Ice Cream Social

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This Wednesday, August 3rd, @ 3:00pm It's time for Ice Cream and talk! Meet us at the clubhouse.


Diabetic? We will have Low Carb ice cream for you. Carb dieters ... 4 carbs per cup.

For everyone else the real deal. Syrups and toppings for you to build your own Sundaes.


Cost is $2.00 per Sundae ... bucks go to the Social Club Treasury.

Tsunami Alarm....

rt

While at City Hall during the CERT meeting Thursday a lady who's name I have forgotten but who is in charege of School Safety at 13 schools spoke about her NOAA Emergency Alert radio. She purchased it at Radio Shack for around $29. It runs off batteries and house electricity.

She said it monitors the NOAA weather and emergency alerts and sounds an audible alarm and a visible alarm whenever there is a local alert for an emergency such as a Tsunami, Thunderstorm or other problem. It won't shut off until someone acknowledges the alarm.

I think this would be an excellent addion to your home safety and plan to buy one soon myself. Naturally I want to see what is out there first. This may be the high tech answer to Newport not having a siren or any good way to notify us of an impending emergency. In the mean time we would like the community to think about purchasing one for the club house.. To be on all the time.

CERT ?

RT

Thursday we attended a CERT informational meeting at the City Hall here in Newport. LVH had 3 folks come. Larry Henson, Park Manager, Ed Simon, and myself.

CERT = Community Emergency Response Team

Newport has received a grant from the Department of Homeland Security and The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help create, equip and teach volunteer community groups to assist their neighbors during a disastorous event... Such as may have happened with last month's Tsunami Alert had it become a reality. Or in the case of a wild fire... Two of Newport's biggest concerns.

Realizing that our professional law enforcement and firemen will most likely be overwhelmed if such an event were to ocurr the two agencies have created training modules to show citizens how they can be involved and organized to provide help within their communities such as LVH. Thereby bridging the gap from the time of the disaster until professional help can arrive.

The training will take from 5 to 7 modules to complete. Each module being about 3 hours long. Another informational meeting is scheduled for mid September with training to start about 2 weeks after that. At the conclusion of the modules attendees will be certifed by FEMA.

The police officer in charge of Newport CERT is Sgt. Dean Sawyer and he can be reached via email at:
d.sawyer@newportpolice.net

or phone 574-0633.

The informational meeting shows how to do things that we as seniors can do. No one is asked to do more than they want to. What things you say? Do you really know how to use a fire extinguisher with a partner to keep from getting burnt? Do you know how to safely pry a load off a victim trapped by it? Do you know veeeerrrry basic first aid? Do you know real ez carries to help remove victims from danger? Know how to communicate necessary facts to the professionals? know how to direct traffic?

Well you will ...Keeping in mind that you will not do anything that jepodizes your own health or well being.

Think about it. This subject will come up again here on the site. Meanwhile we hope after you have considered what a help this can be to our community ... You will roll up your sleeves and take a seat next to mine at the next CERT meeting...

Second Time Around Sale (aka: Lvh Community Garage Sale)

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Once a year we have garage sales on one day and invite the community to LVH to stroll from one to the other. This takes a bit of co-ordination to get it to come off without a hitch. So we have been asked by Joy Newman to start advertising to all of you to get ready.

This year's sale will be held from 7:30am until 4:30pm on Saturday September 3rd.Don Newman is taking care of putting the ad in the News Mirror and putting the signs out.

Now is the time to clean out your garage and get ready for the sale.

New residents need to know that garage sales are not usually allowed at LVH and so this a once a year ocurrence. If you planned to rid yourself of extra stuff you brought to your new home now is the time to get ready.

There are no fees to have this sale and we certainly wish you good luck.

Me personally, I would like to see the previous tradition of letting residents see your sales items on Friday before the sale is open to the general public.

As time progresses the Social Club board and then the Social Club Meeting in August should have more details.. Right now, your best resource to answer questions would be Don Newman.

Birthday's Posted on Calendar...

rt

Today is a laid back day so we are catching up on things on the website. We have added several new residents and deleted a few others.. Corrected misspelled names and other time consuming work. Thanks to Marylin Kalar who has the job of keeping a tally on the birthday list. Of course our website calendar makes it impossible for the birthday list to be stolen from the clubhouse as in the past. Birthdays are posted to reocurr every year so they only need to be added or deleted once. Marilyn proof reads and keeps up with the list and lets me know of changes that need to be made.

