"MORNING LVH'S BREAKFAST A HIT"



We had a good turn out this morning at the Longview Hill's Social Club Breakfast, everyome seem to enjoy the food and of course the great fellowship that one can gain at these functions. Keep your eye on the monthy calender for the next one, very low price to pay for a great breakfast. Only $3.00 per person................!
(photos by Charles Burke)

ESPNOutdoors - Pacific salmon season, livelihoods on brink:
By Matt Weiser Sacramento Bee
Along 700 miles of the Pacific Coast, fishing towns and fishermen are facing the unthinkable this spring: a total closing of the salmon season. For consumers, it means there may be no local wild chinook, or king salmon in markets and restaurants this year. For fishermen, it could mean bankruptcy, the end of a way of life.

Seal Hunt in Canada Opens on Thin Ice:

Scott Norris for National Geographic News
March 24, 2006
Seal hunters and animal-rights activists may both be treading on thin ice this weekend, as Canada's annual harp seal hunt gets underway.

ESPN.com - Golf Index

ESPN.com - Golf Index:

Ready, Ames? Stephen Ames has a one-shot lead at the Players, but he'll have to deal with some heavyweight contenders on Sunday..........

FOX Sports - MLB- Japanese jewel still a risky prospect:
Ken Rosenthal / FOXSports.com
One pitcher, two memories from the major-league All-Star tour of Japan in 2004:
Rangers shortstop Michael Young recalls watching Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka taking ground balls at third base and firing pellets to first during infield practice, keeping his throws low to the ground, one after another.

Reed's injury deals Mariners a blow:
With the center fielder out for about six weeks, Seattle is weighing its options in the outfield

The Mariners ................
Saturday, March 25, 2006
JOHN HUNT
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Just when the Seattle Mariners' starting pitchers were coming around, they were thrown a curve Friday.
Center fielder Jeremy Reed, whose acrobatic catches were one of the team's few highlights last season, will miss an estimated six weeks with a broken bone in his right wrist.

Sometimes a door ope

Sometimes a door opens...

So quietly that we don’t even hear it. Look behind you right now one has opened and is waiting for you to step through. Say you are all laid up and spend most of your days at home. Your vision is weak.. Your lungs aren’t what they should be... Legs don’t move the way they used to.. But here you are on your computer reading this... The computer is your door to a more fulfilling life.

You thought it was just for reading, maybe paying bills and if you got really wild you might be able to shop off of it.

Now consider you can develop a whole new side of yourself. You can learn to express yourself and gain an audience. How?

Take a baby step toward that door. You will find me there with my hand out.. Take a hold and I will set you on a journey of wonder and fulfillment. We will travel to lands of excitement and involvement that you thought were only for your grandchildren.

Many are the paths that we can explore once you decide to step through the threshold. Among them.. we can set you up to write your daily log of what you think or remember.. a historical record for your ancestors to come... Right here on the internet. If you like we can even link your diary to the LVH website. Not your cup of tea? How about we share a walk where we show you how to put pictures on the website to share with our community or build you a place to store them online with your family.

This morning we put out a call for a person to put the birthday animation cards on the website.. A really fun job that gives to our community. I know you all think this is hard and for some that may be true but for the majority of you it is only a matter of learning a new way of doing things.

Most of this stuff is not taught anywhere you have to get it by experimenting or out of a book that is out of date before you even read it. Sometimes a college may have some but they don’t exactly teach things in a simplified way. We will show you how to do many things.. simply.. and then we will remain on as your mentor for as long as you need us.

Give it a try.. The life you enhance will be your own and a whole world that is watching...

Call me. Or email ( check out this new email address we are using)
teckron@longviewhills.com

AP nation news - StatesmanJournal.com

AP nation news - StatesmanJournal.com: "Marines Try to Recruit 78-Year-Old Woman"

Web Edition - NewsGator Online

Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Isaac Asimov

'I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.'"

Iraq casaulties

The cost of the war in Iraq

On the left you will find a link to CNN's web site showing the cost of war in lives.

"REMINDER TO COME TO LVH CLUB HOUSE......."
SATURDAY MAR 25th............

FROM 8 TO 10AM IT'S BREAKFAST TIME.........SO IF YOU ARE READING THIS, GET DRESSED AND COME ON OVER. JUST A FEW DOLLARS TO HELP THE YOUR SOCIAL CLUB.
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Birthday Greeting Ca

Birthday Greeting Cards On our website..

