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A century of good living
Oregon Baptist Retirement Homes honors Louise Duelen as January resident of the month.
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Louise Duelen, resident of the month at Oregon Baptist Retirement Homes, was born over 100 years ago on Jan. 3, 1904 in Waldon, Colo. History books credit her maternal grandfather for opening the inland to coast route to Garibaldi and the Oregon coast. When the family came to Oregon in 1910 she attended Linnton Grade School and then Wilbridge School on the St. Helens Highway and later Commerce High School in Portland.

Duelen and her father enjoyed playing “stompin’ music” on the violin and piano while friends square-danced. Her two surviving sisters, Ruby and Opal, who are in their eighties, marvel at Duelen being 100.

Duelen gave up her first job at a lumber mill because she had made a promise she needed to keep to give her job back to “the boys” as they came home from the war. Work at Grandma’s Cookies and heading up a group of nine young work girls at Van Duyn Chocolates followed her lumber mill days. At Van Duyn’s the work involved the bundling of candy, which she did for approximately 10 years.

In 1923, she married Stewart Hagar. They had four children: George, Betty, Edward and Alice. Hagar died in 1941. She married Albert Duelen in 1944 and had son Melvin sometime later. Duelen has 18 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.

Knitting, tatting and crocheting became her hobbies with her favorite pineapple pattern being used for many tablecloths. She has a huge lovely white knitted throw made years ago decorating her bed.

Duelen has been in 13 states as well as Hawaii and Alaska. Her favorite vacation was to New York, New Jersey and singing in the White House for President Gerald Ford. She sang alto with the 220-member Anaheim Church choir. It took seven buses and two airplanes to transport the choir. She loved the boat trip up the Hudson River.

Duelen emphatically notes that she wants to stay at Oregon Baptist Retirement Homes, her home since April 2003 and likes the people there. She loves being on her own and independent in her own apartment. Duelen credits the secret of her longevity to good living. She is a charter member of Four Square Gospel Church.

Short-term parking meters approved
The TriMet Board of Directors recently approved an ordinance to install short-term parking meters at 24 spaces at two of its busiest park-and-ride lots.

Designating a total of 24 parking spaces with a 5-hour limit - 12 spaces at Sunset Transit Center and 12 at Gateway Transit Center - would provide parking spaces for non-rush hour riders. Both lots are full by 7:30 a.m. on most weekdays. The change is part of a parking management strategy aimed at making scarce parking spaces available at lots where parking demand exceeds available space. The change takes effect Feb. 1.

“This change will give more riders the opportunity to park and ride when traveling outside the morning rush hour,” said TriMet General Manager Fred Hansen.

The parking change also responds to customer complaints. Between January and October, TriMet received 52 complaints about the lack of available parking at Sunset and Gateway - half were from people who want spaces available for non-rush hour trips.

The parking fee is 50 cents per hour and limited to five hours between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays. The meters will be leased from the city of Portland.
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