If you would like to have your name put on our list and subsequently on the calendar and on the website with a birthday greeting please contact Marilyn or me with your date.

You will notice this months and the next months birthdates appear on the left side of the webpage near the top and on the website calendar. As a date becomes close within 4 or 5 days we post a personal birthday card to the birthday boy or girl here on the site.

You can look ahead until 2007 and see if your birthday is on the calendar.

Debunking the Concept of 'Race' - New York Times

Debunking the Concept of 'Race' - New York Times: "Editorial
Debunking the Concept of 'Race'

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Published: July 30, 2005

Black Americans who explore their family histories typically hit a dead end in the early 19th century, when black Americans who were slaves were not listed in the census by name. Now some black Americans are trying to fill in the gap with genetic screening tests that purport to tell descendants exactly where in Africa their ancestors came from. But, like most people, those who think of themselves as African-American will need to search well beyond Africa to find all of their origins."

10th planet discovered in the solar system - Newindpress.com

10th planet discovered in the solar system - Newindpress.com: "0th planet discovered in the solar system
Sunday July 31 2005 00:00 IST

PTI

HOUSTON: Textbooks might soon be rewritten as US astronomers have discovered an object in the outer reaches of the solar system - a ball of rock bigger than Pluto, which they labelled as the 10th planet.

If confirmed, the discovery would be the first of a planet since Pluto was identified in 1930."

Whale Cove Inn

From Milt Sadusky via email.....


You folks at L V H might want to check this out. We're going to give it a
try. Milt
Sadusky

Link to Whale Cove Meal Deal click here

> Hi Milt,
> Thought you might like to know about this good deal at
> Whale Cove Inn. We took advantage of this while at
> the coast. The food was wonderful and they honored
> our certificate with no questions asked.
>>
> Purchase a $25 certificate for $4 or $5 right now with
> the End of July Clearance Sale. You will need to do
> this before the end of the month.
> When you go to the restaurant, you need to order $35
> worth of food/beverages. Then they take the $25 off
> your bill and the food turns out to be very
> reasonable. We had breakfast for 4 one day and the
> final bill was only $12. We had lunch for 4 another
> day and the final bill was $15.
> The new owners at Whale Cove Inn have really improved
> the food and the portions are large. Their seafood is
> especially good. Give it a try.
> The certificates are good for one year; so you can
> purchase the certificate (with a credit card) and keep
> it for some time when you have guests and you want to
> take them out for a nice meal. It turns out to be
> very reasonable.

USATODAY.com - For combat-weary Marines, each stint adds to the strain

EDITORS NOTE:
This story has video clips that put you in Iraq on patrol with this Marine... Click the link below.

USATODAY.com - For combat-weary Marines, each stint adds to the strain: "For combat-weary Marines, each stint adds to the strain
By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY
RAMADI, Iraq — The day the Marines crossed into Iraq, Cpl. James Welter Jr. killed his first man. During his second combat tour, he earned a commendation for leadership skills and coolness under fire, but he brought a nightmare home. Now, with six weeks left in his third fighting tour, his goal is simple."

Let's review: What the networks have in store for us in the fall

Let's review: What the networks have in store for us in the fall: "More | Subscribe | 14-Day Archives (Free) | Long-Term Archives (Paid)
Let's review: What the networks have in store for us in the fall
Friday, July 29, 2005

Now the end is near.

The end of the press conferences. The end of the buffet line. The end of our patience.

And what have we gained during our two weeks at the Television Critics Association summer press tour? Did we become better people? More productive members of society? Have we learned valuable lessons about life, love and faith?

Um, well, actually I skipped those sessions. But on the plus side I can speak volumes about the state of network TV and that ought to be good enough. Anyway, here's where we stand, heading into the new fall season:"

Violence shatters Crater Lake calm

Violence shatters Crater Lake calm: "More From The Oregonian | Subscribe To The Oregonian
Violence shatters Crater Lake calm
A park ranger fatally shoots a man who had threatened to kill officers after disrupting a campground
Friday, July 29, 2005
LARRY BINGHAM

and MATTHEW PREUSCH

A ranger at Crater Lake National Park shot and killed an unruly camper late Wednesday during a rare episode of violence at one of the nation's most treasured natural sites. The shooting, which followed a domestic dispute, happened at a nearly full campground during the park's busiest time of year."