Wanted.. a person or persons to keep track of the birthdays and put the birthday cards on the website.

You must know how to use Microsoft Word... and surf the net. A cable broadband connection would be nice also. The rest we can show you. We remain as the go to person and the back-up if you have other commitments. You just learn the job and take over.

Want to find and put on animated cards and write with cursive fonts? This is for you. Really it is not hard and can be a fun pass time. Plus you get to bring a ray of sunshine into your neighbor’s lives.

I can accommodate up to 7 students. It should take no more than an hour to learn. Classes will be held in the computer lab.

Email me if you are interested at:

teckron@hotmail.com

Newport News-Times: Volunteers to make a clean sweep of beaches Saturday:
Volunteers to make a clean sweep of beaches Saturday
By Barton Grover Howe Of the News-Times
Even with threatening skies and logs and driftwood everywhere, some people still take the time to pick up the trash on the beach. Beachcombers like these are one reason volunteers have had less to pick up during the Great Oregon Spring Beach Cleanup in recent years.
(Photo by Barton Grover Howe)

Newport News-Times: Newport Marathon filled months prior to June 8 race day:
By Joel Gallob Of the News-Times

The Newport Marathon race, scheduled for June 8, has already received 810 entrants, making it a somewhat oversold race three months before the event, reports race organizer Bruce Durkee.

AP nation news - StatesmanJournal.com

AP nation news - StatesmanJournal.com: "Alligator Knocks on Fla. Woman's Door

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) -- So now the alligators are going door to door. When Lori Pachelli heard someone knocking at the door of her home in a gated community in this southwest Florida community earlier this week, she looked out to see an unwelcome visitor on her front stoop: an 8-foot alligator."

Real Living - StatesmanJournal.com

Real Living - StatesmanJournal.com: "Real Living’s Spring Bloom Garden Photography Contest"

AP nation news - StatesmanJournal.com

AP nation news - StatesmanJournal.com: "Arizona issues warrant for couple who were snowbound

By JOSEPH B. FRAZIER
Associated Press Writer"

Bird Flu: Frequently Asked Questions

Bird Flu: Frequently Asked Questions: "Bird Flu: Frequently Asked Questions"

globeandmail.com : Global warming trend on course to submerge coasts, researchers say

globeandmail.com : Global warming trend on course to submerge coasts, researchers say: "Global warming trend on course to submerge coasts, researchers say"

Ruth Rohde

Ruth Rohde

March 24th

Anna Ridel

Anna Marie Ridel
March 24th

Jim Wimber

Jim Wimber
March 24th

FOX Sports - Hoops Hysteria- Not how Duke intended to go out:
Jeff Goodman / FOXSports
J.J. Redick went out with a thud instead of a bang March to Madness
Duke's all-time leading scorer connected on just 3-of-18 shots and finished with 11 points as the Blue Devils were knocked out in the Sweet 16 by a far more athletic LSU club that caused Coach K's team all sorts of problems.

GOLF/PLAYERSCHAMP06 - Furyk, Love jump out to two-shot Players lead:

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Tiger Woods described his day as 'sporadic,' which could have meant a golf game that left him seven shots behind Thursday at The Players Championship, or a mind that wandered between his ailing father in California and the perils of the TPC at Sawgrass.
He wasn't fatigued from a 24-hour, coast-to-coast trip to check on Earl Woods.

Drama heats up, and Blazers lose:
Darius Miles misses practice and is benched, and Amare Stoudemire ignites the Suns..............
Friday, March 24, 2006
JASON QUICK
PHOENIX -- When this little soap opera called the Trail Blazers signed off earlier this week, it was with its despondent coach, Nate McMillan, lamenting how there always seems to be 'drama' intertwined within the team's story line of losses.

Newport News-Times: AARP driver safety program offered in April:
Previously called '55 Alive,' the AARP Driver Safety Program is an eight hour classroom course for older drivers. All Oregon licensed qualified drivers aged 55 and up receive a substantial multiyear discount on their auto insurance premiums after completing this course.

Several topics of interest relevant to today's more experienced driver include how to make adjustments to changes in hearing, vision, and reaction time; accessing driving abilities; various road challenges; aggressive drivers and road rage and winter driving. There are no tests.

In Newport, the class will be held at the Pacific West Ambulance facility from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day, on April 10 and 11. Call for reservations at 574-2684.

