T he C olumbia P ress
January 11, 2019
Senior Moments
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Boys and girls teams win back-to-back victories
with Emma Edwards
B y B ruCe d ustin
The Columbia Press
Would you turn back time?
Which would you rather
have, a trunk full of nickels or
a trunk half full of dimes?
Now that we are seniors,
we have more time to ponder
such thoughts. Think hard
and I’ll try to remember to
put the answer at the end of
the column.
I got to thinking the other
day (and probably most of
us think more at this stage of
our lives) about how we have
seen the results of many an
invention and simply mar-
veled.
I was pondering the other
day over the possibility of “un-
inventing” things. You know,
things like the telephone or
cell phones? Elizabeth Akers
Allen, who was born in 1832,
had similar thoughts. Later in
her life, she wrote the hymn
“Rock Me to Sleep.” Here’s
the first verse:
Backward, turn backward,
O Time, in your flight,
Make me a child again just
for tonight!
Mother, come back from
the echoless shore,
Take me again to your
heart as of yore;
Kiss from my forehead the
furrows of care,
Smooth the few silver
threads out of my hair;
Over my slumbers your
loving watch keep;
Rock me to sleep, mother,
rock me to sleep!
Years later, another author
changed the third line to
“Un-invent telephones just
for tonight!”
Yesterday, I was in the pick-
le/relish/olive row at Fred
Meyer when I got an import-
ant call on my cell phone. I
was thankful, but was sure I
was a distraction to others.
Then I looked up to find two
other people on their phones.
What do you wish to unin-
vent?
On a more serious side, I
was reminded the other day
to be sure my end-of-life op-
tions were written down and
signed by the doctor. The new
year is a good time to ensure
we’re covered medically for
things like ambulance insur-
ance (Life Care) or helicopter
rides if needed for emergency
treatment (Life Flight). And,
most important, we should
be registered through our
doctor with Oregon Polst
Registry (portable order for
life-sustaining treatment).
To learn more about this
last option, go to www.Ore-
gonPolst.org and watch an
informative video explaining
all of this.
I used to look at it as some-
thing to do for myself, but the
older and/or more frail we
get, I think we owe it to our
loved ones to give them peace
of mind, too. All three stick-
ers are posted on my outside
door to greet emergency per-
sonal should I have a crisis.
Now, the answer to that
opening brain twister: Nick-
els are worth half as much as
a dime, and take up quite a bit
more space. Because of this, a
trunk half full of dimes would
be worth more and weigh less
as a lot more would be need-
ed to fill half the space .
Bruce Dustin/The Columbia Press
Jake Morrow and Ayden Stephens watch Dalton Knight garner
another of his game-leading 26 points Tuesday night against their
opponent from British Columbia, Southridge High School.
Trip offered to Roe v. Wade march
Rides are being organized
for the annual Roe v. Wade
Memorial and March in Port-
land on Jan. 19. The event
marks the 46th anniversary
of the Supreme Court deci-
sion to legalize abortion.
Speakers include Catholic
Archbishop Alexander Sam-
ple and “Becky” from Stand-
UpGirl.com, a resource for
young women seeking alter-
natives to abortion.
Sundial Travel has donated
a van to take those who sign
up to Courthouse Square in
Portland. The van will leave
Columbia Memorial Cancer
Hospital’s rear parking lot
Senior lunch menu
Monday, Jan. 14: Salmon, parsley butter potatoes, peas,
broccoli soup, berry trifle.
Thursday, Jan. 17: Baked chicken, mashed potatoes and gra-
vy, green beans, coleslaw, pumpkin pie.
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.
at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19.
Cost is $15, which covers gas
and includes a sack lunch and
water. To reserve a space, call
Kathleen Hudson at 503-
861-2802.
The Warrenton Warriors
girls basketball team pre-
vailed over Willamina last
Friday night in a hard-fought
44-38 win.
They then came back the
next night, Saturday, with
a 63-25 tromping of Taft.
Claire Bussert had 19 points
Saturday along with Kenz
Ramsey’s 14.
Warrior boys basketball
fans might need their hearts
restarted after last Friday’s
46-45 win over Willamina,
which was followed by a 43-
41 win against Taft on Satur-
day.
Thanks to Dalton Knight’s
33 points Saturday, the War-
riors improved their home-
court record to 7-1.
The
Warriors
played
Southridge School from Brit-
ish Columbia Tuesday night,
beating them 54-47.
Both boys and girls teams
play Taft on Saturday.