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2 The Sun, Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Along.These Lines
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By Nick Thomas
Guest Columnist, The Sun
Of all the animal species on the planet, which one kills
the most people each year?
You might be thinking snakes. After all, cobras alone
take out some 20,000 people annually in India. So, candi-
dates with poison-laden fangs should logically be bumped
to the top of the list, right? Nope.
How about wild critters sporting a prominent set of
sharp teeth? Wrong again. You're more likely to be sav-
aged by a crazed human than by any shark, lion, or bear.
In fact, the answer may very well be sitting just a few
feet away from you, right now, ready to strike.
More than a relentlessly annoying pest at it searches
for its next meal, blood-sucking mosquitoes can kill their
human victims by transmitting deadly diseases and para-
sites. These include malaria, yellow fever, and Dengue
Fever which, collectively, kill millions of people around
the world each year. Malaria alone will have bumped off
10 poor souls by the time you finish reading this article.
While the mortality numbers are staggering enough, dis-
eases spread by mosquitoes have also influenced human
history. These winged micro-vampires reportedly contrib-
uted to the deaths of prominent figures including Jefferson
Davis, Alexander the Great, and Oliver Cromwell.
It's also been claimed that they helped thwart some of
history's great ancient armies by preventing the advance-
ment of Roman legions, defeating the Spanish Armada
and spoiling an attempt to conquer the world by that lov-
able guy, Gengis Khan.
Turns out that only a few of the world's 3,000 species
of mosquitoes actually feast on people. Of course, when
you re working in the garden trying to enjoy an evening
barbeque with the family, it probably seems like the bit-
ers are the only ones inhabiting your backyard.
Actually, those mosquitoes that do like a human snack
don t really bite their victims. They stab their prey with a
tiny, needle-like proboscis, sucking up as much as one
and half times their body weight in blood.
During the "bite," some of the insect's saliva drains
back into your blood. Most people are slightly allergic to
the saliva from these little droolers, and this is what causes
the familiar puffy, itchy'welt that appears On the skin.
Only the females "bite," and the blood provides protein
for her eggs. Once topped off, she won't be hungry again
for several days. Bet you wish you could say the same
thing about your visiting mother-in-law.
So what can you do to protect yourself from these fly-
ing hemoglobin addicts? Well, you could build a canal
around your home and fill it with Gambusia affinis, a
small fish that can chomp down some 500 mosquito lar-
vae a day. However, if unreasonable city ordinances pro-
hibit moat construction in your neighborhood, consider
the following suggestions to help make yourself a less
attractive meal:
• Bathe regularly (hopefully, you do this anyway).
Lactic acid, produced by muscles during exercise, finds
its way through the skin and attracts the menacing mon-
sters in droves.
• When you're out partying under the stars, go easy
on the dancing. Your cool moves may attract more than a
dance partner because rapid movements draw mosquitos,
too. So, ironically, the more you swat, the more you en-
courage them.
• Be careful what you drink, because alcohol dilates
blood vessels which increases blood flow near the skin
turning you into a fast food banquet. So, the more pickled
you become, the more attractive you are as a meal. Which
leads to an interesting question: How much booze do you
have to polish offto get a mosquito drank? Not sure any
research has been done on that, but I'm willing to volun-
teer.
• Finally, you might want to hold off on that breath-
ing. Somewhere along the way, mosquitos must have
gained some plant genes because they also have a liking
for carbon dioxide, a component of our exhaled iir. So
the more you breathe, the more the mosquitoes will be
inclined to a snack attack.
So there you have it--some simple steps to enjoy your
next venture into the great outdoors. Oh, and I know they
work, too. Because at the last BBQ party I attended, I
spent the entire evening holding my breath, and remain-
ing motionless and sober. Okay, so I wasn't exactly the
life of the party. But hey, there were no skeeters on me
when the hosts threw me out.
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Yes to Riverbend
To the Editor:
Yamhill County Commis-
sioners should vote Yes on the
Riverbend landfill zoning code
amendment. In order.to keep
waste costs down and retain
jobs and revenue in Yamhill
County, Riverbend Landfill
needs to expand. As a Mc-
Minnville businesswoman, I
not only appreciate the re-
sources that our community
has, but I also support Waste
Management as a leader in
Green Energy Technology.