Senior book club extends invitation:

The Newport Senior Activity Center book club extends an open invitation to readers over age 50 to join. The book club meets at 1 p.m. the third Wednesday each month. This month, Amy Tan's book, 'The Bonesetter's Daughter,' will be discussed. Interested persons are invited to stop by the center and check out a copy. The Newport Senior Activity Center is located at 20 SE 2nd St. Call 265-9617 with questions.

Newport News-Times: Newport Reads! - everywhere:

No matter where they are, Newport people are reading 'Peace Like a River' - pictured here are Mary Lou Mate, Paul Amundson and Jean Amundson aboard the 'Royal Polaris' off Isle San Martin on March 7. Leif Enger's book is the pick for Newport Reads!, a community reading program sponsored by the Newport Library Foundation. The next event is at 10 a.m., April 1 at Atonement Lutheran Church, where participants are invited to gather for cinnamon buns and book discussion. (Courtesy photo)

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Sent via email from John Spangler

LVH CERT NEWS

LVH Community Emergency Response Team. What do they do and how do they relate to my well being as a LVH resident ?? In an attempt to answer those legitimate questions, let’s imagine that the Newport Area has a 7 plus magnitude Earthquake or we are struck by a Tsunami. We don’t even want to contemplate a Bird Flu Pandemic.
Now visualize the graphic images we have all seen which resulted from the Hurricanes in the Gulf Coast and the Tsunami’s that have occurred around the world. You do not need me to interpret what the repercussions could potentially be for us in LVH. We could get lucky and it’s entirely possible the damages we sustain might not be on the scale seen in the Gulf Coast. I think it is fair to say that we will be impacted in some way. Fear of the unknown can be mitigated somewhat by each of us taking some relatively easy preparation steps. You will see more on this in future articles.
What the professional First Responders, that have been conducting our CERT Training, tell us is that for at least 7 days (it could be 2 weeks) they will be overwhelmed by the demands placed on their service capabilities. If we accept their professional assessment, that mean our village of LVH will have to be prepared to stand on it’s own for at least 7 days. That’s where we (CERT) come into the picture. It’s scary to think that, at the moment only 10 of your neighbors in LVH are CERT Trained. We have been trained in a broad spectrum of Emergency/Disaster Skills plus limited Medical First Aid. As you can see our numbers are small. In order, to make this work we will need to work closely with the Neighborhood Watch Program and seek out many of you who have special and unique skills that will be invaluable to our villages well being, until the Professional Responders can get their legs under them and be available to help us.
As your neighbors and CERT members we will do all we can to use our skills wisely. We will desperately need each of you to assist us when/if disaster should strike. Please watch this column for more specific CERT information as we go down the road.

REMINDER TIME AGAIN................

It's pinochie time again at Longview Hills Club House from 7PM to 9PM. So if you like to play or would like to learn see you at the club house tonight and have great fellowship here on the hill. Enjoy!

USATODAY.com - Online game provider adopts token payment system

USATODAY.com - Online game provider adopts token payment system: "Online game provider adopts token payment system"

Convert Your Car To Propane

Convert Your Car To Propane: "CONVERT YOUR
CAR TO PROPANE"

Web Edition - NewsGator Online

Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Terence

'Nothing is said that has not been said before.'

William Bragg

William Bragg: "The real cost of gas is $11 per gallon"

Ron says on computin

Ron says on computing...

As  I have had not many visitors at the computer lab from 6 to 8 at night I have decided to keep on with the idea but a little differently. From now forward you can make an appointment with me for one on one coaching at the computer lab on any computer questions you may have. I will make myself available from 6 to 8 pm by appointment Monday through Friday and on some weekends.

I have had one person during this 2 weeks of  being in the lab. Seeing him on two different occasions, I have watched him progress from knowing nothing to getting an email address and surfing the net.

I believe it takes a senior to teach a senior. Older hands don’t always behave with fast double clicks and a mouse that moves when you don’t want it to. These things can be set for each person’s physical state. Eyes don’t co-operate with small writing but this can be fixed for each individual too. Older folks may be slower than their lightening fast children and grandchildren and that is why the children have a difficult time teaching us. That is why they make you feel dumb. You are not! We can prove it to you. Make an appointment for some one on one time.. Try it.

Image test... How is this Charles?

Sometimes the image is there but has to go through a couple of page loads.

Or they could have been having problems at Blogger.

Seems to be ok now.