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Distant object found orbiting Sun

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Distant object found orbiting Sun: "Distant object found orbiting Sun
By Dr David Whitehouse
Science editor, BBC News website

Image of the object
The new object was discovered in the outer reaches of the Solar System
Astronomers have found a large object in the Solar System's outer reaches. It is being hailed as 'a great discovery'.

Details of the object are still sketchy. It never comes closer to the Sun than Neptune and spends most of its time much further out than Pluto."

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Ice lake found on the Red Planet

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Ice lake found on the Red Planet: "Ice lake found on the Red Planet
A disc of water ice in a Martian crater, ESA
The presence of water makes life a more likely possibility
A giant patch of frozen water has been pictured nestled within an unnamed impact crater on Mars."

New York Times Reporter Jailed for Keeping Source Secret - New York Times

Editors comment:
We have received two queries about who Judith Miller is. She is the lady we have a banner across the top of our blog stating how long she has been imprisoned for her beleifs.

Here is a New York Times, July 6th, article (2) pages that explains her predicament. You will need to read both pages to understand why we have chosen to call her a heroine. Just click the word LINK at the bottom of this post.



New York Times Reporter Jailed for Keeping Source Secret - New York Times: "New York Times Reporter Jailed for Keeping Source Secret


By ADAM LIPTAK
and MARIA NEWMAN
Published: July 6, 2005

WASHINGTON, July 6 - A federal judge today ordered Judith Miller of The New York Times to be jailed immediately after she again refused to cooperate with a grand jury investigating the disclosure of the identity of a covert C.I.A. operative."

OHSU invention puts unsteady walkers

OHSU invention puts unsteady walkers: "More From The Oregonian | Subscribe To The Oregonian
OHSU invention puts unsteady walkers
Researchers test a small audio device that uses tones to help seniors and others with balance problems stay safely upright
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
AYESHA McADAMS-MAHMOUD

Fred Kawabata sometimes falls. In the middle of the night, it's difficult for him to travel from his bed across the soft carpet to the bathroom, with his balance permanently altered seven years ago by a rare virus that attacked his inner ear.

'There are times when I reach down for something . . . I lose my balance and fall on the floor,' he says.

The condition led Kawabata, 66, a retired electronics engineer who enjoys hiking, to the Balance Disorders Lab at Oregon Health & Science University, where a young Italian engineer has been testing a portable audio device intended to help people with balance disorders."

Sent in via email from Marlene Crites

Charles Schultz Philosophy
The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the "Peanuts"
comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just read the e-mail
straight through, and you'll get the point.
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America.

4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winner for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.



How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate
achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish.
Acheivements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.


Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.


Easier?


The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with
the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that
care.

"Don't worry
about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia ." (Charles
Schultz

One more question on traffic situations .....

rt


Pretend again that you are driving up the hill on Windmill dr. As you pass through the gate you see a speed limit sign ... The sign says, "Speed Limit 15"... Does that mean?

• (A) 15 miles per hour.
• (b) 51 miles per hour.
• (c) 15 miles per second.
• (d) None of the above because this is private land and driving rules don't apply here.

I'm pretty sure a lot of folks think the answer is anything but (A). Perhaps one nice thing to do would be to advise those people providing a service to you what the speed limit is and it wouldn't hurt to mention it to visitors too. For residents.. that like, 'B', 'C', or D above... well I just don't know what to say.

Idea for another park fund raiser...

rt

How about we get a Mom and Pop silk screen outfit to make LVH "tee" shirts and baseball caps that we resell here in the park?

A traffic question...

rt

Pretend you are driving out of our park. You pass by Szabo's and pull to a stop at our stoplight on 101. Across the street there are cars signaling a right turn on to 101 toward town. Your and their traffic light turns green.

I think the people making the right turn on to a single lane (101) have the "right of way" over myself wanting to turn left. When they have all gone then it is my turn and I can complete my left turn.

Recently, we had a park resident pull up behind us and sound their horn because we were letting all the people make their right turns and not trying to slip in between them. What is your interpretation?

Suffer through my pitch again....

rt


Every once in awhile we make a pitch for new writers on the website... It's that time again.

