday afternoon. The cost was minimal. Mother paid for my gown. The fi ve lovely brides- maids and tuxedo-clad grooms- men paid for their attire as did all the other attendants. We provided the fl owers, cake and printed napkins. Dad paid the minister. The church ladies did the rest. As a couple, our out of pocket cost was probably $300 tops. After a brief 3-day honey- moon, Chuck went to work and I set up housekeeping. We were blessed that all those guests and bridesmaids hosted bridal show- ers and brought us gifts. We had everything that we needed and we are still using the pots and pans that were wedding gifts. For- tunately, I was a home econom- ics major at Pepperdine College so I knew how to cook, clean, sew and manage a budget. I didn’t know much about man- aging a husband or raising chil- dren but I muddled through and that’s a subject for another time! One of my shower gifts was the fi rst edition of the Betty Crocker Cookbook. It had cook- ing tips, recipes and other house- hold hints. Most women did not work outside of the home. The pictures in my copy all show a young woman wearing a house dress and apron while going about her daily chores. Follow- ing are BCC’s rules for being a successful housewife: *Every morning before break- fast, comb hair, apply make-up, a dash of cologne and perhaps some simple earrings. It does wonders for your morale. *Wear comfortable clothes and properly fi tted shoes while working around the house. (No jeans.) *Harbor pleasant thoughts while working. It will make ev- ery task lighter and pleasanter.” (Sometimes.) *Prevent unnecessary fatigue: Use a dust mop and long han- dled dust pan; or self-wringing mop (no stooping). (Well, duh.) *When standing, keep erect posture—do not slump or bend over tasks (poor posture is tir- ing). Remember sitting uses much less energy than stand- ing. (Who has time to sit?) *Do head work while dust- ing, sweeping, washing dishes, paring potatoes, etc. Plan fam- ily recreation, the garden, etc. (It’s called multi-tasking.) *If you feel tired, lie down on the fl oor on your back; put your hands above your head, close your eyes and relax for 3-5 min. (A nap?) I didn’t follow all those rules but I did comb my hair every morning; cologne was only for special occasions. Jeans are my uniform of the day. I try to mop as little as possible and I am always thinking of pleasant things I would rather be doing. And yes, I have been known to fall asleep on the fl oor with kids crawling around me! One of the things that Betty Crocker didn’t cover was hang- ing up the laundry. We had a washer but no dryer. And I had three children in four years! I learned the hard way about the basic rules for hanging clothes and diapers out to dry. There were no secrets you could keep on a clothes line. They an- nounced when a baby was born, the ages of children, illness, the company’s coming tablecloth, the husband’s work clothes and dingy kitchen towels. So, there were clothesline rules… 1. Never hang clothes on the weekend or Sunday! Mon- day is always wash day. 2. Wash the clothes line before hanging the clothes! Walk the entire length of each line running a damp cloth around the line. 3. Hang sheets and tow- els on the outside lines so you can hide your “unmentionables” in the middle. 4. Hang clothes in a cer- tain order: whites were always washed and hung fi rst. Then came the dark colors. 5. Always hang shirts by their tails. Never by the shoul- ders! What would the neighbors think? 6. Always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes. It is tacky to leave pins on the line. 7. To cut down on clothes pins, learn to line the clothes up so each one could share a clothespin with the next item. (Thrifty!) 8. If possible, take the clothes off the line before din- ner, neatly fold them in the clothes basket to be ironed. 9. IRONING? I couldn’t wait to buy a dryer! Looking back, I realize that I never did play by the rules when it came to cleaning house or hanging laundry. But I did learn how to love and cherish my hus- band (and children)—for better or worse, for richer and poorer, in sickness and health. I also learned that sometimes rules are meant to be broken and life’s ups and downs are great teach- ers! P.S. Happy Anniversary to the best husband I’ve ever had! Cottage Grove Sentinel LORANE NEWS After a fun weekend of canning and preservation at the Grange, it proved to be a huge success. Friday night 30 people enjoyed a delicious harvest dinner. Numerous loads of vegetables and fruits were canned and preserved over the weekend. The Lorane Community Association hopes to do this event again next year. Some of the canned goods will go to the Lorane Food Bank. A special "Thank You" to Misty Burns and Pam Kersgaard for organizing this weekend! Come out to Lorane Grange this Friday evening, October 27 for a delicious baked potato bar dinner and bingo. Potatoes with all the trimmings, desserts and beverages begin at 5:30 p.m. with Bingo at 6:30 p.m. Those only attending bingo may purchase desserts and beverages for $3 per person. The progressive blackout has continued to grow...no winners since last year. Enjoy a fun evening in Lorane. An exciting FREE Fall Harvest Festival will be held at Applegate Elementary on Saturday, October 28 from 6 - 8:30 p.m. Kids dress up and have an amazing evening. The annual Lorane " Trunk 'n Treat" is Halloween , Tuesday, October 31 in the Lorane Christian Church parking lot. Come with goodies for the kids in your trunks and enjoy hot cider, hot chocolate, hot soup, and corn bread as the kids "trick or treat" in their costumes. Lorane Grange meets on Thursday, November 2 at 7 p.m. www.cgsentinel.com @ cgsentinel @cgsentinel #cgsentinel Cottage-Grove-Sentinel RENT U-HAUL TRUCKS & TRAILERS LAST ART WALK OF THE SEASON The last Art Walk of the season will take place this Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Historic Downtown. The event will feature live music and art. The free event has been taking place on the last Friday of the month over the summer and occurs each year in downtown. HERE Unemployment Family owned and operated for over 47 years. Continued from A3 LANDSCAPE AND BUILDING MATERIALS Open 7 days a week! 79149 N. 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