Closing Riverbend and hav-
ing our waste shipped out of
county will raise the cost of dis-
posal and cost hundreds of jobs.
That is real money that will af-
fect real people in the form of
our ability to maintain our
workforce and grow our busi-
nesses. Riverbend is necessary
for Yamhill County. Riverbend
has been a good neighbor to me
and to Yamhill County by
bringing $5 million a year in
local economic activity,
$750,000 per year for Yamhill
County, and implementing
state-of-the-art environmental
systems. It's now time for our
county commissioners to vote
Yes for Riverbend.
Jackie Brosamle
McMinnville
Amend zone
code for landfill
To the Editor:
I am writing in support of
the proposal by Waste Manage-
ment to amend a zoning code,
enabling its Riverbend Landfill
operations to grow. I applaud
Waste Management's efforts to
maintain daily waste, while si-
multaneously improving the
impact it has on the community
and the environment. Landfill
operations have evolved
greatly over the years and
Waste Management has been at
the forefront of that evolution.
They have invested heavily into
new advanced technologies
and also in its employees.
To our elected officials, I ask
that you please take the
employee's livelihoods and
families into consideration.
And then consider the impact
you will have on your neigh-
bors, your local businesses, and
your own pocketbook.
TracT Pardun
McMinnville
Street oil notice
appreciated
To the Editor:
Last Friday was a great day.
The weather was nice. I got to
do a tittle yard work, got to tend
the garden. The grill is smoking
a pork roast. The grand daugh-
ters were playing in the pool, be-
having well as always, some-
what. Lori was keeping us all hy-
drated. Then the kids decided it
was time to ride bikes. The ran
out front and yelled "Grandma
what s this Sign mean". Seems
someone put a notice on our front
door. Our street will be oiled
Monday morning. Public Works
wanted to let us kiiow so we
could move our cars to avoid
damage. Wow, thanks Kie, never
been informed before. I was al-
most impressed. Now if you can
get your crew to stop nmning the
stop sign before someone gets
killed I will be impressed.
Dale Bosch
Sheridan
Kudos agreed
To the Editor:
I join Veme Holstad (July 12
letter) in shouting out kudos to
Dick Paay (and others) for their
determined and ultimately suc-
cessful affirmative actions with
regards to the former Wfllamina
High School building and prop-
erty. Some readers will have
noted, however, that Mr. Holstad
tossed in a closing reference to a
letter from Kevin Nortness, pub-
lished the previous week. The
Nortness letter had noted that
political conservatives have suc-
cessfully, at least for the past few
decades, appropriated the 4th of
July, the flag, fireworks, parades,
and other Iraditional symbols of
American patriotism as their
own. The letter also issueda chal-
lenge to political liberals, essen-
tially that they've got some work
to do.ARer all, liberalism has en-
riched our history since 1776,
and many of our greatest leaders
have been true liberals. Though
seemingly unnecessary, some-
times the "it's our flag, too" ar-
gument must be engaged, and
with passion. What the letter did
not state, however, contrary to
Mr. Holstad's assertion, was that
Those who have a job in
today's economy are blessed!
Voting yes will provide job se-
curity for many years to come.
Most importantly, supporting
Riverbend Landfill is not just
an investment in Waste Man-
agement, it's also an investment
in the people of our county.
Mary Papulski
McMinnville
Voters already
"we're all right-wingers in W'd- said yes to
lamina." We are certainly not.
Party registration records indicate
landfill
that the majority of us are Repub-
licans, and further that indepen- To the Editor:
dent voters hereabouts tend to Why in the world are we still
vote for Republican candidates talking about the landfill after
and causes. But many of us are voters and the county cornmis-
Democrats (and I commendMr, sioners went on record to sup-
Holstad for working in theport the expansion?