This website was created about 3 years ago. At the time we envisioned at least 10 people writing articles of interest on a regular basis with others in the community commenting on those articles and just generally having a good time. We didn't know squat about building a site and self taught ourselves about code and began evolving the site we have today. Along the way it somehow became a passion for me.


Lessons learned during the evolution of this site have not all been easy. We learned that people have diverse ideas about everything and are willing to tell you about them.. (this includes me). Mostly, though we learned how personal ideas of religion and poltics can fracture the community and create open hostility. This led to the ideas that religious prosteltizing and personal political views aren't allowed here.. As editor, I make the decisions as to what that might be . This sounds despotic and restrictive of course but we found someone has to set rules or chaos ensues. Since this is my creation I am the one that does it.


There is one religious rule that the site follows and I beleive you will find some form of that rule in most religions and it is, "The Golden Rule".


The site has evolved into me writing everything and filling in with news articles from the web that we find interesting. And an occasional forwarded joke from a reader and forwarded pictures.


The comments at the bottom of each article were put in for you the community to have your say on each and every article. Mostly, they are not used. The rules for the comments are less restrictive than articles written on the site. You can say pretty much what you want but keep the golden rule in mind when you do it. Also, you must identify yourself. Annonymus comments get deleted. If you would like to comment just click the comment link, provide your name in the box and write what you want to say. You don't have to live here or have any special qualification... all are welcome.


Now to the meat... Where's the beef?

If you would like to write on the page... get a feel for blogging and learn how to do this... You are welcome. On the other hand if you would like to write but don't have the desire to learn anything about blogging you just have to email an article to me at:

teckron@hotmail.com

Want to sign up for writing any time from anywhere and posting it on the site? This requires you to download a program from Blogger and getting signed on as a Blog team member. I help you with that and it is very EZ. You have to be a park resident to get signed on as a team member. But you don't have to be a resident to send an email for us to post.

That's the pitch and the rules. Waiting to hear from you... RT

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Hollywood movie role for chapel

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Hollywood movie role for chapel: "Hollywood movie role for chapel
Rosslyn Chapel picture courtesy of Undiscovered Scotland
Rosslyn Chapel has seen a surge in visitor numbers
Filming of a Hollywood movie based on the best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code is to take place at the Rosslyn Chapel near Edinburgh in September.

Agreement for the use of the location has been reached between the chapel's trustees and Rose Line Productions.

The film will star Tom Hanks as Professor Robert Langdon."

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iran body seeks suicide 'martyrs'

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iran body seeks suicide 'martyrs': "Iran body seeks suicide 'martyrs'
By Frances Harrison
BBC News, Tehran

Rescue workers and police inspect a body at the site of a suicide bomb attack in the Israeli coastal town of Netanya
Palestinian suicide bombers are lionised in Iran
An advertisement in an Iranian publication has called for people to come forward for 'martyrdom operations' against the enemies of Islam."

- Forbes.com

- Forbes.com: "Health
Stem Cells Restore Heart Function in Pigs
-- Dennis Thompson

TUESDAY, July 26 (HealthDayNews) -- Researchers report the successful use of stem cells to treat heart attack tissue damage in pigs -- a breakthrough that is paving the way for human trials.

'There is reason for optimism about these findings, possibly leading to a first-ever cure for heart attack in humans,' senior author Dr. Joshua Hare, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, said in a prepared statement."

FireFox has a new version for you to download..

rt

A whole lot of you folks are using FireFox as your web browser now according to the website statistics page we monitor. But none of you, NONE, has the current uptodate version. Remember this is one of the ways we use to keep hackers at bay not to mention keeping upto date on the latest and greatest goodies. Version 1.06 is available for download now. With highspeed internet just a few seconds.

Follow this link and get updated now....

FireFox Here

USATODAY.com - Energy beam weapon may lower Iraq civilian deaths

USATODAY.com - Energy beam weapon may lower Iraq civilian deaths: "Energy beam weapon may lower Iraq civilian deaths
By Steven Komarow, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Troops in Iraq will soon be shooting an experimental weapon that fires an invisible beam of energy instead of bullets to repel insurgents without killing civilians.
The beam from the 'Active Denial System' penetrates the skin less than 1/64 of an inch to create a severe non-lethal burning sensation.
Department of Defense

Radiation similar to some forms of radar fired by the Active Denial System (ADS) penetrates just below the skin's surface to cause an excruciating burning sensation until it is turned off. Extensive testing has shown no lasting damage, the military said."