End test.
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FOX Sports - Golf- Woods leaves to be with father, official says:
Associated Press
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) - Tiger Woods missed the final practice round at The Players Championship on Wednesday because he wanted to check on his father in California, a tour official said.
Earl Woods, who still lives in Cypress, Calif., where he raised his son, has been battling cancer the last two years.

SportingNews.com - College Hoops - Not pardoning NCAA interruptions:
March 22, 2006

Am I the only person annoyed -- no make that disgusted -- with the incredible intrusion of commercial breaks during these NCAA basketball telecasts?
After watching a weekend of seemingly nonstop interruptions, it reminded me of that worn-out joke: 'I was watching a fight and a hockey game broke out.' Now it should be: 'I was watching a commercial and a basketball game broke out.'

OregonLive.com: SportsFlash:
MARINERS NEWS
Royals 4, Mariners 1..............3/22/2006, 9:35 p.m. PT
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Jeremy Affeldt boosted his bid for a spot in Kansas City's rotation, allowing only one hit in six innings as the Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 Wednesday night.

''COMPUTER CLUB MEETS AGAIN"



(pictures by Charles Burke)
As Ron Thomas stated about the increase of residents at the LVH's computer club today, it can only just keep getting bigger. We thank Diane Doyle for bring her knowledge to us and passing it on to others. The other teacher were also present, Ron Thomas and Sid Adkins. Hope to see all those on the hill
each Wednesday at 1PM to learn more about using your PC. Thanks to all who take time to learn and those who teach us.

Computer Club

The Computer Club...

The computer Club met today, Wednesday at 1:00pm. Membership increased 100% from 5 to 10new members today. Following their loosely knit format. Diane Doyle introduced her favorite filing program and showed listners how to use a filing system that greatly simplifies computer organization.

The group met in the new computer lab which was very cozy (crowded) If membership increases beyond this we will be meeting in the main clubhouse.

The club agreed that meetings will be every Wednesday at 1:00pm. Other discussions arose about how to do particular things on the computer and subjects for future meetings were bandied about.

Next weeks speaker will be Ron Thomas who will speak on the subject of blogging. Rumor has it that several folks will be building their very first Blogs as a demonstration how easy it is... All levels are welcome. We have all the way from exhalted Guruieness to beginner.

Contacts will develope over time that will always provide a means of help and support for users. For instance 2 members are about to buy new computers and their shopping experience will add to our knowledge base... See you next week. Come play with us and if you have a laptop computer bring it to the next meeting.

Healing with Honey

Healing with Honey: "Healing With Honey

A spoonful of honey helps the medicine... well, it is the medicine."

Web Edition - NewsGator Online

Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "George Carlin

'Its never just a game when you're winning.'"

The Hole" By TomSleigh:
Listen to Tom Sleigh read this poem.............

Out in the garden, the wind was like a dog
Digging in the snow, digging with its nails
To make a bed to lie down in against the freezing air:

FOX Sports - NASCAR- Power Rankings: Who's Hot; Who's Not:
Jimmie Johnson (Last week: 1st)
Ryan McGee / FOXSports.com
J.J. is the only driver to score a top ten finish in all four races this season 1st, 2nd, 1st, and 6th. He's average finish for the season is 1.3 and an average starting position of 5th. Be interesting to see what happens to team chemistry when Chad Knaus returns this weekend.

Call goes out to help on beach cleanup:
Wednesday, March 22, 2006 -- Patrick O'Neill

Call goes out to help on beach cleanup................
Annual event - SOLV's leader says lots of debris is on Oregon beaches and more aid is needed Oregon beaches have raised a bumper crop of discarded plastic. And Jack McGowan, executive director of SOLV, wants help in harvesting it Saturday. McGowan's group is planning its 21st annual beach cleanup Saturday.

In The Region:
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Preps: Gatorade honors Love as state's top player
Lake Oswego's Kevin Love has been named Gatorade Thirst Quencher 2005-06 Oregon boys basketball player of the year.

"WIRELESS HI-SPEED COMPUTER SERVICE - SO EASY TO USE"

(picture by Charles Burke)
Just as Ron Thomas is doing, you can take your
lap top computer and use it anywhere in
the Longview Hills Club House. With Ron's hard
work, he hopes that we will have wi-fi computer
service for all residents who wish to be connected
here on the hill.
Just a reminder tomorrow at 1 pm next
computer club meeting at the club house. Resident
Diane Doye will be presenting informaton to use on
your computer

LONGVIEW HILLS SOCIAL CLUB MEETING

(pictures by Charles Burke)
Yesterday at the Club House we had over twenty residents present for the montly LVH's Social Club Meeting. Lot was covered and the minutes of the meetings are posted on the club house bulletin board. There is a lot going on here on the hill and also we are looking for new residents to be on the board. It's not hard work and if you would like to find out more, contact one of the current board members for more information. Next months meeting we will be honored to have speaking at our meeting the current Newport Mayor and he will bring us up to date what is going on in Newport and also will take questions from the residents. So let's have a great showing for next months meeting and show the Mayor who we are here on the hill.

