November 17, 2017
T he C olumbia P ress
6
Senior Moments
with Emma Edwards
Surviving analysis paralysis
Have you ever heard the
expression “beware of the pa-
ralysis of analysis”? I am sick
of all the analysis we seem to
face and all the “what ifs” of
our day and future days.
Example: In the year 2030,
we’re told we need to be con-
cerned that more than 61
million Baby Boomers will be
in retirement, plus there will
be more than 9 million of us
-- those who gave birth to the
boomers.
My goodness! I will be
98 years old in 2030 (Lord
willing). By then, my Baby
Boomer children will be 70
to 78. Am I losing sleep over
this analysis?
Sounds like esoteric rhet-
oric to me. A wise man once
said, “We can’t hope to have a
better tomorrow if we’re con-
stantly thinking about yes-
terday.” So, no, I choose not
to lose sleep over something
that may been fixing by the
children of Baby Boomers.
(But you and I know we will
be blamed no matter what.)
I read yet another article
about a series of analyses
used to consider the chal-
lenges of caring for elders
in 2030. You may wish to
spend an interesting after-
noon on your computer (or a
library computer) analyzing a
study about the different age
groups.
One I found particularly
stimulating is at careerplan-
ner.com. Click on the Career
Articles tab at the top and
find the article “What gener-
ation are you?”
Here they are:
• The Greatest Generation,
born 1910 to 1924
• The Silent Generation,
born 1925 to 1945
• Baby Boomers, born 1946
to 1964
• Generation X (Baby Bust),
born 1965 to 1979
• The Xennials, born 1975
to 1985
• Generation Y, Millenni-
als, Gen Next, born 1980 to
1994
• iGen/Gen Z, born 1995 to
2012
• Gen Alpha, born 2013 to
2025
In reading the career-plan-
ner report, you’ll understand
why some groups overlap.
The analysis covered mac-
roeconomics,
literature
trends and views of aging.
One item I found interesting
was the future income and
asset patterns of Baby Boom-
ers and how those patterns
developed.
Most of us seniors are part
of the Silent Generation. The
“Silents” are called that be-
cause many of us focused on
careers instead of activism
and we were encouraged to
conform with social norms.
Many members of the Silent
Generation feel it is danger-
ous to speak out. The last few
thoughts were gleaned from
a Wikipedia article.
Depending on the dates,
the Silent Generation pro-
duced no United States pres-
idents -- a few vice presidents
and first ladies, but no actual
presidents.
The
U.S.
essentially
“jumped from George Bush
Sr., the World War II vet-
eran, to Baby Boomer Bill
Clinton.” Presidents Clinton,
George W. Bush and Donald
Trump all were born near the
beginning of the Baby Boom.
I’m now prepared to de-
fend “the paralysis of analy-
sis,” but maybe I’m speaking
esoterically.
Planned outage to improve reliability, capacity
grade the equipment in the
Warrenton substation,” said
Alisa Dunlap, Pacific Power’s
regional business manager.
“The work will reduce the
likelihood of unexpected out-
ages in the future.”
For questions about the
outage, call 888-221-7070.
Warrenton’s 3,100 Pacif-
ic Power customers will be
without electricity for four
hours beginning at midnight
Friday, Nov. 17.
Crews will upgrade equip-
ment to increase capaci-
ty and improve reliabili-
ty, according to the utility.
Electricity should be back on
by 4 a.m. Saturday or earlier.
The outage will affect ev-
eryone in Warrenton and
Hammond. Those customers
were notified by letter.
“The temporary power in-
terruption is necessary in
order for us to safely up-
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The
planter
boxes, now filled
with
colorful
flowers, line the
north side of the
library.
“It will be nice
to see them” and
think about her
mother, Young
A plaque on the fence above the garden.
said.
For library site manger Net- there’s still work to do.
tie-Lee Calog, the flower box-
“It’s an evolving thing,” Ca-
es remind her that the new log said, “and it’s never going
library is coming together but to be completely done.”
Flowers: Family’s colorful gift honors local woman
mentored as a student while
at Tongue Point Job Corps,
where Massey worked for
three decades.
“She loved to read, but
this was opened just after
she passed away,” Massey’s
daughter, Cindy Young said.
“I used to love to go to my
mom’s house. We would pick
a book and she would read
to me. I remember when we
read ‘Marley and Me’ and we
both balled.”
Trial: Mom channels anger toward legal change
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and his second. Three counts
of menacing (threatening the
victims with physical harm
while committing the bur-
glary) were dropped in a plea
deal on the most recent con-
viction.
Reinsch also has a previous
conviction for driving under
the influence of intoxicants.
In March, Judge Paula
Brownhill amended his pro-
bation to prohibit him from
buying or using alcohol.
“I understand there are a
lot of people very concerned
about the death of this young
man, this teenager,” District
Attorney Josh Marquis said.
“The sheriff’s office thor-
oughly investigated how he
came to be on 101. It’s a trag-
edy, but I’m confident it was
thoroughly investigated.”
It’s unclear whether any-
one else gave alcohol to the
boy, Marquis said, and Re-
insch’s involvement in the
death was indirect.
“We’re holding him re-
sponsible for what he did,”
Senior lunch menu
Monday, Nov. 20: Roasted turkey, cornbread dressing with gra-
vy, green beans, coleslaw, pumpkin pie.
Thursday, Nov. 23: Senior lunch is closed for Thanksgiving,
but all are welcome to the community Thanksgiving dinner from
noon to 3 p.m. at the lunch site..
The Warrenton senior lunch program is at noon (doors
open at 10:30 a.m.) Mondays and Thursdays at Warrenton
Community Center, 170 SW Third St. Suggested donation is
$5 for ages 55 and older; $7 for those younger. For more
information, call 503-861-3502.
Marquis said. “It’s a misde-
meanor and doesn’t hold ma-
jor penalties.”
Kristina Secord hopes to
change that.
“I’m going to be working
with Josh Marquis. He asked
me what I wanted out of this
and I said I don’t want this to
happen to anybody else and
he recommended we work
together,” she said. “He was
saying he was absolutely frus-
trated with it, too. He’s been
trying to get the law changed
for years.”
Trying to cope with her an-
ger has been difficult, so she
wants to channel that into
something positive.
“I’m angry it was my kid
taken, but I don’t want any
other kid to lose their lives
over such senselessness,” she
said.
“A $500 fine is what he gets
for this or up to a year in jail.
I feel like the system is very
flawed and has failed my fam-
ily on numerous occasions.”