National Geographic Channel: Explorer: Explorer: Search for Adam

National Geographic Channel: Explorer: Explorer: Search for Adam: "POSTED June 16, 2005

Explorer: Search for Adam

Airs June 26 8P et/pt

Bijal Trivedi
National Geographic Channel


Check out our Search for Adam photo gallery>>

Photo: Spencer Wells takes a DNA sample

Analyzing DNA from the cheek cells of a group of Mongolians enabled geneticist Spencer Wells, an Explorer-In-Residence at the National Geographic Society, to figure out whether they were indeed descendants of the notorious warrior who lived 800 years ago and thousands of miles away. Such exotic historical enigmas are daily fodder for Wells who is in the midst of the Genographic Project (GP)—a massive undertaking to sample human DNA from around the world to illuminate human genetic and migratory history.

“There is a history book in your DNA [that reveals] how people are related to each other all over the planet and how we have moved around,” says Wells."

New to the Park? Or, an old resident.... You won't want to miss....

rt


The newly formed Cribbage Club. Our folks love card games and some have remarked they haven't played Cribbage for years but we've heard it all comes back to you like riding a bicycle. Turn up tommorrow night and enjoy a couple of fun filled hours. 7-9pm


Now on the last Tuesday of the month... Our ladies meet to talk and make new friends at the Ladies' Coffee. If you are new to the park this is a fun way to find new friends and answer questions. The ladies have a fine talk fest and enjoy coffee and pastry together. Don't miss it.. we really are looking forward to meeting new friends as well as the old. 10:00 am Tuesday.

OregonLive.com: The Oregonian's Iraq Blog

OregonLive.com: The Oregonian's Iraq Blog: "Thursday, July 21, 2005

Editors comment: This is a blog like ours written by Oregon National Guard troops in Iraq. It has pictures and gives you a feel for how day to day life is for our heroes....

How ready are the Iraqis?
The incoming chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Peter Pace, has written a statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee that says Iraqi security forces are a long way from being ready to take over the fight against insurgents.

According to the account in the New York Times, 'only 'a small number' of Iraqi security forces are capable of fighting the insurgency without American assistance, while about one-third of the army is capable of 'planning, executing and sustaining counterinsurgency operations' with allied support.'
"

Web Edition - NewsGator Online

Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Miss Piggy
'Never eat more than you can lift.'"

Web Edition - NewsGator Online

Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Bertrand Russell
'The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.'"

Pain, Agony, Despair: Flying With Children - New York Times

Pain, Agony, Despair: Flying With Children - New York Times: "Op-Ed Columnist
Pain, Agony, Despair: Flying With Children

Editors Note:
If you read this you may break a rib from laughing so hard....


By DAVID BROOKS
Published: July 24, 2005

It's summertime, which means many people these days are flying with children, an experience that can be enriching and exciting, and is followed by memories that linger even after the shell shock, nightmares and trauma-induced facial tics have faded away.
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Any airplane trip with children begins before boarding in the airport gate area, where the parents, dreading the next four hours of high-altitude agony, will be laying down a bed of psychic tension that will be the karmic foundation for everything that is to come. They will be coaching their children on how to behave, spreading maniacally upbeat good cheer and exuding the waves of anxiety that are almost clinically certain to produce a toddler meltdown."

Weather: Desert sandstorm heads toward Florida

Weather: Desert sandstorm heads toward Florida: "Desert sandstorm heads toward Florida

As if the heat weren't enough, a sand cloud drifting from Africa could bother people with respiratory problems.

By CHRIS TISCH, Times Staff Writer
Published July 24, 2005

Floridians can't seem to catch a break when it comes to the weather.

Though Florida was spared the rains and winds from Tropical Storm Franklin, warmth from the storm's core blasted the state Saturday, pushing heat-index readings to dangerous levels.

On top of that, there's a sandstorm coming. Seriously."

RT Florida for me... Huricanes, Heat, Humidity, and now sand storms... Let's move now!

Sent in via email from Blaine Kalar....

Do One Brave thing today and then.... Run like the wind!