Newport News-Times: Mppitsos swims sectionals:
Newport swimmer Michael Mpitsos competed at the Senior Sectionals in Phoenix, Ariz. March 8 - 12 with elite swimmers from Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and Arizona. The meet was held outdoors and the weather conditions were miserable, according to coach Amy Emmett. Mpitsos still managed some good races, setting new NST (Newport Swim Team) records in the 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke, and 100 butterfly. He also competed in the 200 back, 200 individual medley and 50 free. His best finish was 12th out 81 in the 100 back prelims. In the finals he finished 14th and he took 13th in the finals of the 100 fly. (Courtesy photo)"

FOX Sports - COLLEGE BASKETBALL- It's now or never for Redick's title hopes:
It's now or never for Redick's title hopes ..........
Jeff Goodman / FOXSports.com
J.J. Redick may be the best player in the country, but not this time of year.
March to Madness
Regional coverage

Everybody's All-American is less than ordinary when the NCAA tournament gets down to the Sweet 16. Consider in Duke's last three NCAA tournament losses (two Sweet 16 losses and one Final Four), Redick has gone a un-J.J.-like 10-for-42 from the field and a mortal 7-of-29 from long distance.

Blazers' soap opera is in reruns:
Blazers' soap opera is in reruns..............
The nasty cycle of losing that has enveloped the team shows no signs of letting up, as Portland loses
Tuesday, March 21, 2006 JASON QUICK

And so the Trail Blazers' world turns . . .
One week it's the wrong attitude, the next week poor effort. One week it's injuries, the next week suspensions. One week it's financial problems, the next week a problem of heart.

BenDavi

Happy Birthday
BenDavi
March 21st

Photo in the News: "DNA Nebula" Discovered

Photo in the News: "DNA Nebula" Discovered: "Photo in the News: 'DNA Nebula' Discovered"

BBC NEWS | Health | Bird flu virus 'now in two forms'

BBC NEWS | Health | Bird flu virus 'now in two forms': "Back in 2003 we only had one genetically distinct population of H5N1 with the potential to cause a human pandemic. Now we have two"

MISS LILLIAN

This little girl will steal your heart. She is 2 years young, sweet personality and looking for a warm lap and a quite home to spend her lazy days. She has already been sprayed and loves to be inside in a cozy nook of your house but only if your lap is not available. Lillian is very affectionate but a little shy Once you gain her confidence she is your pal for life. Her fee would be $25.00 and that includes a checkup at your local vet. If you have a place in your heart and home for Miss Lillian please call the LCAS at 265-6610

Photos - Paws & claws

Photos - Paws & claws: "Kim Kurczewski took this photo of her orange tabby cat Vese’s paws."

Update - StatesmanJournal.com

Update - StatesmanJournal.com: "Tulip Festival begins today"

foldedspace.org: Spring Photo Gallery

foldedspace.org: Spring Photo Gallery: "Spring Photo Gallery"

foldedspace.org: Spring Photo Gallery

foldedspace.org: Spring Photo Gallery: "Spring Photo Gallery "

Cyclone lashes Australia, thousands likely homeless

Cyclone lashes Australia, thousands likely homeless: "He said he was confident the cyclone would not cause the kind of chaos seen in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina last year.

'Australians are very good at responding to these things because everybody pitches in without restraint,' he told reporters."

ESPN.com - GOLF/PLAYERSCHAMP06 - Alternate Shot: Not-so-sweet 17:
Updated: March 20, 2006, 10:38 AM ET
Is Sawgrass' 17th the most riveting in golf?ESPN.com/Golf World


The Germans call it 'schadenfreude.' Though there is no literal English translation, it roughly means 'pleasure taken from someone else's misfortune.'
It is the closest description for the giddy glee most gallery members will feel when watching tee shots at the 17th hole on TPC-Sawgrass' Stadium Course plummet from the sky and drop into the water that surrounds the peninsula green.