Democratic Party booth during For now, Riverbend is an
our Old Fashioned 4th). Still, economic asset to the county.
most of us, if'statistics are cor- Long-term, Waste Manage-
rect, consider ourselves proud
hardcore right-wingers. Regard-
less, my understanding is that
the individuals who worked to
accomplish an escape from
limbo and indecision with ref-
erence to the old high school
were a non-political group. Cer-
tainly, while the effort had no
right-vs-left relevance, doubt-
less it involved both the science
and the art of "politics."
Kevin Clark Nortness
Willamina
lent is our best ticket for some
type of green technology as al-
ternative to land filling. Let's
approve the code change and
get on with it.
Cherrie Lord
Newberg
The last thing
we need is a
loss of jobs
Commissioners
should support
expansion
To the Editor:
As a resident of Yamhill
County, I request that our
county commissioners support
Riverbend Landfill with their
fUture operations. Waste Man-
agement provides good paying
jobs, most of which are held by
residents of Yamhill County.
Their vote will have a direct im-
pact on hundreds of family's
well being. I encourage you all
to consider the consequences of
opposing the expansion.
To the Editor:
What is the point of having
the same discussion we had
multiple times; two years ago?
I thought it was clear that Yam-
hill County residents were in
favor of Riverbend Landfills
expansion. Those who oppose
this development are not think-
ing of their fellow residents in
Yamhill County or the eco-
nomic value of having this fa-
cility. The last thing we as a
community need is to loose
jobs and have waste disposal
cost skyrocket. County Com-
missioners please vote in favor
of the Riverbend landfill zon-
ing code amendment.
Linda and Bruce Gillespie
Newberg
Cliff Bride
June 4, 1912-July 21, 2011
Cliff Bride, 99, a former
longtime Sheridan resident,
died July 21 in McMinnville.
He was born June 4, 1912
in Coalinga, Calif., son of
David and Ella (Evanson)
Bride. At a young age, he
moved to Yarnhill, Ore., work-
ing on the family farm. He was
educated at a one-room school
in Pike, Ore. before starting at
Yamhill High School. He
graduated from Linfield Col-
lege in 1933.
He married Loisel Haas
from Sheridan in 1937. They
made their home in Sheridan
where she was a pharmacist at
the Rexall Drugstore and he
worked at the Farmers Union
Co-op Creamery, across the
street from the drugstore. In
1941, he started work at the
Sheridan Post Office, and later
became postmaster for 32
years. He retired in 1973, and
then helped Loisel in the drug-
store.
After retiring, they enjoyed
traveling around the world
with family and friends. In
1992, they organized a tour of
Europe with the entire family.
His hobbies included coin and
(naturally) stamp collecting,
traveling, and baseball. He
played semi-pro baseball for
several town teams after col-
lege. The couple loved to
dance.
Cliffserved in theArmy and
was stationed in Panama dur-
ing WWlI. He was active in
civic life,participating in Sher-
amina •Industrial Promotions,
Chamber of Commerce, City
Planning Commission and the
local Draft Board. He was a
lifetime member of Sheridan
Odd Fellows Lodge #87, serv-
ing as their secretary for 60
years. He was a member of
Ethel Rebekah Lodge #162,
Elks Lodge, and VFW. Cliff
was a volunteer fn'eman for the
Sheridan Fire Department for
55 years. He became Captain
and was fondly called "Cap" by
his many friends.
Survivors include his five
children, Marilyn (Herald)
Levy, Donna Firestone, Connie
(Jack) Plowman, Ross
(Margie) Meyers, Maxine
(Bruce) Starmard; nephew Don
(Jo Anne) Yates; nine grand-
children and seven great-grand-
children. He is preceded in
death by his wife Loisel of 68
years, his sister Ivy, and son-
in-law Harvey Firestone.
Video history and viewing
are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednes-
day and Thursday, July 27 and
28 at Adamson's Sheridan Fu-
neral Home.
Services will held at the
Sheridan Baptist Church Sat-
urday, July 30, with Video His-
tory starting at 10:30 and Fu-
neral Service starting at 11 a.m.
Vault Interment will be at Ev-
ergreen Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, contribu-
tions may be made to Sheridan
Fire District c/o Adamson's.
To leave on-line condo-
lences please go to
www.AdamsonsSheridan
FuneralHome.com.
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