FOX Sports - Nextel Cup- Race Trax:
With rain in the forecast, NASCAR started the race at 11:09 a.m. ET, and it only took four laps for the first two lead changes at NASCAR's fastest track. Polesitter Kasey Kahne gave up the lead to Ryan Newman on lap 2.

USC 4, No. 13 Oregon State 1 Beavers drop the ball and their first Pac-10 series:
USC 4, No. 13 Oregon State 1 Beavers drop the ball and their first Pac-10 series

The Beavers
Monday, March 20, 2006
NORM MAVES JR.
LOS ANGELES -- In the big picture, Oregon State's Pacific-10 Conference-opening series at USC wasn't all that bad, even if it ended with a sloppy 4-1 loss to the Trojans on Sunday.

JUST A REMINDER FOR LONGVIEW HILLS RESIDENTS:

Don't forget to do your best to make it to your Social Club Meeting at the Club House on Monday, March 20th at 4PM. Find out what's going on at LVH's social area and maybe you could even give some ideas. Hope to see a good turn out.....see ya at the Club House. Remember fellowship is what's it all about here on the hill, enjoy life to the best.

Kilo Seven: ATT: 950% profit on GI phone calls

Kilo Seven: ATT: 950% profit on GI phone calls: "ATT: 950% profit on GI phone calls

Incredible, simply incredible."

Googlism

Googlism: "Googlism.com will find out what Google.com thinks of you, your friends or anything! Search for your name here or for a good laugh check out some of the popular Googlisms below.

'ONE OF MY FAVORITES [google apps] is Googlism' - David Coursey - zdnet.com"

William Bragg

William Bragg: "Nature’s spiral
Filed under: Oregon, Photo — Will @ 8:28 pm"

Debit card crime spree latest in costly fraud

Ron says: This crime spree has found a victim in our community! Maybe they will tell us about their experience?

Debit card crime spree latest in costly fraud: "Debit card crime spree latest in costly fraud
Sunday, March 19, 2006
JULIE TRIPP"

The Doc Is In » Blog Archive » “Dear Dad”

The Doc Is In » Blog Archive » “Dear Dad”: "A father passing by his son’s bedroom was astonished to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was picked up."

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Egypt has 'second bird flu case'

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Egypt has 'second bird flu case': "The H5N1 strain has killed at least 90 people since early 2003, mostly in South-East Asia."

Chron.com | Scientist: Oldest light shows universe grew fast

Chron.com | Scientist: Oldest light shows universe grew fast: "Oldest light shows universe grew fast, researchers say
First stars arose 400 million years after big bang, not 200 million years, as once thought"

FOX Sports - World Baseball Classic- WBC roundup:
Osmani Urrutia hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, Yadel Marti capped his sensational tournament by combining with Pedro Lazo on an eight-hitter, and Cuba defeated the Dominican Republic 3-1 Saturday to reach the championship game of the inaugural World Baseball Classic.

ESPN.com - GOLF - Pampling builds four-shot lead at Bay Hill:
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Rod Pampling had a big lead that he didn't want to give away in the Bay Hill Invitational.
Standing in the first cut of rough on the 18th fairway, he picked out a line left of the flag to avoid the water and fired away with his 4-iron from 192 yards.
'All I was really looking for was par,' Pampling said.

Group effort lifts Gonzaga:
Adam Morrison is contained, but 'everybody else' gets the Bulldogs past their trouble spot in the second round............

Sunday, March 19, 2006
JIM BESEDA
SALT LAKE CITY -- Gonzaga's Adam Morrison always is saying how his teammates never seem to get the credit they deserve.
That wasn't the case Saturday.

ELK

ELK...     

Saturday afternoon we took a drive south along 101 and turned left on to Beaver Creek Rd. by Ona Beach. Continue for about a mile along that road and then turn right on the first road you come to. Then the drive is a few miles through hilly country side.. Best seen at a very slow speed.

Toward the end of this road it winds down off a hill to a small rolling valley of grass which ends on the banks of the Alsea River. Just as we descended into the valley we came upon a herd of 35 elk browsing the bountiful grass land. We watched them up close from our car for about 30 minutes. One bull still had antlers .. looked like a couple of sticks coming out of his head.

This is a favorite location of ours because there is usually a large flock of Canada Geese wintering there and they are fun to watch. But today the geese had company and it was a great day to see the wild life on a road less traveled.

We continued on to the Alsea River and turned right.. This will return to Highway 101 in a few miles and you will be able to head north to home with your own story to tell.